Staff - 2024-25 School Year
The quality of our staff is one of the things that contributes to the outstanding education that we are able to provide. As a Nursery School, we have qualified Teachers in each class group and our Headteacher and Assistant Headteacher are both early years specialists. Each group also has a level 3 qualified Early Years Practitioner and our Learning Support Assistants support individual children. Read on to meet them!
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Teachers
Headteacher - Miss Lynda Shepherd, BA (Hons) Education, National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership
Assistant Headteacher - Mrs Louise Griffiths, BA (Hons) Education (Early Years)
Special Educational Needs Coordinator - Mrs Lara Pinnell, PGCert SENCo Senior Teacher - Mrs Lara Pinnell, BA (Hons) Education
Teachers
Mrs Kathryn Gibbon, BA (Hons) Education
Mrs Lesley Smith, BEd (Hons), EYPSCover Teacher
Mrs Kim Pessuto, BA (Hons), MA, PGCE, EYTS -
Nursery Nurses & Early Years Practitioners
Mrs Ankita Basu, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Janet Doublard, NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant (Early Years), Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Mrs Shelagh Gale, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Denise Knapp, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Wendy Smith, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Kim Tillen, NVQ Level 3 Early Years PractionerMrs Ria Scaplehorn, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Shelagh Gale has an additional Level 3 qualification in working with children with special educational needs. Janet Doublard has an additional Level 3 Elkan qualification in supporting children’s communication, speech and language development. Ankita Basu has a L3 Cache qualification in supporting children's communication, speech and language development. Janet Doublard is a qualified ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) for Early Years.
Cover Nursery Nurse
Mrs Clare Braham, NNEB
- Teaching and Learning Support Assistants
Ms Sripana Ghosh
Mrs Denise Huntley
Ms Josie Ng
Mrs Wendy Smith, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Miss Kora Stevens
Mrs Kelly Stevens 
Ms Nina Zielosko
Mrs Kim Tillen, NVQ Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
Miss Katarzyna ParackaKim Tillen has an additional Level 3 qualification in supporting children with special educational needs. She is also a qualified ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) for Early Years.
- Office Staff
Mrs Stacey Wyles - School Business Manager
Mrs Gina Fagan - Finance and HR Assistant
Miss Maddie Clements - Office Admin Assistant and Receptionist - Safeguarding Leads
Nursery School:
Miss Lynda Shepherd – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Lara Pinnell – Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Kathryn Gibbon - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Janet Doublard - Deputy Designated Safeguarding LeadThere is always at least one safeguarding lead in the Nursery School during our normal opening hours.
Our Safeguarding Governor is Maurizia Onori.
Our Prevent Officer is Lara Pinnell.
- Lunch Club
Children are supported at Lunch Club by Teachers, Nursery Nurses and Learning Support Assistants from their classes.
- Breakfast and Tea Clubs
Children are supported by classroom staff, including one L3 member of staff in each session.
- Designated Teacher for Looked After Children
The designated Teacher for Looked-After children is:
Mrs Lara Pinnell