The school team have over 480 years of experience between them all! working in a range of Early years settings and schools. between us we speak over 20 different languages and have a range of specialist skills. (from a survey 2022)
Leadership Team
Esther White– Headteacher
Tess Dean– Deputy head, Forest School Lead & teacher
Emma Furlong- SENCO, Resource Provision Lead & Green Class Teacher
School business manager –Cheryl Harvey
Lead teacher –Christine Thomson
Teacher for two’s- Ros Paige
Admin Team
Ann Challis , Laura Eakin and Rachel Dunbar
3-4’s TEAM
Teacher in the nest
Christine Thomson
Early years team & support staff
Lydia Eggling, Rebecca Hadju, Nives Zanouzi, Michelle Botterill-Lynch,
Kelly Edenborough, Gwen Jones & Cheryl Dann
Teacher in the burrow
Joanna Conibear
Early years team & support staff
Yada Disatan, Donna Egmore, Judy Shaw, Gabriella Saracino & Oonagh McCormack
PPA cover teacher Julie Scott
Early years team Extended services
Elaine Cousins (Lead) ,Mai Chong (Lead) & Jo Samuels
Teacher in Green
Emma Furlong
Nursery nurses & support staff
Sally D Adao, Samantha Gillbody, Laila Raqasse
Speech & Language Therapist
Aimee Farndon
Occupational Therapist
TBC
Educational Psychologist
Sylvia Rojas
2 Year old provision
Teacher
Ros Paige
Early years practitioners
Vanessa Oliveria, Gabriella Saracino, & Lois Brown
Emerald Class Reception SRP
Teacher
Zahra Ullah
Early years Practitioners
Cherise Goodwin, Chelsey Ryan & Andrea Lewis
Jenny Sellwood (Cover)
Cook
Emma Idris
site manager
Vacancy currently
LUNCHTIME STAFF
Venus Chan, Karen Robeson, Debbie Nelson & Marie Camara
The members of the early years team are
experts at planning the curriculum and creating learning opportunities that enable all
children to excel. The staff have ensured that all areas of learning are interwoven,
meeting the varied needs and interests of all children. OFSTED 2020