Primary School Staff

Leadership Team

Mr Phil Sangster (BSc, PGCE)
Headteacher (Pre-Primary and Primary School)

Mrs Malida Middleton (BEd, DipDEd)
Early Years Lead and Reception Teacher

Mrs Sally Walker (BA, PGCE)
Primary Creative Arts Teacher and Curriculum Leader for Art, Music, Science and Humanities

Mrs Wendy Holmgren (BTh, PGCE)

Year 5 Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Maths and PSHE Curriculum Leader

Mrs Renate Van Veelen (BA, DipHE)

Year 6 Teacher, Literacy Curriculum Leader

Class Teachers

Mrs Malida Middleton (BEd, DipDEd)
Early Years Lead and Reception Teacher

Ms Lauren Olsen (BA Hons Early Primary Education)

Year 1 Teacher

Mrs Kerry Staples (DipEd)

Year 2 Teacher

Mrs Michelle Ferguson (H.E.D. Primary Education & BA)

Year 3 Teacher

Mrs Umme Kasmany

Year 4 Teacher

Mrs Wendy Holmgren (BTh, PGCE)

Year 5 Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Maths and PSHE Curriculum Leader

Mrs Renate Van Veelen (BA, DipHE)

Year 6 Teacher, Literacy Curriculum Leader

Specialists

Mrs Julie-Ann Bray (BA, PGCE)
Pre-Primary and Primary PE Teacher and Computing & ICT Teacher

Mr Kelvin Dube (BA, DipEd)
French Teacher

Mrs Vitu Patel (SLA Certificate)
Librarian

Mrs Naseem Dawood (Dip. L1 Higher Level Teaching Assistant , SEN)
Learning Support Team

Mrs Roselyn Geddes (Bachelors Degree in Speech & Language Therapy)
Learning Support Team

Teaching Assistants

Mrs Aliness Ngwira (DECE, DipDRD)
Reception Teaching Assistant

Mr Ben Walker(DipMusic)

Reception Teaching Assistant

Mrs Zakera Wheeler (DipMontessori)

Year 1 Teaching Assistant

Ms Chimwemwe Phiri (Cert. in BioMedical Engineering)
Year 2 Teaching Assistant

Mrs Zakia Thornicroft (NVQ5, Early Childhood Advanced Cert., SEN L1,2,3, Sign Language Interpretation Cert.)
Year 3/4 Teaching Assistant

Miss Janet Phekani (BA in Social Work)
Year 5/6 Teaching Assistant

Mr Matafwali Njunga (Football, Rugby & Swimming Coach)
PE Teaching Assistant

Mr Mitchel Thornicroft (Cert. in Professional Marketing & Football Coaching Licence)
PE Assistant