Our Teaching and Support Staff

The staff work together as a team and have high expectations of all pupils. We are currently very fortunate in that we have a high level of teaching and non-teaching support staff at Maple.

The Head Teacher and  Deputy Head lead the school and in addition to this most members of staff have responsibility for one or more specialist areas of the curriculum. We have a number of Teaching Assistants who work along side teachers in the classrooms to support the children’s learning. Some have specific responsibility for children with particular special needs and are trained and supported by outside agencies e.g. Speech Therapists, Educational Psychologists. Some may, from time to time, be responsible for supervising classes under the direction of the class teacher depending upon their level of experience.

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Head Teacher

• Mrs Claire Barwell

Deputy Head Teacher

• Miss Helen Funnell                                                                                   - Special Educational Needs Leader  

Teaching Staff
YEAR 2

• Miss Rosie Blocksidge (Year 2 – Rowan)                                        -P.E. Leader
•  Mrs Claire Gowers  (Year 2 – Silver Birch)

        - PSHE Leader

• Mrs Jennie Brookes (Year 2 - Silver Birch)                                 -Arts' Leader
• Miss Kristina Majurey (Year 2 - Sycamore)                                 -English Leader

YEAR 1 

• Mr David Wells (Year 1 – Copper Beech)                                    - KS1 Leader and Mathematics Leader
•  Mrs Sophie Orchard  (Year 1 – Oak)                                             - Science and Religious Education Leader
• Mrs Jen Horner (Year 1 – Cedar)

RECEPTION

• Miss Jessica Dowd   (Reception – Chestnut)                              - EYFS Leader
• Mrs Ann Brackenbury (Reception - Hazel)                                - Art and Design and Design Technology  Leader                           
• Miss Kirsty Craik (Reception - Chestnut                                   -  E- Safety Leader
• Mr Pete Hide (Reception – Laurel)                                                  - History and Geography Leader                               

NURSERY

• Miss Viviana Garcia  (Nursery)                                                         -Computing Leader                                                                  

Music Support

• Mrs Rebecca Wright                                                                                - Music Leader

Teaching and Learning Support Assistants

• Mrs Pam Smith (HLTA – PPA cover)
• Mrs Vanessa Altun (Reception - Laurel)
• Miss Maria Tychonuik (Reception - Chestnut)
• Mr Gary Waldock (Reception - Hazel)
• Miss Emma Stark (Year 1 - Copper Beech)
• Mrs Shamima Limalia (Year 1 – Cedar)
• Mrs Ayasha Begum (Year 2– Silver Birch)
• Ms Susanne Mischke (Year 2 – Rowan)
• Mrs Catherine Mumford  (Year 2 – Sycamore )
• Mrs Gill Taylor (LSA)
• Mrs Natalie Maclean (LSA) 
• Mrs Emanuella Boi (LSA)
• Mrs Dulcie Wiffen-Bird (Nursery Nurse)
• Ms Maria O' Connell  (Nursery Practitioner)
• Mrs Lorna Musto (Pupil specific Teaching Assistant)
• Ms Alina Konashchuk (Pupil specific Teaching Assistant )

Business Manager

• Mrs Eleanor Arnold 

Office Manager

• Ms Kate Martin

Clerical Assistants

• Mrs Gill Grandison
• Miss Marissa Thompson

Premises Manager

• Mr Mark Knivett

SMSAs
(School Meals Supervisory Assistants)

• Mrs Pam Smith (Lunchtime co-ordinator)
• Mrs Carolyn Jones
• Mrs Emanuela Boi
• Ms Tracy Wasling
• Mrs Cathy Moysey
• Miss Laura Hyams
• Mrs Shirley Stark
• Mrs Padi Baker