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 Teacher 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 - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

 
Deputy Head Teacher

• Miss Helen Funnell - Inclusion Manager & DSL

Teaching Staff
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YEAR 2

• Miss Joanne Wright ( Sycamore ) - PE Leader
• Miss Viv Gracia (Rowan) - Computing Leader
• Mrs Jennie Mason (Rowan) - KS1 & Curriculum Leader & DSL
• Mrs Jenna Capell (Silver Birch)
• Mrs Claire Barwell (Silver Birch) - Head Teacher​​

YEAR 1 ​

• Mrs Jo Miller  (Cedar) - History & Geography Leader 
• Miss Sally Smith (Oak) - Maths Leader                                       
• Miss Zara Allen (Copper Beech) - SENCO     
• Miss Helen Funnell (Copper Beech) - Deputy Head Teacher

RECEPTION

• Mrs Jess Banks (Laurel)  - EYFS  & Reading/Phonics Leader & DSL
• Mrs Janine Fortune (Laurel) - Art Leader                              
• Mr Pete Hide (Chestnut ) - Science & D&T Leader
• Mrs Olivia Hodson (Hazel) - Music Leader
• Mrs Helen Beresford-Murray (Hazel) - PSHE Leader

NURSERY

• Mr Oliver Wood  ( Willow AM & PM) - Writing & RE Leader    ​                              

Teaching and Learning Support Assistants
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• Miss Caroline Parham ( HLTA - PPA  cover)
• Mrs Susanna Avellino (TA - Nursery)
• Miss Michelle Fogah (TA - Reception)
• Mr Sami Ahmed (TA - Reception)
• Miss Ciara Donoghue (TA - Reception)
• Ms Amy Morse-Woolford (TA - Year 1)
• Mrs Emanuela Boi (TA - Year 1)
• Ms Susanne Mischke (TA - Year 1)
• Ms Zinaida Kudrina (TA - Year 1)
• Mx Caitlin Turnbull (TA - Year 1)
• Ms Nicola Dyke (TA - Year 2)
• Mrs Ayasha Begum (TA - Year 2)

School Business Manager

• Mrs Eleanor Arnold 

Office Manager ​

• Mrs Sally Walker

 Administration Officers

• Mrs Gill Grandison
• Mrs Emilia Pluta
  

Site Manager

• Mr Ray Barwell

SMSAs
(School Meals Supervisory Assistants)

• Mrs Carolyn Jones
• Mrs Emanuela Boi
• Mrs Cathy Moysey​
• Ms Janine  Talbot 
• Ms Sumaira Bano
• Mrs Debbie Haran
• Mrs Shazna Shahjahan

Maple Stars After School Club

• Miss Michelle Fogah - Manager
• Miss Caroline Parham - Play Worker
• Ms Sumaira Bano - Play Worker
• ​Mrs Heather Chaplin - Play Worker