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.
Head Teacher
  • Mrs Claire Barwell 
 
Deputy Head Teacher
  • Miss Helen Funnel - Inclusion Leader  and Designated Safeguarding Leader

Teaching Staff
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YEAR 2
  • Mr David Wells (Year 2 – Rowan) - KS1 Leader and Mathematics Leader
  •  Mrs Claire Gowers  (Year 2 – Rowan and Silver Birch) - PSHE Leader
  • Mrs Jennie Brookes (Year 2 - Silver Birch) -Writing Leader
  • Miss Kristina Majurey (Year 2 - Sycamore) -Reading Leader

YEAR 1 ​
  •  Miss Rosie Blocksidge (Year 1 – Copper Beech)  -P.E. Leader
  •  Miss Sophia Intranova (Year 1 – Oak)                                           
  • Miss Emily-Jane Corfield  (Year 1 – Cedar) -Art Leader
  • Mrs Sophie Orchard (Currently on Maternity Leave) - Science and R.E Leader

RECEPTION
  • Miss Jessica Dowd   (Reception – Laurel) - EYFS Leader and Phonics Leader
  • Miss Joanne Wright (Reception - Hazel) - Design Technology Leader                    
  • Mrs Lorraine Kuhn (Reception - Laurel) - Music Leader                                
  • Mr Pete Hide (Reception – Chestnut ) - History and Geography Leader                               
NURSERY
  • Miss Viviana Garcia  (Nursery)  -Computing Leader                                                                  

Teaching and Learning Support Assistants
  • Mrs Pam Smith (HLTA – PPA cover)
  • Mrs Emma Khan (HLTA - Year 1-  Oak)
  • Ms Amy Morse-Woolford (Nursery - Willow)
  • Miss Maria Tychonuik (Reception -Laurel)
  • Ms Maria O' Connell  (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 – Rowan)
  • Ms Janine Turland (Year 2 - Sycamore )
  • Mrs Gill Taylor (Learning Support Assistant)
  • Mrs Natalie Maclean (Learning Support Assistant) 
  • Mrs Emanuella Boi (Learning Support Assistant)
  • Mrs Lorna Musto (Pupil specific Teaching Assistant)


School Business Manager
  • Mrs Eleanor Arnold 

Office Manager
  • Mrs Tina Atwall
  • Mrs Charlottle Connolly                  (Maternity Leave)

Administration Officers
  • 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
  • Mrs Padi Baker 
  • Miss Alex Pattinson