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 

 
Deputy Head Teacher

• Miss Helen Funnell                                                                                    SENCO & Designated Safeguarding Leader 

Teaching Staff
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YEAR 2

• Miss Joanne Wright ( Year 2 - Sycamore )                                                        Physical Education Leader
•  Miss Viv Gracia (Year 2 - Rowan )                                                        Computing Leader
• Mrs Claire Gowers  (Year 2 -  Rowan                                                          PSHE Leader
• Mrs Frances Pickles   (Year 2 - Silver Birch)                                            Key Stage 1 Leader & Maths Leader
• Mrs Jennie Brookes (Year 2 - Silver Birch)                      Writing Leader​​

YEAR 1 ​

•  Miss Lucy Noakes  (Year 1 - Cedar)   (Year 1 - Copper Beech)  
• Miss Emily-Jane Corfield  (Year 1 - Oak )                                     Reading Leader
• Mr Pete Hide   (Year 1 - Copper Beech)     Science & Design Technology Leader                    

RECEPTION

• Miss Jessica Dowd   (Reception – Laurel)                                            EYFS Leader & Phonics Leader                   
• Mrs Janine Fortune  (Reception - Laurel)                                             Art Leader                              
• Miss Sophie Bundey  (Reception – Chestnut )                                           
• Miss Hayley Stoddart     (Reception - Hazel)                                           RE & Music Leader

NURSERY

• Mrs Jo Miller  ( Willow AM & PM)                                                     History & Geography Leader      ​                              

Teaching and Learning Support Assistants

• Mrs Pam Smith (HLTA – PPA cover)
  
• Miss Emma Stark ( HLTA - PPA  cover)
• Ms Amy Morse-Woolford (Nursery - Willow)
• Miss Maria Tychonuik (Reception - Laurel)
• Ms Maria O' Connell  (Reception - Chestnut)
• Mrs Carol Haines (Reception - Hazel)
• Ms Nicola Dyke (Year 1&2)
• Mrs Ayasha Begum (Year 2)
• Mrs Alessandra Palladino (Year 2)
• Ms Susanne Mischke (Year 1)
• Mrs Catherine Mumford  (Year 1)
• Ms Janine Turland (Year 2)
• Mrs Natalie Maclean (Year 2)
• Mr Mike Firth (Learning Support Assistant)
• Mrs Emanuela Boi (Learning Support Assistant)

School Business Manager

• Mrs Eleanor Arnold 

Office Manager ​

• Mrs Sally Walker

 Administration Officers

• Mrs Gill Grandison
• Miss Marissa Thompson

Premises Manager

• Mr Stephen Edwards 

SMSAs
(School Meals Supervisory Assistants)

• Mrs Pam Smith (Lunchtime Co-ordinator)
• Mrs Carolyn Jones
• Mrs Emanuela Boi
• Mrs Cathy Moysey
• Ms Zinaida Kudrina
• Mrs Michele Wilkieson