meet the team - September 2026-2027

The Office

Business Manager - Melanie Steele

Reception and Attendance Officer - Natalie Fallon

The Leadership Team

Headteacher- Helen Gambon

Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion and SEND) - Louise Dean

Deputy Headteacher (Achievement and Curriculum) - Alex McManus

Assistant Head (Engagement) - Karen Turner 

Assistant Heads (job share) - Kate Adshead (Assessment), Susan Garrity (Pines Curriculum and Assessment)

Early Years Lead - Joanne Harbottle (Louise Dean to cover whilst on Joanne is on maternity leave)

Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead - Karen Turner

SENCO - Bethan Kiernan

The Pines Lead and SENCo - Louise Dean

Governing Body

Chair of Governors - Marti Fallon

Vice Chair of Governors - Nik Bentley

Lisa O'Hare

Ben Chapman

Anna Farrell

Hannah Hewitson

Dominic Cooke

Safeguarding Team

DSL - Helen Gambon

Deputy DSL's - Louise Dean, Kate Adshead, Karen Turner, Susan Garrity, Alex McManus, Louise Cooper, Alesha Carr, Beth Kiernan

The Teachers

Little Squirrels Nursery - Kirsty Atlee (Samantha Gallagher covering maternity leave)

Reception - Joanne Harbottle (Maisy Locke covering maternity leave)

Year 1 - Karen Turner/Chris Holt

Year 2 - Anna Feehan

Year 3 - Kerri Fitton

Year 4 - Gill Stratton

Year 5 - Kate Adshead/Chris Holt

Year 6 - Hannah Hewitson

The Pines Teachers:

Dragonflies - Susan Garrity

Natterjacks - Jasmine Hollinshead

Woodpeckers - Freya Armstrong

Foxes - Terri Shimmin

The Den - Nurture Provision

Manager - Karen Turner

Lead practitioner - Louise Cooper

Forest School Leader - Lesley Davis

Lead Teaching Assistants

Louise Armstrong

Alex Jeffrey

Lesley Davis

Early Years Practitioners

2 Year Old Lead EYS practitioner: Alesha Carr and Kirsty Rimmer

Sam Gallagher

Gabbi Rylands

Isabella Jones

Erin O'Rourke

Jasmine Middleton

The Mainstream Teaching Assistants

Jane Dove

Laura Coveney

Victoria Canning

Jack Blundell

Jack Foulder

Isabel Barnes

The Pines Teaching Assistants

Rebecca Marsden

Gemma Jones

Cath Allman

Hayley Grey

Joanne Williams

Sally McDonald

Katie O'Brien

Hayley Roberts

Carla Black

Chloe King

Hana Musimurimwa

Mia Canavan (maternity leave)

Mary McLoughlin

Allie McCormack

Lucy Redman

Chrissy Ryder

Melissa Turpin

Leah Aindow

Julie Hillyard

Emily Whiteside

Alice Adshead

Dionne Hanna

Team Around School

Dominic Saffman - Family Support Worker