Meet the staff

At West Borough Primary School we believe our staff are the best resource we can provide a child with. We have a large staff team, with different roles and responsibilities but all of whom have a part to play in the lives of the children in our school and the progress they make. Read about why the staff love working at West Borough here!
 

The Leadership Team

Mrs Ashley Crittenden

Headteacher - BEd (Hons), NPQH

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Paula Martin

Deputy Headteacher

SENCo, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Lisa Edinburgh

Deputy Headteacher, NPQSL

Assessment, Teaching and Learning, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Covering School Learning Council & Science Lead and Woodland Leader of Learning

Office Team

Mrs Sharon Bovis

Office Manager & Headteacher's PA

First Aider

Mrs Diane Weir

Finance Officer

Mrs Alison Smith

Finance Assistant

First Aider

Mrs Kate Smith

School Receptionist

First Aider

Teaching Staff

Orchard Team - Nursery and Year R

Nursery - Apple Class

Mrs Hayley Birtchnell

Teacher in Charge of the Nursery

Mrs Hollie Groombridge

Lunchtime Support Staff

Mrs Debra Charman

Nursery Nurse

Miss Jess Brown

Teaching Assistant

First Aider (Paediatric)

Acorns Club

Miss Chengeto Masoso

Teaching Assistant

First Aider (Paediatric)

Year R - Silver Birch Class and Bonsai Class 

Miss Karen Meakin-Scott

Silver Birch Teacher

Forest School/Outdoor Learning Lead

Mrs Alison Weller

Silver Birch Teaching Assistant

First Aider (Paediatric)

Mrs Jo Salter

Year R LSA

First Aider (Paediatric)

Mrs Gemma Jury-Sofi

Bonsai Teacher

Orchard Leader of Learning (Nursery & YrR)

Early Years SEN & Acorns Club Lead

Mrs Tiffany Jenkinson

Bonsai Teacher (Thursdays)

Mrs Maxine Webb

Bonsai Teaching Assistant

First Aider (Paediatric)

Pinetum Team - Year 1 and 2

Year 1 - Cedar and  Cherry Class

Mrs Alison Bunting

Cedar Teacher

Religious Education Lead

Mrs Denise Skinner

Cedar Teaching Assistant

Mrs Rebecca Cradduck

Year 1 LSA

Miss Lauren Woollard

Cherry Teacher

PE & Sport Premium Lead

Mrs Deborah Andrews

Cherry Class Trainee Teacher

Mrs Rachel Lee

Cherry Teaching Assistant

First Aider (Paediatric)

Year 2 - Ebony and Elm Class

Mrs Sharon Wellbelove

Ebony Teacher

Art Lead

Mrs Heather Hussey

Ebony Teacher (Fridays)

Mrs Jo Parris

Ebony Teaching Assistant

Mrs Claire Manser

Year 2 LSA

Mrs Melissa Everest

Elm Teacher

English KS1 Lead

Pinetum Leader of Learning

Mrs Jenny Tarran

Elm Teaching Assistant

Miss Zoe Salisbury

Year 2 LSA

Woodlands Team - Years 3 and 4

Year 3 - Hawthorn, Hornbeam and Juniper Class

Mrs Laura Wheaton

Hawthorn Teacher

PSHCE & RHE Lead

Mrs Karen Waters

Hornbeam Teacher

Design Technology Lead

Mrs Bree Eades

Juniper Teacher

History Lead

Mr David Atkinson

Hawthorn Teacher (Fridays)

PE Lead

Mrs Faye Phillips

Hornbeam Teaching Assistant

Mrs Sukie Dosanjh

Juniper Teaching Assistant

Miss Nadine Akbar

Hawthorn Teaching Assistant

First Aider

Mrs Bethany Pestridge

Year 3 LSA

Year 4 - Lilac and Lime Class

Miss Caroline Taylor

Lime Teacher

English KS2 Lead

Mrs Jane Cook

Lilac Trainee Teacher

Mrs Julie Dunn

Lime Teaching Assistant

First Aider

Acorns Club

Miss Katherine Buckley

 Lilac Teaching Assistant

Mr Freddie Webley-Naylor

 Year 4 LSA

Forest Team - Years 5 and 6

Year 5 - Maple and Oak Class

Mrs Helen Ferreira

Maple Teacher (Monday-Thursday)

Growth Mindset Lead 

Miss Emma Whitworth

Oak Teacher

Modern Foreign Languages Lead

Mrs Hayley Hill

Maple Teacher (Friday)

Music Lead

Miss Julie Morgan

Oak Teaching Assistant

First Aider

Miss Lisa White

Maple Teaching Assistant

Mrs Emily Lawrence

Year 5 LSA

Year 6 - Sycamore and Willow Class

Mrs Audrey Miranda

Sycamore Teacher

Forest Team Leader of Learning

Computing Lead

Miss Geri Holliday

Willow Teacher

Maths Lead

Mrs Jill James

Sycamore Teaching Assistant

First Aider 

Mrs Zara Lang

Willow Teacher (Tuesdays)

Pupil Premium Champion

Mr Simon Watts

Willow Teaching Assistant

First Aider

Support Staff

Inclusion Team

Mrs Paula Martin

Deputy Headteacher

SENCo, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Sara Burtwell

Family Liaison Officer

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Frances Massbery

HLTA/SEN TA

Mrs Sue Warner

LSA

Mr David Atkinson

HLTA

PE Lead

First Aider

Mrs Hazel Blackman

Writing Support Teacher

Mrs Emma Jarvis

Phonics Counts Teacher

Bea

School Dog

Miss Charlotte Berry

Thrive Practitioner

Mrs Ozlem Dolmaci

EAL Teaching Assistant

Mrs Hayley Hill

Music Teacher

Mrs Monika Gorska-Mutazu

EAL Teaching Assistant

Mrs Hazel Hyder

Professional Development Lead 

Mrs Zara Lang

Pupil Premium Champion

Acorns Club

Miss Julie Morgan

Acorns Club Supervisor

Miss Jess Brown

Acorns Club Playworker

(After School)

First Aider

Mrs Bethany Pestridge

Acorns Club Playworker

(After School)

First Aider

Mrs Julie Dunn

Acorns Club Playworker

(Before School)

First Aider

Mrs Hanna Rosser

Acorns Club Playworker

(After School)

Miss Chengeto Masoso

Acorns Club Playworker

(Before School)

First Aider

Miss Kelcie Emery

Acorns Club Playworker

(After School)

First Aider

Miss Chrissy Daw

Acorns Club Playworker

(Before School)

Mrs Galya Ilieva

Acorns Club Playworker

(Before & After School)

Mr John Crittenden

Site Manager

Mrs Kay Beatham

Cleaning Staff

Mr Chandra Limbu

Cleaning Staff

Ms Bet Marden

Cleaning Staff

Mr Neil Brown

Cleaning Staff

Mrs Sally Saunders

Lunchtime Staff

Mrs Clair Kirby

Cleaning Staff

Miss Chrissy Daw

Lunchtime Staff

Acorns Club

Kitchen Staff

Mrs Michaela Edwards

Kitchen Assistant

Mrs Dee Oram

Kitchen Assistant

Mrs Alethea Bradshaw

Kitchen Assistant

Mrs Su Newell

Kitchen Assistant