Senior Leadership Team

 
Gemma Norman, BA (Hons) PGSE,MA Ed, NPQH Headteacher  
Joanna Marchi, BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQSL, MCCT, SLE Associate Headteacher  
Rachel Clair, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Deputy Headteacher  
Claire Coleman, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Assistant Headteacher  
Colette Lowe SENCO  
Chris Dunn, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLTD Senior Phase Leader   

School Administration & Support

 
Sarah Carroll School Business Manager  
Yvonne Wilson Admin Manager  
Laura Holt HR Administrator  
Catherine Dunbar Receptionist/Lunchtime Co-ordinator/Well-Being Champion  
Mark Hargreaves Premises and Facilities Manager  

Teaching Staff

 
Amy Gibbons, Nursery Lead Practitioner Nursery   
Rebecca Stanton, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLT Reception/EYFS Lead  
Samantha Hazlehurst, BA (Hons), PGCE Reception/Acting SENCO  
Beth Smith, BA (Hons) with QTS Reception  
Tilly Towsey, BA (Hons) with QTS Reception  
Colette Lowe, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQLBC Year 1/SENCO (Maternity Leave)  
Emily Spivey, LLB (Hons), PCGE Year 1/Phase Leader  
Alicia Broadhurst, BSc (Hons) PGCE Year 1 (Maternity leave)  
Victoria Nichols, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 1  
Lucya Neves, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 1  
Chris Dunn, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLTD Year 2 /Senior Phase Leader  
Fiona Viner, BEd (Hons) with QTS Year 2 (Maternity Leave)  

Kate Massey, BA (Hons) with UQT

Year 2   
Claire Mulligan, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQML Year 2  
Olivia Wilkinson, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 2   
Erin McGhee, BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQLTD Year 3/Teacher Development Lead (Maternity Leave)  
Lauren Williams, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 3  
Dylan Guinnane, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 3  
Millie Brown, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 3  
Karina Khan, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 4/Phase Leader  
Sarah Newton, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 4  
Adam Searle, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 4  
Rosie Halligan, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 5  
Emma Carter, BEd (Hons), NPQML Year 5  
Zahra Mohammed, BA (Hons) with QTS,NPQLT Year 5  
Jayne Harkin, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 5  
Rachel Clair, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Year 6/Deputy Headteacher  
Claire Coleman, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Year 6/Assistant Headteacher  
Jessica Foster, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 6/Phase Leader  
Jamie Rogers, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 6  

Higher Level Teaching Assistants

 
Mellisa Farrell KS1  
Jordan Fennell Whole School HLTA  
Chantal Gannon  EYFS   
Charlotte McDevitt Whole School HLTA / Life Skills  
Nicky McMurdock Lower KS2  
Mel Milward Pastoral Lead  
Rachael Shkurko Whole School HLTA / Support Staff Lead  
Karen Sutcliffe

Upper KS2

 

Cover Supervisors

   
Pauline Bent KSI  
Adam McMurdock Lower KS2  
Sue Scott Upper KS2  

Teaching Assistants

 

Gemma Adaway

Farzana Ali

Neil Allen

Esha Amin

Raheela Awais

Jan Carter

Elisha Cheema

Reece Collyer

Courtney Constanti

Heather Harding 

Keeley Langridge

Zoe Leavy-Raftery

Claire Lefeuvre

Anne-Louise O'Reilly

Leanne Proe

Charlotte McDevitt

Laura McDonnell

Jane Palmer

Sharon Singh

Sarah Trust

 

Midday Assistants

 

Jessica Appleton

Farha Asghar

Pamela Bray 

Julia Ellis

Suzanne Hampshire

Laura McDonnell

Amber Noon

Anne-Louise O'Reilly

Prakash Singh

Shazia Sohail

 

 

Lines of Communication

We have an open-door policy with your child's classroom teacher being the first point of contact for any queries and feedback. Please see our Home School Communication Policy for more information.

How Our Staff Teams Operate

The staff at Gatley Primary School are involved in setting the strategies for improving the teaching and learning across the school.  The following are representative of the provisions made for all staff members:

  • The school has curriculum teams (this includes non-teaching and administration staff also), who write action plans together to form the School Development Plan. Go to: https://gatleyprimary.com/our-curriculum/curriculum-leadership to see how the teams work.
  • Appraisal Targets reflect school priorities for improvement. These targets have common themes to enable joint practice development.
  • Our policy for learning appraisal is shared with all staff which explains how they can access courses / personal development they each have an online account to access professional development opportunities.
  • Bespoke training is encouraged and the school has developed partnerships with universities to ensure accreditation.
  • The school implements an Equal Opportunity Policy and the Education Learning Trust's Leadership Pathways which ensure all staff have access to appropriate support to fulfil their role and for them to continue to improve their performance.
  • Joint practice development is part of school life and includes staff meetings, sharing good practice, personal praise and encouragement.
  • The school ethos also enables all staff to evaluate and support each other’s development.