Senior Leadership Team

 
Gemma Norman, BA (Hons), PGCE, MA Ed, NPQH, SLE 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  
Rose Sanderson, BA (Hons), PGCE Learning Manager (SENCO)  

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  
Andy Bagnall Premises and Facilities Manager  

Teaching Staff

 
Amy Gibbons, Nursery Lead Practitioner Nursery   
Rebecca Stanton, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLT Reception/EYFS Lead  
Zahra Mohammed, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLT Reception  
Beth Smith, BA (Hons) with QTS Reception  
Tilly Towsey, BA (Hons) with QTS Reception  
Colette Lowe, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQLBC Year 1/Acting SENCO/Behaviour and Enrichment Lead  
Grace Dempsey, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 1  
Alicia Broadhurst, BSc (Hons) PGCE Year 1  
Emily Spivey, LLB (Hons), PCGE Year 2/Phase Leader  
Fiona Viner, BEd (Hons) with QTS Year 2  
Claire Mulligan, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQML Year 2  
Chris Dunn, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQLTD Year 3 /Senior Phase Leader  
Erin McGhee, BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQLTD Year 3/Teacher Development Lead  
Lauren Williams, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 3  
Karina Khan, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 4/Phase Leader  
Dylan Guinnane, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 4/Behaviour and Enrichment Lead  
Sarah Newton, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 4   
Rachel Clair, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Year 5/Deputy Headteacher  
Samantha Hazlehurst, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 5/SEND Support Lead  
Rosie Halligan, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 5  
Emma Carter, BEd (Hons), NPQML Year 5  
Claire Coleman, BA (Hons) with QTS, NPQSL Year 6/Assistant Headteacher  
Joanna Marchi, BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQSL, MCCT, SLE Year 6/Associate Headteacher  
Jamie Rogers, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 6  
Jessica Foster, BA (Hons), PGCE Year 6/Phase Leader  
Rebekah Lyall, BA (Hons) with QTS Year 6  

Higher Level Teaching Assistants

 
Mellisa Farrell KS1  
Jordan Fennell Whole School HLTA  
Chantal Gannon  EYFS   
Kate Massey Whole School HLTA  
Charlotte McDevitt Whole School HLTA   
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

Jan Carter

Reece Collyer

Courtney Constanti

Chantal Gannon

Keeley Langridge

Zoe Leavy-Raftery

Claire Lefeuvre

Shazia Majeed

Kelly Makin

Charlotte McDevitt

Mae McManus

Jane Palmer

Sharon Singh

Sarah Trust

 

Midday Assistants

 

Janet Adams

Farha Asghar

Pamela Bray

Hayley Craven 

Suzanne Hampshire

Karlie Linn

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.

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