Our Team

As the Principal of the Academy I am immensely proud that we have a strong team of dedicated staff who are there to teach and support the pupils during their time with us.

Senior Leadership Team:

Mrs Karen Burns: Executive Principal

Mrs Bev Oldham: Principal/SEND/Assessment/PSHE & SRE/Safeguarding and DSL

Mr Mark Walsh: Assistant Principal/Year 4 Teacher/Curriculum/Maths/History and Geography/DSL

Mrs Sullivan: EYFS Teacher/EYFS leader/DSL/Literacy/EAL

Teaching Staff:

Mrs Kirkbride: Nursery Teacher/Lego Therapy/Interventions/MFL

Mrs Sullivan: Reception Teacher/EAL

Mrs Mayers: SENCo/Teacher/ICT/Music/RE

Mr Hopwood: Year 1 Teacher/Science/PE

Miss Collins: Year 2 Teacher/English

Miss Owen: Year 3 Teacher/ Humanities

Mr Mark Walsh: Year 4 Teacher/Assistant Principal/Maths/History and Geography

Teaching Assistants:

Miss Goodson: Teaching Assistant/Phonics/Values

Miss Boyle: Teaching Assistant/Art & DT/Home reading

Miss Claire-Louise Brown: Teaching Assistant

Mrs Katherine Bentley-Dawson: Teaching Assistant

Mrs Parkinson: Teaching Assistant/ASC Play Worker/1:1 EHCP support

Ms Clare: Teaching Assistant/Breakfast club

Mrs Wood: Teaching Assistant/MDA/SEN Support

Admin Staff:

Mrs Broughton: Administration Assistant/Attendance/Marketing

Mrs McKew: Administration Assistant

After School Club:

Mrs Hodson: ASC Play Worker

Mrs Parkinson: ASC Play Worker

Mrs McBain: ASC Play Worker

Midday Assistants:

Mrs Winston

Miss Michelle Hodson

Mrs Catton

Mrs McBain

Mrs Waugh

FM and Cleaning team:

Mr Woolley: Site Manager

Mr Evans: Caretaker

Ms Halliwell-Meachen: Cleaner

Mrs Bullen: Cleaner

Mrs Winston: Cleaner

Catering team – Mellors Catering:

Mrs Rachel Lynch: Cook

Ms Halliwell-Meachen: Catering assistant

We will be recruiting new staff annually to join us each September to support the continued development of the Academy and our pupils moving through the school and we will keep this page updated.