Management
The Leadership and Management team consists of the headteacher, a deputy headteacher, an assistant head teacher, three senior teachers with teaching and learning responsibilities (TLRs) and the school business manager. The team are responsible for the strategic direction and development of the school.
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Julie Colley
Headteacher
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Jonathan Feeley
Deputy Headteacher
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Patwant Singh
School Business Manager
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Rachael McVeigh
Assistant Head/ SENDCo
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Gareth Potter
TLR KS2
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Rebecca Thackrah
TLR Transition KS1/KS2
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Liz Bowker
TLR Early Years
The Office
The school office and administration team consist of a school business manager, three office administrators and a school superintendent. The office is staffed five days each week from 8 30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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Ann Etherington
Senior Administration Officer
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Jane Gilley
Administration Officer
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Vicky Ferguson
Administration Officer
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Wilbert Walsh
Superintendent
Teaching Staff
We have twenty one teachers working in fifteen classes with two classes in each year group. In 2015/16 to meet the demand for school places we created an additional class in our Reception year group. Our teachers are all fully qualified and work very collaboratively in their year group teams. We have a great mix of staff from very experienced teachers to newly qualified teachers. Together we make an outstanding teaching team.
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Gareth Potter
TLR Curriculum lead
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Jonathan Gath
Year 6 music lead
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Conor Moran
Year 5 science lead
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Chloe Overduin
Year 3
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Georgia O'Malley
Year 4
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Sharon Woodward
Year 4 science lead
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Rowan Homan
Year 6 design technology lead
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Jim Brassil
Year 6 PE lead
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Amie Elson
Year 5 literacy lead
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Linda Harrower
Year 2 computing lead
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Rebecca Thackrah
Year 3 TLR PSHE lead
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Emma Fritz
Year 4 MFL lead
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Sally Barratt
Year 2 PE lead
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Rachael McVeigh
Year 2 Assistant Headteacher
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Anna Flynn
Year 2 geography lead
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Myfanwy Lupton-Walker
Year 1 history lead
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Rachel Busch
Year 1 science lead
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Jo Wragg
Reception maths lead
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Liz Bowker
Reception TLR literacy lead
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Anne Hargrave
Reception RE lead
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Sharon Garbutt
Reception Art lead
Teaching Assistants
The TA team plays a vital role in ensuring every child reaches their potential at Highfield. They carry out a range of roles, from 1-1 support to group intervention work, baking, classroom management, playground supervision and displays.
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Noreen Afzal
TA
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Andrea Allison
TA
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Sandra Cannon
teaching Assistant
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Deborah Hill
TA
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Sunita McKinnon
TA
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Sophie Lines
TA
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Jordan Tavor
HLTA
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Jo Danby
TA
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Priya Dandy
TA
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Deborah Harrison
TA
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Alison Amos
TA
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Lesley Ullah
TA
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Collette Woodhead
TA
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Dawn Booth
HLTA
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Christine Wood
HLTA
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Jayne Hollick
HLTA
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Annabelle Matherson
TA
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Nicola Vine
TA
Learning Mentors
We have one Learning Mentor whose key role is to champion the needs of children who may be facing barriers to effective learning, both inside and outside the school. She works with pupils, teachers, parents, carers, families, schools and other agencies, helping to construct a flexible and responsive support network. Her aims include: Identifying particular difficulties and seeking solutions Setting realistic targets, in order to encourage pupils to re-engage in effective learning Raising achievements Raising aspirations
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Helen Calvert
Learning Mentor
The Governors
The governing body of Highfield Primary School consists of 13 members. These are; Two co-headteachers, one local authority governor, one staff governor, two parent governors and seven co-opted governors.
All our governors meet in sub groups 3 times a year to discuss: Resources-Finances, staffing, health and safety, buildings. Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support- standards, curriculum, special educational needs, attendance and behaviour. They meet an additional 5 times a year for a meeting covering a all aspects of school life.
They visit school and talk to children so that they know school well.
Please ask if you would like to know more about the role of governors or are interested in being one.
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Julie Colley
Headteacher
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Margaret Maiden
Vice Chair and Co-opted
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Steve Binns
Co-opted
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Dan Cohen
Co-opted
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Oliver Thorne
Chair of Governors and Parent governor
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Patwant Singh
Co-opted
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Cathryn Magyar
Elected parent governor
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Chris Cheng
Associate Governor
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Jim Brassil
Staff
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Fatima Bhula
LEA
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Gareth Potter
Co-opted
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Jonathan Feeley
Acting Co-headteacher
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Bipin Parmar
Co-opted
The Friends
The Friends are the school PTA (Parent teacher association) For over twenty five years The Friends have been working hard raising funds for school and planning fun events for the school community. The Friends consist of a Chair, secretary, treasurer and committee made up of parents and teachers.
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Elaine Hubbard
Secretary
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Kate Colbourne
Chair
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Liz Bowker
staff member
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Anne Hargrave
staff member
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Amie Elson
staff member
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Laura Robinson
Treasurer
Registered Childminders And Child Care
Out of hours childcare provision at Highfield is provided by 'Best Family Childcare' who provide safe, fun and affordable childcare for Highfield children before and after school and in the school holidays. For further details contact Peter Best on 07782476533 [email protected] We have several registered child minders who have been caring for Highfield children for many years. The following fully trained, experienced registered childminders offer care for chldren at Highfield School. They provide a stimulating family environment with other children of varying ages. Care is available before and after school and children are offered the chance to relax in a home environment, reading, watching TV and playing inside and out. Children are fully escorted to and from Highfield Primary Hot meals are provided on request "Wrap round" care and care during the school holidays is also available from most of the childminders listed below. (Wrap round care enables the child to be with the same childminder throughout preschool and primary school). Lesley Ullah 269 0684 3 Sandringham Mount Annabel Walsh 266 4210 25 Sandringham Green Nicola Craven 07779024389 10 Earlswood Avenue All the above childminders are OFSTED inspected and registered
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Annabel Walsh
Childminder
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Leslie Ullah
Childminder
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Nicola Craven
childminder
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Peter Best
Best Child Care