Meet the Staff

Senior Leadership Team
Mrs Lisa Birnie

Assistant Headteacher and SENCO

lisa.birnie@horizonmat.com

Mrs Ros Light

Assistant Headteacher, Trust Support

ros.light@horizonmat.com

Mr Keith Smithers

Headteacher and Safeguarding Lead

keith.smithers@horizonmat.com

Senior Teachers
Teaching and Learning Team
Mr Peter Agnew

Year 5 Teacher Maths Lead/Early Career Teacher Mentor

Mrs Chantal Churchill

Early Years Foundation Stage lead and Foundation Teacher

Ms Alice Collinson

Key Stage 1 Lead/Year 1 Teacher Read Write Inc lead/Teacher Trainee Mentor DPSkitt

Mr Stuart Griggs

Year 4 Teacher History Lead Outdoor Education Lead

Miss Emma Marriott

Year 6 Teacher English Lead

Class Teachers
Miss Emma Alford

Year 3 Teacher/PSHE Lead

Mrs Sarah Bates

Year 6 Teacher/Deputy Safeguarding Lead/Geography Lead

Mrs Vicky Burton

French Teacher Modern Foreign Languages Lead

Mrs Clare Fry

Teacher National Tutor Programme

Miss Abbie Griffiths

Year 2 Teacher

Mrs Emma Johnson

Year 1 Teacher/Religious Education Lead

Mrs Natalie Jones

Year 5 Teacher/Physical Education Lead

Mrs Emma Lake

Year 2 Teacher/Computing Lead

Mrs Abi Mckee

Year 5 Teacher/Art Lead

Mrs Emma Phillips

Year 3 Teacher/Music Lead

Mrs Helen Poole

Year 3 Teacher/Music and MFL Support Lead

Mrs Taffeta Sammels

Pre-school Lead Teacher/KS1 PE Lead

Miss Amy Vincent

Reception Teacher/ Science Lead

Mrs Charlotte Woodhams

Year 4 Teacher/Design Technology Lead

Pastoral Staff
Mrs Xanthe Cawson

Pastoral Support/ELSA

Mrs Lisa Clarke

Pastoral Support Lead, Deputy Safeguarding Lead

lisa.clarke@horizonmat.com

Administration/Site Team
Mrs Lucy Barrett

Administrator/Attendance/Clerk to Governors

lucy.barrett@horizonmat.com

Mr Nick Carter

Site Manager

nick.carter@horizonmat.com

Mrs Natasha Down

Administrator/Induction

Mrs Jo Oak

Pre-School Administrator

Mrs Helen Sherriff

Business Manager

Higher Level Teaching Assistants
Mrs Helen Jennings

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Leslie Mansfield

Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Stepping Stones

Mrs Vicky Oldroyd

Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Forest School Lead

Mrs Kerry Rhodes

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Nikki Smith

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistants
Mrs Naomi Allen

Teaching Assistant - Stepping Stones

Mrs Dee Artherton

Teaching Assistant - Stepping Stones

Mrs Danni Brown

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Karen Cassidy

Teaching Assistant - Stepping Stones

Mrs Lisa Couling

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Mel Duggan

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Mandy Gray

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Charlotte Humphries

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Amanda McHugh

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Rebecca O'Connor Morrish

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Naomi Opie

SEND Lead Stepping Stones

Miss Eleri Player

Teaching Assistant - Apprentice

Mr Jack Ryan

Teaching Assistant/Sports Coach

Mrs Leslie Senior

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Debra Siddalls

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Debra Stone

Teaching Assistant

Mr Lewis Treleaven

Teaching Assistant - Apprentice

Mrs Anna Twaits

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Maggie Ward

Teaching Assistant

The Den Staff - Before and After School  Care
Mrs Clare Beale

The Den - Staff Member

Mrs Jo Butchart

The Den team member/MTA

Mrs Myriam Clark

The Den - Staff Member/Teaching Assistant

Mrs Lucy Yabsley

Manager of The Den

Lunch Time Supervisors
Mr James Jennings

Meal Time Assistant/Tennis Coach

Mrs Nicky Kirk

Meal Time Assistant/Site Team

Mrs Nicky McKyntyre

Meal Time Assistant/Site Team

Mrs Jo O'Mara

Deputy Lead Meal Time Assistant

Mrs Victoria Merrell-West

Meal Time Assistant

Mrs Marian Miller

Meal Time Assistant

Mrs Jackie Palmer

Lead Meal Time Assistant

Mrs Roxanne Thorne

Meal Time Assistant