--- title: "Our Staff" url: "https://www.forestsandridge.co.uk/about-us/our-staff" school: "Forest & Sandridge CofE Primary" --- # Our Staff ## Our Staff --- At Forest & Sandridge CE Primary School, we have a team of committed and highly motivated staff who are all passionate about providing our children with the best learning opportunities possible. Mr Scott James - Headteacher Mr James Mead - Deputy Headteacher Mrs Helen Chappell - Assistant Headteacher & SENCO --- ### EYFS Practitioner Miss Nicole Sherman - EYFS Practitioner --- ### Class Teachers Miss Annabel Blockwell - Teacher Mrs Carolina Johnson - Teacher Mrs Michelle Walker - Teacher Miss Hannah Gingell - Teacher Miss Laura Jackson - Teacher Mrs Kerry-Ann Oliver - Teacher Mrs Victoria Booth - Teacher Miss Amy Dibben - Teacher Miss Jessica Griffin - Teacher Mrs Liz Pincombe - Teacher Miss Georgia Laver - Teacher Mrs Sophie Overton -Teacher Mrs Stacy Locke - Teacher Mrs Victoria Booth - Teacher --- ### Phase Leaders Miss Pam Rance - EYFS Phase Leader Mrs Lucy Jones - Lower School Phase Leader Miss Grace Pepper - Middle School Phase Leader Mrs Harriet Prosser - Upper School Phase Leader --- ### Administration Team Mrs Catherine Porter-Tiltman - Senior Pupil Services Administrator Mrs Sarah Cullen - Pupil Services Administrator Mrs Sofie Engelhardt- Pupil Services Administrator --- ### HTLA Mrs Karen Andrews Mrs Shelley Pearce Mrs Jo Holdway Mrs Caroline Dequidt --- ### Lunch Time Supervisory Team Mrs Tracy Lawrence - MDSA Mrs Carli Caven - MDSA Miss Jenny Phelps - MDSA Miss Whitnie Roberts - MDSA Mrs Natalie Herbert - MDSA Mrs Juliette Stone - MDSA Ms Ingrid Parkes - MDSA Mrs Sarah Mcfadzean - MDSA Mrs Nicola Jackson - MDSA --- ### Learning Support Staff Mrs Nicola Mack - Teaching Assistant Mrs Julia Mortimer - Teaching Assistant Mrs Natalie Herbert - Teaching Assistant Mrs Natalie Jones - Teaching Assistant Mrs Juliette Stone - Teaching Assistant Miss Emily Dequidt - Teaching Assistant Mrs Sarah Lambert - Teaching Assistant Miss Karen Broadhead - Teaching Assistant Mrs Julie Macfarlane - Teaching Assistant Mrs Vikki Bishop - Teaching Assistant Mrs Tracy Lawrence - Teaching Assistant Mrs Kelly Paskell - Teaching Assistant Mrs Vikki Bishop- Teaching Assistant Miss Saskia Paskell - Teaching Assistant --- ### Pastoral Support Mrs Carli Caven - Home School Support (HSS) Mrs Karen Andrews - ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) Mrs Nic Mack - ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) Mrs Caroline Dequidt - Thrive Practitioner --- ### Acorns Team Miss Saskia Paskell Mrs Kelly Paskell Mrs Sarah Mcfadzean --- We are committed to supporting our staff team in every way that we can, including their mental health and well-being. Staff know who they can turn to with concerns and have access to external support through Care First, provided by The White Horse Federation. --- ### Careers Forest & Sandridge CE Primary School is not only a great school for pupils, it’s also a fantastic school for teachers. Working in partnership with The White Horse Federation, we offer teachers extensive support, fantastic resources, and a range of training opportunities. We welcome teachers of all experience, whether they have recently qualified or have been teaching for many years. 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