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title: "Staff"
url: "https://ferndaleprimary.co.uk/staff"
school: "Ferndale Primary School"
---

# Staff

## Ferndale Staff

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### Leadership Team

**Head Teacher** - Mrs R Gillett (DDSL)

**Deputy Head Teacher** - Mr B Sansom (DSL)

**Assistant Head Teachers:**

- Mrs C Percival - **Inclusion &amp; SENDCO (DDSL)**
- Mrs N Poole - **EYFS &amp; KS1 (DDSL)**
- Mr B Finlan - **Year 6 Phase leader (DDSL)**
- Miss S Robathan - **Year 3 Phase leader (DDSL)**
- Mr Morrall **- Assistant Senco / Year 1 &amp; 1 Phase leader (DDSL)**

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### Teaching Team

| **Year Group** | **Teaching Staff** | **Subject / Area of Responsibility** | **Support Staff** |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mrs E Barnes  Mrs J O’Connor | Ferndale 50 / SMSC  DDSL / Lexia / SMSC | Mrs J Padhan |
| RH  RS | Miss C Holmes  Miss S Sparkes | MFL  Religious Education | Mrs H Hillier  Mrs K. Jheeta  Mrs L Jordan  Mrs J Walls  Miss C Thurstance |
| 1SH  1WK | Mrs S Sharpe  Mrs L Walker  Mr N Kennard | Speech and Language - Wellcomm | Miss A Knight  Mrs R Jones  Miss A Brittin |
| 2M  2E | Mr L Morrall  Mr T Edwards | Assistant SENCO / Phase Leader  PSHE / RSHE &amp; EAL | Mrs P Ahmed |
| 3R  3H | Mrs Robathan  Mrs J Hinton | Arts (Music, Art and D&amp;T) / EVC/ phase leader for Year 3 and Assistant Head.  NQTs / Volunteers / Student Teachers | Miss M Colston |
| 4D  4H | Mr M Duggan  Miss J Hawley | Computing, Deputy EVC  MFL (Mat cover) | Mrs K Dickson |
| 5D  5JM  5DM | Mrs A Davis  Miss J Mohr  Mr D Moore | English - Phase leader for Year 5  Science  PE and Sport Premium | Miss M Cutler |
| 6M  6F  6J | Miss K Monaghan  Mr B Finlan  Mrs Jheet | English - Phase Leader  Maths / AHT  Humanities | Mrs C Coley  Mrs B Hyslop |
| Additional Teacher | Miss E Howard |  |  |
| Maternity leave | Miss C Bibbey |  | Miss E Cotterill |

| Miss A Parker | HLTA |
|---|---|
| Mrs M Morrall | HLTA |
| Mrs L Phipps | HLTA |

### Additional Team

Miss A Parker HLTA

Mrs L Phipps HLTA

Mrs P Samra HLTA

Year 1 support

Mrs A Thynne

Mrs Shatarah
Miss M Howard

Year 2/3 Zone

Mrs M Morrall
Mrs W Cliff
Mrs J Sparkes
Mrs S Butler
Mrs D Baker
Mrs P Ahmed
Mrs G Raja

Year 2 Support

Mrs G Raja

Year 3 Support

Miss M Colston
Mrs J Davies

Year 4 Support

Mrs H Morrall
Mrs J Prigg
Mrs D Smith
Mrs J Walls

Middle Zone

Mrs V Smith
Mrs M Hall

Year 5 Support

Mrs H Morrall
Mrs C Coley
Miss M Cutler

Year 6 Support

Mrs B Klair
Mrs B Hislop

Office Staff

Mrs P Grant Business Manager
Mrs M Swinnerton Administration
Mrs S Bhatoa Recep/Admin Assist.

Mrs N Tierney Attendance Officer
Mrs B Dhillon Clerk to Governor

Technical staff

Mr G Massey
Mr J Bhambra (SIPS - Mondays)

Parent Support Advisor

Mrs C Hall

Learning Mentor

Mrs T Black

Principal Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs C Coley

Lunchtime Supervisors

Mrs K Manning
Mrs A Hodson
Mrs J Treadwell
Miss R Pemberton
Mrs K Goody
Miss T Britton
Mrs G Raja

Site Staff

Mr S Marks Assistant Caretaker
Mrs R Kaur Cleaner
Mrs K Cole Cleaner
Mrs V Dutt Cleaner
Mrs S Lal Cleaner
Mrs V Bagla Cleaner

Peripatetic music Staff

Miss A Kinsella
Ms M Toor

Intimate Care

Miss C Thurstance
Miss A Mead

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