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MEET the STAFF TEAM
NAME: Alison Richardson NAME: Donna Cobb ROLE in SCHOOL: Headteacher ROLE in SCHOOL: KS1 & EYFS Leader and EYFS Class Teacher FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Green – because it reminds me of nature. Orange –because it is like warm Turquoise and peacock/ jade green (I also like purple – or any shade of blue!) sunshine. Purple – because it can be both calm and funky! FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: Margarita pizza (cooked in a proper pizza oven – preferably eaten in Italy!) Christmas dinner, with all the trimmings – especially bread sauce and stuffing! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: Hugo or Toy Story. As a child I liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Chitty Labyrinth – a Jim Henson classic with a fantastic soundtrack by David Bowie. I also Chitty Bang Bang. really like the The Muppets (2011) – again, an amazing soundtrack to sing-along to! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: So many to choose from … The Green Book (previously called Shine) by Jill Paton Alice in Wonderland – I love the magic of her journey and all the crazy characters Walsh is one of my favourites. she meets. More recently, I have discovered the Inkheart trilogy; another series of FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: books which take you on an amazing adventure! Any gardens or in the sea. I love exploring Croatia and Italy. FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? It would have to be New Zealand or Switzerland. I love mountains and woodland I love cats of all types, but I would want to be able to fly and see the world, so with streams and waterfalls… and air so fresh you can smell the purity! perhaps a swallow. WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? SECRET TALENT / SKILL: A cat – who wouldn’t want to eat, sleep and be cuddled all day? I like painting, ceramics, creative writing and dancing – but I’m not sure that they SECRET TALENT / SKILL: are a secret or a talent! I used to be quite good at climbing trees, but I’ve not done Singing?!? My degree was in Theatre Studies and I love performing in musicals! I that for a while! have also got advanced rock’n’roll dancing… but that was a long time ago! SURPRISING FACT: SURPRISING FACT: I’ve eaten Margarita pizzas in every place I’ve ever visited! I was on Blue Peter when I was about 13 yrs old and had to talk about a book about pets; I even got recognised on the bus the next day!
NAME: Harriet Jackson NAME: Lee Armstrong ROLE in SCHOOL: Year 1 & 2 Teacher ROLE in SCHOOL: Y3 Teacher FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Orange…. What’s not to love about it? It’s warm and bright, friendly and exciting! Green because it reminds me of nature. FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: ALL FOOD!!! But if I had to pick one, it would be chips! From the chip shop! With Sushi, because of all the varieties. loads of tomato ketchup! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: The Karate Kid – for some reason, I connect with it. UP! I love a good adventure, and in South America too! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse – it’s a beautiful book which reminds us The Giraffe the Pelly and Me! “No book ever ends when it’s full of your friends. The about what is important. Giraffe, the Pelly and Me!” I have even dressed up as the Giraffe for world book FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: day. Porto as it was unexpectedly beautiful and it marks an important moment in my FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: life. Peru, South America. I visited Peru with my family and we went to see the Inka WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? trail. It was AMAZING so see so much history. A lion, because it symbolises so much – calmness, power, beauty, grace etc. WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? SECRET TALENT / SKILL: A Giraffe, did you know a family of Giraffes is called a tower? How cool is that! Freestyle football skills SECRET TALENT / SKILL: SURPRISING FACT: Dancing like no one is watching…. What I lack in skill, I make up for in enthusiasm, I was born at midnight, so my mum was allowed to choose my birthday. just like Gerald the Giraffe. SURPRISING FACT: I swam to France with my family! It took just under 15 hours!
NAME: Kate Morley-Tyson NAME: Victoria Beevers ROLE in SCHOOL: Foundation Stage Teacher ROLE in SCHOOL: Teaching Assistant & ELSA FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Red Blue – just because! FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: Sunday Dinner with all the trimmings Roast dinner FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: Cinderella Beauty and the Beast FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: Any book from the Harry Potter series Brer Rabbit, The Tinderbox FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: Anywhere I can be near my friends and family. My favourite holiday destination Thorsby and Derbyshire Dales. Anywhere with woodland; trees are my favorite part would be by the sea. of creation. WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? A meerkat because I am a people-person, who enjoys working as part of a group A dog, because he is man’s best friend and they are loyal to their friends and and socialising. I like to be busy and have a close group of friends. owners. SECRET TALENT / SKILL: SECRET TALENT / SKILL: I can play the bass guitar and drums! Juggling, making children smile SURPRISING FACT: SURPRISING FACT: I have performed in the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Nottingham Theatre I played centre for Newark Ladies Netball Team, winning county player of the Royal. season. Also - I’ve never had a filling!
NAME: Karen ‘Mary Poppins’ Wells NAME: Maria Storey ROLE in SCHOOL: Teaching Assistant ROLE in SCHOOL: Breakfast Club Leader. I also serve the lunch time meals FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Yellow and gold – they make me happy. Red & Green FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: Everything (except coconut and beetroot) but especially chocolate. My favourite food is steak, and my favourite pudding is chocolate cake! Yum! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: Mary Poppins, because it’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Matilda FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson Guess how much I love you. I love reading this to my grandchildren. FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: Being at home with my husband at the end of the day, knowing that all is well in Ireland. I love going back there to see some of my family. the world and that my family are well. WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? I would like to be a fluffy bunny rabbit, as they are so soft and cute! A swan - like a swan from the ballet Swan Lake. SECRET TALENT / SKILL: SECRET TALENT / SKILL: I ran a netball team at Holy Trinity School for 10 years (a long time ago!) Being practically perfect in every way. SURPRISING FACT: SURPRISING FACT: I can play the recorder - through my nose! While on holiday in Wales I saw a real live FAIRY!
NAME: Jane Woodcock NAME: Candy Geary ROLE in SCHOOL: Midday Assistant ROLE in SCHOOL: Senior Midday Supervisor FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Blue Bright colours FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: Sunday Roast - lovely smell when cooking. Chicken FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: Sound Of Music - a powerful moving story with lovely scenery and music . Elf FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: Lassie – a story about a dog who travels miles to be reunited with the boy she Gruffalo loves. FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: Lake district Madeira has beautiful scenery, lovely walks and is surrounded by bright blue sea. WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? Giraffe A kingfisher as they are bright and beautiful. SECRET TALENT / SKILL: SECRET TALENT / SKILL: Knitting & baking I have got a full motor bike license. SURPRISING FACT: SURPRISING FACT: I like reading the Bible and going to the Salvation Army I have climbed to the top of Helvellyn in the Lake District, which is 950 meters high
NAME: Jane Beeching NAME: Alison Dickinson ROLE in SCHOOL: SENCo ROLE in SCHOOL: Office Manager FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Ooh dear..so many! Blue, pink, white (I know, I know - white isn’t always counted Purple & Blue I have always been drawn to both of those when choosing things! as a colour!) and green can be lovely too. FAVOURITE FOOD: FAVOURITE FOOD: I like most things but you can’t beat a Roast Pork dinner with all the trimmings Macaroni cheese; spicy food. It depends on the day! especially the crackling!! FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: I do like The Sound of Music and the Paddington films. Oh, and The Railway The Railway Children - I think this was the first film I saw at the cinema as a child and Children. So many good ones! I still enjoy watching it now. FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: I love reading, so am not sure how to choose just one. I loved reading Heidi when I The Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton (I still have my copy) or The Family from One End was a child. As a teacher, I loved the work my class did on ‘The Lonely Beast’. We all Street by Eve Garratt which was a book that we read in my primary school. loved the books by Oliver Jeffers and The Crayons books. FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: I have lots of places that I really like in the UK, but if I had to choose somewhere Scotland: the air is so clear in the countryside. Lots of lovely memories. I love abroad it would have to be Sri Lanka and Italy. I would go back to Sri Lanka in a Edinburgh as a city. I haven’t been abroad very much, but I have been to Iceland. It heartbeat - it’s amazing! I love the Italian experience - the people are so friendly and was very cold and windy there and there was no snow when I went. the food is amazing and Rome is just packed with history and culture! WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? Well, I love Giant Pandas, but they’re quite rare, so I might get lonely. So, maybe I I would be a Tiger, they are the most beautiful big cat. I first thought how striking would be a cat, instead. I could be on my own when I want to be, and go exploring, they were when I saw one on a visit to the zoo (and on the old Esso advert). but curl up somewhere warm and be with people when they aren’t annoying! SECRET TALENT / SKILL: SECRET TALENT / SKILL: Award-winning tea-picker, if you’ve time to wait (it’s not easy getting the right bits I have worked in florists when I was younger, so I can do some simple flower in the basket)! I was a Ballroom dancer as a child even took exams and had medals! displays…slowly! I can also milk and calve cows! SURPRISING FACT: SURPRISING FACT: I once did an army assault course for charity, including a huge climbing wall which I am trying to learn Ancient Greek! It is very hard! you had to jump off the top - very nerve wracking as I don’t like heights!!
NAME: Sue Duffy ROLE in SCHOOL: Cleaner-in-charge FAVOURITE COLOUR/S: Blue FAVOURITE FOOD: Curry especially Indian FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S FILM: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOK: Alice in Wonderland FAVOURITE PLACE / COUNTRY: Croatia WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE? A tiger because my husband said so! SECRET TALENT / SKILL: Embroidery SURPRISING FACT: I can ride a horse - my first time was at the age of 2!
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