Staff List
Staffing information and structure at our school.

Mrs C. Maxwell
Head Teacher

Mrs A. Mason
Deputy Head Teacher / Y6 Teacher

Mrs R. Clarke
Early Years Lead Teacher

Mrs M. Lilley
SENDCO

Mrs P. Swanston
School Business Manager

Mrs J. Gurkin
Family Support Worker

Mrs S. Taylor
Pastoral lead – currently seconded to another BWCET school

Mrs D. Simpson
Early Years Teacher

Miss Henderson
Year 1 Teacher

Mr R. Hudson
Year 2 Teacher

Miss D. Blackie
Year 3 Teacher

Miss F Morrison
Year 4 Teacher

Miss J.Hindmarsh
Year 5 Teacher

Mrs S. Welch
Maths Support Teacher

Mrs L. Dickinson
Cover Teacher/Computing

Mrs L. Evans
Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs S. Hargreaves
Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs H. Tree
Early Years Teaching Assistant

Miss L. Pearson
Teaching assistant

Mrs L. Carse
Teaching assistant

Mrs C. Mawson
Teaching assistant

Mrs C. Nesbit
Teaching Assistant

Miss H. Brown
Teaching Assistant / Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs C. Leyland
Breakfast Club Supervisor/Teaching Assistant/Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs L. Gunby
School Secretary

Mr H Foster-Boyd
Admin Apprentice

Mr J. Ruddy
Caretaker

Mrs D. Cardwell
Breakfast Club/Tea Time Club Supervisor

Mrs J Boyes
School cook
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The children celebrated World Bee day 2026, we began by reading a story about bees and then watched and discussed a video about how bees make honey. The children were fascinated that there was a Queen bee found in each honey bee colony. Lots of our children said they had tasted honey before and shared […]
Published: May 22, 2026
Nursery thoroughly enjoyed a visit from our local librarian called Joanne. She told the children all about her role at Gateshead library, she even told them how their grown ups could sign up to the library for free and borrow some books regularly. This sounded very excited and something the children were really excited about. […]
Published: May 22, 2026
This half term in Nursery, the children have been building on their previous pattern experiences and developing greater independence in their patterning skills. Through a range of engaging songs, rhymes and hands-on activities, the children had many opportunities to explore and practise creating patterns independently. These experiences helped the children to consolidate repeated rhythms and […]
Published: May 22, 2026
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