Staff (September 2025) - St Thomas of Canterbury C of E Primary School Website 2025-2 v1

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Staff (September 2025)

About Our School
Teaching Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Mr D. Moran
Headteacher, Collective Worship, Assessment (Insight) & QFT, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC), SIRO, Operation Encompass Lead, Senior Attendance Champion
Mrs C. Coughtrey
Deputy Headteacher, English & Phonics Subject Leader & Library, Assessment (Insight) & QFT, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), ECT Induction Tutor, Senior Mental Health Lead, School Council, Forest Schools
Mrs C.Moran
SENCo, Pupil Premium, Disadvantaged Champion, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), TPP Trainer
Mr T. Beales
EYFS Leader, P.E.(Curriculum) Subject Leader, Forest Schools (Class 1B)
Mrs S. Antrobus
Key Stage 1 Leader, Mathematics Subject Leader, Google Classroom, Improvement Champion (Class 1A)
Mrs M. Pritchard
Lower Key Stage 2 Leader, Spanish (MFL) Subject Leader, MH Ambassadors, Senior Mental Health Lead, TPP Trainer, Website Administrator (Class 2P)


Mrs S. McKechnie
Upper Key Stage 2 School Leader, RE Subject Leader, Improvement Champion, ECT Induction Mentor, MarvellousMe Administrator (Class 6Mc)
Mrs H Forder
School Business Manager (SBM), Data Protection Lead, Sustainability Lead


EYFS Team
Mrs S. CassidyEYFS Class Teacher (Class RC) (Part-time - 3 days a week)
Miss E. Berner
P.E. (Extra-curricluar) Subject Leader and Healthy Schools Lead (Daily Mile), PPA Cover (Class RBN) (Part-time - 3 days a week)
Mrs J. Nunn
Healthy Schools Lead (Class RBN) (part-time - 3 days a week)
Mrs L. Simmons
PSHE Subject Leader (Class RS)


Key Stage 1 Team
Mrs K. Knight
Science & STEM Subject Leader, Forest Schools (Class 2K)
Mrs K. Newman
Music Subject Leader, Improvement Champion (Class 2NT ) (Part-time - 4 days a week)
Mrs R Thompson
Year 2 Class Teacher (Class 2NT), PPA Cover (Part-time - 3 days a week)


Lower Key Stage 2 Team
Mrs M. Pugh
History Subject Leader, School Council (Class 3P)
Mrs J. Crooks
D & T Subject Leader, (Class 3CA)  (Part-time - 3 days a week)
Mrs M. Anthony
D & T Subject Leader (Class 3CA)  (Part-time - 2 days a week)
Mrs J. Backhouse
Eco-Schools, Sustainability Lead (Class 4Ba)
Mrs L. Whitaker
Eco-Schools (Class 4WC) (Part-time - 3 days a week)
Mrs H. Cope
Year 4 Class Teacher (Class 4WC), Catch-up Tutor  (Part-time -2 days a week)
Mrs J. BurrusPSHE Subject Leader (Class 4Bu)

Upper Key Stage 2 Team
Mrs B. Stonebridge
Art & Display Subject Leader, ECT Induction Mentor (Class 5S)
Mrs A. Stone
Year 5 Class Teacher (Class 5AS)
Mrs M. Sprake
Geography Subject Leader (Class 6S)
Ms D. Marshall
Computing & STEM Subject Leader (Class 6Ma)


Other Teaching Staff
Mrs S. Gutteridge
Year 4 Teacher, (Class 4G) (Part-time)
Mrs C. White
Year 6 Teacher, PPA Cover, Catch-up Tutor (Class 6W) (Part-time)
Ms V. Myers
PPA Cover Teacher (Part-time)
Mrs M. Tucker
PPA Cover Teacher (Part-time)
Higher Level Teaching Assistants  (HLTA)
Mrs A. Hearn
Miss G. McGovern
Mrs P. Shepheard

Learning Support Assistants (LSA)

Mr J. Adams
Miss C. Allix
Mrs U. Ammineni
Mrs C. Barnes
Mrs W. Bland
Mrs S. Chillakuru
Mrs J. Chivers
Mrs S. Dabbiru
Mrs S.Dansey
Mrs L. Ellmore
Mrs C. Emery
Mrs C. Fairweather
Mrs D. Finck
Mrs J French
Mrs K Gowers
Mrs L. Kerry
Mrs J. Modhwadia
Mrs G. O'Leary
Mrs B. O'Sullivan
Mrs B. Perks
Mrs P. Polley
Mrs S. Poly
Mrs P. Rangaraj
Mrs P.Selvaraj
Mrs S. Shacklady
Mrs M. Short
Mr D. Smith
Mrs R. Southgate
Mrs C. Ware
Administrative Staff:



Miss K. Forder
Mrs S. Dansey      
Mrs E. Giddings
Mrs H. Pallett
Finance and Administrative Assistant: SENCo Support Assistant
Administrative Assistant (Part-time)
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Senior Midday Assistant


Mrs S. Dansey
Senior Midday Assistant

Midday Assistants (MDAs):


Mr J. Adams
Mrs C.Allix
Mrs U. Ammineni
Miss L. Atkins
Mrs C. Barnes
Mrs W. Bland
Mrs Y. Charleston
Mrs S. Chillakuru
Mrs J. Chivers
Mrs S. Dabbiru
Mrs C. Fairweather
Mrs K. Gowers
Mrs G. Hall
Mrs S. Poly
Mrs D. Powis
Mrs P. Rangaraj
Mrs P. Selvaraj
Mr D. Smith
Mrs R. Southgate
Miss J. Thompson
Miss M. Valenda
Caretaker:


Mr C. Powis

Premises Staff:



Mrs S. Dansey
Mrs J. Goodsell
Mrs D. Powis



Catering Staff:



Mrs C. Turner
Mrs T. Orford
Mrs N. Andonova
Miss K. Freeman
Mrs N. Ragheb
Miss M. Thompson
Catering Manager
Assistant Cook


Clerk to the Governing Body
Mrs C. Emery
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