Staff
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Colin Wilson Head Teacher Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Sarah Richardson Deputy Head Teacher Designated Safeguarding Lead | |
Desford is a happy, friendly and hard-working school with a dedicated team of staff. Our pupils behave well, are keen to learn and they take great pride in respecting our school and wider village community. At Desford, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As such, we ask all volunteers and visitors to share this common commitment. If you have any concerns about the welfare or behaviour of a child or adult in school, please report it immediately to one of our safeguarding officers.
Senior Leadership Team
Our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) consists of a Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and two Assistant Head Teachers.
As well as this, our Wider Leadership Team (WLT) consists of Core Subject Leads/Phase Leaders/SENDCOs, each with additional responsibilities for developing the strategic direction of the school.
| Name | SLT/WLT Role |
Mr C Wilson | Head Teacher - Strategic Leadership and Direction - DDSL |
Mrs S Richardson | Deputy Head Teacher - Teaching and Learning - Maths - DSL |
Mrs M Chadwick | Assistant Head Teacher - Year 2/3 Lead - Teaching and Learning - Reading - Science - Wider Curriculum - DDSL |
Mrs L Phillips | Assistant Head Teacher - EYFS/Year 1 Lead - Teaching and Learning - Early Reading and Phonics - DDSL |
Mr N Bates | WLT - Year 4/5/6 Lead - Computing and Online Safety - DDSL |
Mrs K Tilley | WLT - Writing Lead |
Mrs S Fuller | SENDCO - Special Educational Needs, Health and Medical - DDSL |
Mrs K Jones | SENDCO - Special Educational Needs, Health and Medical |
Teaching Staff
| Name | Role | Name | Role |
| Mrs L Phillips | EYFS | Miss E Clamp | Year 2/3 |
| Mrs R Worley | EYFS (job share) | Ms A Fairbrother | Year 4 |
| Mrs K Jones | EYFS (job share) | Mrs K Greenway | Year 4 |
| Miss B Goodrich | Year 1 (job share) | Mrs K Tilley | Year 5 |
Mrs H Martin | Year 1 (job share) | Mrs M Kelsey | Year 5 |
| Mrs N Gibson | Year 1 | Mr N Bates | Year 6 |
| Mrs M Chadwick | Year 2/3 | Mr H Davies | Year 6 |
| Mrs K Ajetunmobi | Year 2/3 |
As well as teaching staff, we also have specialist sports coaches from Coach Unlimited that teach PE sessions on a weekly basis.
Support Staff
We employ a range of support staff across the school to meet a variety of needs. All support staff deliver or support phonics and reading lessons at the start if the day. Support staff are often directed to support children with additional needs that are entitled to statutory support beyond that which the Class Teacher is able to provide alone. Support staff also support the wider needs of children in the classroom, whilst also delivering interventions in English, Maths and Emotional Literacy.
| Mrs J Murrell | Miss S Pooley | Miss L Evans |
| Mrs J Gibbs | Miss A Boag | Miss L Valentine |
| Mrs A Oakes | Miss E Bullock | Mrs A Moemeni |
| Mrs S Dale | Miss E Bailey | Mrs K Smith |
| Mrs P Richardson | Mr A Little | Miss S Dufresne (Cover Supervisor) |
| Mrs J Tsang | Mrs H Thraves | |
| Mrs D Kossobudzka | Mrs K Larkins |
School Support Services (Office, Finance, Premises and Information Technology)
We have a number of other staff that lead or provide support for other functions in the school. Their names and roles are listed below.
| Office and Finance Staff | Premises and Cleaning Staff | Information Technology | |||
| Name | Role | Name | Role | Name | Role |
| Mrs K Barnett | Office Manager/Bursar | Mr J Weston | Premises Officer | Mr G King | IT Support/Consultant |
| Mrs H Hampson | Admin Assistant | Mrs K Larkins | Cleaner | ||
| Mrs H Ruston | Admin Assistant | Mrs S Whitmore | Cleaner | ||
| Mr J Dove | Cleaner | ||||
| Mrs L Perkins | Cleaner | ||||
Catering Staff
LiFE MAT employ four members of catering staff who provide school meals and hospitality for meetings and events.
| Mrs Swain | Mrs Pritchard |
| Mrs K Metcalfe | Mrs J Roberts |
Lunchtime Supervision and Activity Leaders
At lunchtime, we have a number of staff responsible for supervising and interacting with the children both in the dinner hall and on the playground, ensuring they are safe, happy and engaged. We have recently introduced 'Happy Lunchtimes' to further enhance the experience for staff and children.
| Mrs Larkins | Mrs Findell |
| Mrs Tsang | Miss Alder |
| Mrs Gibbs | |
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Extra Time Club (ETC)
We offer a before and after school child care provision that is from 7:45am-8:45am in the mornings and 3:15pm-5:30pm in the evenings. You can find more information about this provision under the 'Parents' tab of the website.
| Mrs Tsang | Mrs Findell |
| Mrs Gibbs | Miss Alder |
| Miss Evans |