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Staff Team

High Down Schools’ Executive Leadership Team

Abi Oldfield Executive Head Teacher
Matthew Welsh Executive Deputy Head and Deputy Head – Junior School and Upper School KS2 Phase Leader
Rachel Hayward Assistant Head – Infant School
Kate Gore  SENDCo
  • Nursery Lead Jo Shayler
  • LSA/SMSA Carole Davidson, Annabel Welsh

Infant Teaching Staff:

Reception Claire Blackford/Vanessa Lyle Year 2 Alison Francis/Gaynor Godden
  Rachel Hayward/Jenny Ward   Rebecca Keys /Ella Skinner
Year 1 Kim Creed/Sarah Bates    
  Catherine Peprell    

Junior Teaching Staff:

Year 3 Sarah Hankey/Sarah Porter Year 5 Rachael Taylor/Matthew Welsh
  Bethan Langford   Joe Sage
      Nina Bjergfelt/Emma Gear
Year 4 Carol Bennett Year 6 Fiona Gooch/Kate Gore
  Jude Wilson   Dominic Fullen
      Gail Meacock/Matthew Welsh

Part Time Teaching Colleagues – Juniors:

Future Stars

Office and Premises Staff

Kevin Burgess Site Manager 
  Office Manager
  School Finance Administrator
Maizie Hurst and Karen Leung School Attendance Administrators
  Receptionist/School Nursery Administrator
Josh Moss ICT Technician

Learning Mentor and Pastoral Support

  • Caroline Battlebury

Assistant Learning Mentor and Pastoral Support

  • Kirsty Ireland

Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) – Infants

  • Guisy Amico, Ruth Dane, Lucy Filer, Lisa Hamilton James, Pristine Kong, Liz Hathway, Ann Singer, Paula Snell, Becky Taylor, Will Wade, Caitlin Walsh, Annabel Welsh

Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) – Juniors

  • Giusy Amico, Priya Amruthur, Maggi Davies, Amanda Edwards, Kirsty Ford, Emma Gazzard, Amy Hazell, Sue Kent, Kelly Manley, Sally Mansell, Vikki Masheder, Paije Meredith, Jennie Morris, Kelly Packham, Ann Singer, Stephanie Smith, Becky Taylor, Will Wade.

Lunchtime Supervisors (SMSAs) – Infants

  • Ann Singer (Lead SMSA), Lucie Bailey, Kirsty Ford, Lisa Hamilton-James, Emily Joy, Sonia Madders, Fay Nash, Kelly Packham, Becky Taylor, Miu Wah Tsang, Caitlin Walsh,  Annabel Welsh.

Lunchtime Supervisors (SMSAs) – Juniors

  • Michelle Roberts (Lead SMSA), Urmi Chattopadhyay, Maggi Davies, Kirsty Ford, Amy Hazell, Areej Katbi, Sue Kent, Maizie Hurst, Abi Jones, Pristine Kong, Karen Leung, Vikki Masheder, Paije Meredith, Sally Phillips, Stephanie Smith. Caitlin Walsh

After School Club

Future Stars

Executive pay – please note than none of the staff have a gross annual salary and benefits of £100,000 or more.