Meet the Team

 

"Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become

children of light.”

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    ' I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.' Psalms 32:8

We are very lucky to have a dedicated and experienced teaching staff team who have all been at our school for a number of years. They work hard to provide a broad and exciting curriculum,engaging lessons and care beyond the classroom to enable our pupils to ' love,learn,aspire,achieve'

 

 

 Mrs Jones is our Headteacher, Mental Health Lead and Safeguarding Lead.She has completed the National Professional Qualification in Leading Behaviour and Culture. She is also our English Lead and is passionate about reading and literacy, she still nips in and out of lessons and is very interested in the quality of our work. She loves celebrating our achievements in class and always offers us encouragement and support. Mrs Jones can usually be found listening to readers in a quiet nook in our school along with Desmond our school dog. Mrs Jones has recently become a SIAMS inspector for Church of England and Methodist schools and supports other church schools in her role as a SIP (school improvement partner).

 

Mrs Gibson is our school SENDCo ,Assistant Head and also teaches in our Wrens class. She has completed the NPQSL (National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders) , the NASENCo award and the National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture.She leads in the areas of History,Geography,PHSE and RE and is Designated Deputy for Safeguarding alongside her role as our CDAT Trauma Informed Lead. She is passionate about the children she teaches and all things SEND.Mrs Gibson leads EYFS and KS1.

Miss Byrne has successfully completed her NPQML (National Professional Qualification in Middle Leadership) and teaches in class 3 with years 5 and 6. She leads PE and computing across the school and works with FAVSP to arrange all our sporting competitions and events.Miss Byrne loves teaching english and RE,organises our collective worship and is adored by her Falcons as they prepare for their next stage of learning.Miss Byrne is our KS2 lead and supports Mrs Jones and Mrs Gibson as part of our leadership team.

 

Mrs Raynor brings a wealth of experience to our school having taught for many years across all key stages.She leads DT,music and global learning across the school as well as leading Forest School sessions for all our children.Mrs Raynor is also our Sustainability Lead and supports our Eco-Commitee. Mrs Raynor is dedicated to ensuring all our children are the best that they can be.

Mrs Heald is our fabulous ECT (Early Career Teacher) and teaches year 2,3 and 4 in our Barn Owls .Mrs Heald is an incredible artist and has worked hard to develop our inspiring art curriculum,she puts her BSc degree to good use leading our science curricululm.

 

 

Our team at Kingsley St John's has one mission, regardless of our job description.  We want the very highest and best outcomes for our children.  

We are all God's children.  We all have wonderful thoughts about how our school can develop and we work collaboratively to evalauate and develop our amazing school.

We value the gifts our support staff offer and encourage them to believe in their own light, whilst they have the light so they may become children of light.

We are incredibly lucky at Kingsley St John's to have such a talented, conscientious and experienced team of dedicated teaching assistants to support our children with their learning. As well as their qualifications in teaching, learning and support they bring a wide range of skills to the school, from art and horticulture to dance and D.I.Y.

Mrs Sherlock is our HLTA ,she provides interventions throughout the school using her training in Wellcomm and Elklan to support speech and language. In addition,Mrs Sherlock uses her early reading, phonics and wave 3 maths knowledge to reinforce previous learning with our vulnerable learners throughout the school.

 

Mrs Armstrong has a Level 3 CACHE qualification in supporting teaching and learning. She is our dyslexia specialist teaching assistant and ensures high quality provision and interventions for those chiildren who need extra support. Mrs Armstrong is also our school ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant ) and has worked hard to develop our 'Nest', a safe and nurturing space for children to develop their self-esteem, self-belief,resilience and be supported with their worries.She supports learning in our Falcons class and in Hummingbirds.

 

 

Miss Hay has recently achieved a First Class BA in SEND through the University of Chester. She supports our pupils with SEND providing a high level of care and quality practice.Miss Hay is developing our use of the zones of regulation in class 4 and has worked hard to set up our sensory room as well as suporting pupils in Falcons and our Hummingbirds.

Mrs Worthington has a CACHE Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning. Her calm and quiet manner is ideal in supporting our more vulnerable learners. Mrs Worthington currently works in class 1 with our Reception and Y1 Wrens.

 

 

Mrs Hudson supports the learning and teaching in class 1  and our EYFS class. She has training in supporting children with autism, Down's syndrome and Makaton signing! Mrs Hudson also supports our sensory curriculum in our afternoon Hummingbirds.

 

Miss Helm is the newest member of our team and she supports the learning with Y2,3 and 4 in Barn Owls. Miss Helm has studied for her CACHE Level 2 qualification and also supports in Forest School.

 

Mr Jones supports the learning in Falcons.He is a keen footballer and always finds a way to connect with our KSJ pupils, encouraging them through physical development and supporting their social and emotional aspects of learning.

Mrs Baker works in Wrens, supporting our youngest pupils.Her warm,approachable manner means she is always snuggled up reading a story or building a train track!

Our office team is made up of our Bursar, Mrs Bennett and our Admin Assistant Mrs Groom. They are the first port of call for any queries and questions and are normally the first voice you hear when you join KSJ.

Miss Donna and Miss Anita are our fantastic lunchtime team. Miss Donna cooks all our delicious lunches whilst Miss Anita supports our play outside and makes our breaktimes fun!