Senior Leadership Team
Mrs Karen Nicholson | BEd, NPQH Dip, EYS | Executive Principal and Education Executive |
Mrs Amy Wicks | BA Hons, PGCE, MA Ed | Deputy Headteacher – Academic / KS2 Joint Lead |
Mr Gareth Jackson | Bsc, PGCE Ed | Deputy Headteacher – Pastoral / KS2 Joint Lead / Compliance / Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Mrs Nicola Ridgway | BA (Hons) Early Years Degree - Paediatric First Aid | Head of Early Years, Yoga Teacher and Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Miss Claire Kelsey | BSC (Hons) | Head of KS1, Paediatric First Aid/Mental Health First Aider |
Mr Adam Jackson | Law with Business LLB (Hons) | Business Manager |
Mrs Lucy Greaves | Registrar (Part-time) |
Teachers
RECEPTION | ||
Mrs Jane Chandler | BA (Hons) Dip. EYS | Reception - Paediatric First Aid |
Miss Eden Jackson | BEd | Reception |
YEAR 1 | ||
Miss Claire Kelsey | BSC (Hons) | Year 1 - SLT, Head of KS1, Paediatric First Aid/Mental Health First Aider |
Miss Juliet Ayisi | BA (Hons) | Year 1 |
YEAR 2 | ||
Mrs Sarah Hunter | BEd | Year 2 (Part-time) |
Mrs Gemma Barwick | BEd | Year 2 (Part-time) |
Mrs Christine Hoban-Platford | BA (Hons) | Year 2 |
YEAR 3 | ||
Mrs Sandra Blase | BA (Hons) PGCE, M.L.I.A. Dip Cemap | Year 3 - KS1 Curriculum/Transition Co-ordinator/Mental Health First Aider |
Mr James Braid | BSC Economics, QTS, PGCE | Year 3 |
YEAR 4 | ||
Mrs Cate Sheehan | BEd | Year 4 |
Miss Amelia Nunn | BEd | Year 4 |
YEAR 5 | ||
Ms Sandra Millican | BEd (Hons), QTS, Foundation Degree in Early Years | Year 5 - 11+ Prep, History Co-ordinator |
Mrs Cassie Whaley | BA Primary Education | Year 5/ PSHE / RE Co-ordinator |
YEAR 6 | ||
Mrs Melanie Davies | BA (Hons) | Year 6 - Maths Co-ordinator / Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Mr Antony Pryke | BA (Hons) | Year 6 / NACE Lead |
Specialist Teachers
Miss Denise Betts | BA (Hons) | Head of PE / First Aid (Part-time) |
Mrs Christiana Eastwood | BMus (Hons) LRSM | Head of Music |
Mr Peter Evans | BSc PGCE | Head of PE |
Mrs Beth Fletcher | BA (Hons) PGCE | PE Teacher (Part-time) |
Miss Hollie Harrington | Paediatric First Aid, First Aid at Work | PE Teacher |
Ms Emma Goldsmith | BEd (Hons) OCR SpLD | SENCO Teacher (Part-time) |
Mrs Angela Johnston | BA Education with Science | Head of Science (Part-time) |
Mrs Mel Sener | PGCE | MFL Teacher |
Mrs Catherine Thorning-Bell | BSc (Hons), PGCE | Head of Art (Part-time) |
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Bhawna Chowdhary | Master of Arts | Year 2 |
Mrs Andrea Cujic | BA Early Years Degree - Paediatric First Aid | Reception |
Mrs Pauline Irwin | HLTA BA (Hons) - First Aider | High Level / Year 3 (Part-time) |
Mr Joe Kennard | Advanced Level Early Child Care Level 3 | Year 1 |
Miss Christine Messam | NVQ Level 3 | Year 1 (Part-time) / Lunchtime Supervisor / After School Care Assistant |
Mrs Catherine Munday | BA (Hons) | 1:1 LSA and Year 6 (Part-time) |
Mrs Claire O'Connor | NCFE Level 3 | Year 3 (Part-time) |
Mrs Alison Smith | BA (Hons) NCFE Level 3, Dip Special Needs | Year 5 (Part-time) |
Mrs Irene Spreckley | Cert Learning Support | Year 4 (Part-time) |
Mrs Sue Standford | BA Childhood Studies | Science Teaching Assistant (Part-time) |
Mrs Sandra Starkey | CACHE Level 3 NVQ | Reception (Part-time) |
Mrs Louise Thomson | SpLD TA | SEN |
Mr Tom Turnbull | BA | Year 2 |
Mrs Tara Wall | NVQ Level 2 | Year 4 (Part-time) |
Breaside have been awarded Millie’s Mark! This is a great achievement for us as a school and we are grateful for all the hard work and commitment from our staff towards helping us to exceed health & safety and paediatric first aid requirements. Millie’s Mark is awarded as a special endorsement to childcare providers that go above and beyond the minimum requirements by having 100% of staff trained in paediatric first aid, and also ensuring that everything learned during the course is kept alive and in the forefront of practitioners’ minds so that they are confident, ready and capable.
Early Years
Mrs Nicola Ridgway | BA (Hons) Early Years Degree - Paediatric First Aid | SLT, Head of Early Years, Yoga Teacher and Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Mrs Toni Mitchell | NVQ Level 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Deputy Head of Early Years / Early Years Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Early Years Room Leaders
KINDERGARTEN | ||
Mrs Deanne McDowell | NVQ 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten Room Leader KGM |
Miss Nicole Owen | NVQ3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten Room Leader KGO |
PRE PREP | ||
Mrs Toni Mitchell | NVQ Level 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Pre-Prep Room Leader PPV |
Mrs Sally Smith | Level 3 Diploma CYPW - Paediatric First Aid | Pre-Prep Room Leader PPS |
Early Years Teaching Assistants
Ms Andrea Bellanti | PGCE Paediatric First Aid | Pre-Prep |
Miss Lorraine Blackmore | NVQ 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten |
Mrs Karen Cosby | NVQ 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten |
Mrs Katherine Cottey | Early Years Lunchtime Supervisor | |
Mrs Elizabeth Cunningham | Teaching Assistant Level 3 -Paediatric First Aid | Reception |
Mrs Leigh Daley | Studying Level 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Pre-Prep |
Mrs Suganda Dhir | Early Years Lunchtime Assistant | |
Mrs Cathy Donnelly | NNEB | Kindergarten |
Mrs Lucy Duffield | NCFE CACHE Level 4 | Pre-Prep |
Mrs Kelly Ellis | NNEB HLTA | Pre-Prep |
Mrs Susan Gibberd | NNEB | Early Years Lunchtime Assistant |
Mrs Joanne Hall | NVQ Level 3 | Pre-Prep |
Mrs Samantha James | Currently studying degree in Primary Education | Kindergarten |
Miss Mollie Jelliman | Advanced Level Childcare Level 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten |
Miss Victoria Meades | NNEB - Paediatric First Aid | Pre-Prep |
Mrs Joanne Negus | NVQ Level 3 - Paediatric First Aid | Kindergarten |
Mrs Lynn Simmons | NNEB - Paediatric First Aid / Forest School Leader | Pre-Prep |
Support Staff
Mrs Katie Cottey | After School Care Assistant | |
Mrs Suganda Dhir | After School Care Assistant | |
Mrs Heather Grant | Foundation Degree in Early Years - Paediatric First Aid | After School Care Manager |
Mrs Fiona Smith | NNEB, RSH Dip, Paediatric First Aid | After School Care Assistant |
Administration
Miss Sarah Benjamin | Finance Officer (Part-time) | |
Mrs Lucy Greaves | Registrar and SLT (Part-time) | |
Mrs Claire Henderson | Secretary and Admin Officer | |
Mrs Jenny Hopkinson | Finance Officer (Part-time) | |
Mr Adam Jackson | Law with Business LLB (Hons) | Business Manager and SLT |
Mrs Nicky Scrivener | Marketing & Admin Officer (Part-time) | |
Mrs Jenny Waterman | School Receptionist (Part-time) |
Maintenance
Mr Martin Brace | Premises Manager |
Mr Ron Garton | Cleaning Services |
Mrs Shiela Garton | Cleaning Services |
Miss Heidi Garton | Cleaning Services |
Catering
Mrs Allison Kocurek | NVQ 2 Food Safety and Safeguarding | Thomas Franks - Assistant Catering Manager |
Mrs Barbara Beard | NVQ 2 Food Safety and Safeguarding | Thomas Franks - Catering Assistant |
Ms Debra Lee | NVQ 2 Food Safety and Safeguarding | Thomas Franks - Catering Assistant |
Ms Emma Farrant | NVQ 2 Food Safety and Safeguarding | Thomas Franks - Catering Assistant |
Ms Therese Davies | NVQ 2 Food Safety and Safeguarding | Thomas Franks - Catering Assistant |
Peripatetic Teachers
Mrs Mary Banks | GGSM DipNCOS | Piano |
Mrs Alexander Carter | Singing | |
Mr Meridan Clough | BMus(Hons) Trinity College of Music | Dumkit |
Mr Richard Deacon | BMus(Hons) RCM | Brass |
Mr Christopher Dixon | Guitar | |
Mrs Pippa Harris | DipRCM ARCM | Violine and Viola |
Rosanne Havel | Singing | |
Mr Russell Holdsworth | BA Hons Jazz Studies | Jazz Saxophone and Flute |
Kathryn Murrell | BSc(Hons), MSc, MASTTIP, RegRCSLT, RegHPC | Speech & Language |
Yan Ping Parsons | Chinese | |
Mr Christopher Pitman | Taekwondo | |
Mrs Lisa Pitman | Taekwondo | |
Mrs Diane Peters | LTCL | Clarinet |
Miss Vicky Reed | DipTCL | Flute |
Mrs Gina Storey | AGSM | Cello |
Joseph Ting | Munchkins | |
Ms Louise Thacker | GRNCM | Violin and Piano |
Sasha Trinick | Drama | |
Hakan Usta | Turkish | |
Mrs Ruth Webster | BMus(Hons, PGCE (Music) | Piano |
Georgina Weston | BA (Hons), Ballet Education, LRAD, ARAD, RADrts, BASI Pilates | Ballet |