About Our School

Welcome to Parkdale. All are welcome here. Our Prospectus and the remainder of this website will give you a comprehensive picture of life in our school. On this page, you can meet the staff and learn of any vacancies.

Current Vacancies

Headteacher, SLT and Pastoral

Meet the team! Here are our staff with a brief ‘pen portrait’ of their roles.

Mr Peter Hillier

Responsible for the strategic development, management and administration of the school. He is a Designated Person for Safeguarding and line manager to the Senior Leadership Team. Teaches PE to Y5 on a Thursday afternoon and coaches our football and cricket teams. Co-ordinates Children’s Parliament for the Trust.

Mrs Jenny Hinton

Teaching and Learning Lead, Staff Development, Digital & Computing Lead

Mr Jason Pattison

Deputy Head Teacher – Assessment and Data, Numeracy Lead, Appraiser, First Aider and Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Miss Louisa Desborough

Early Years Lead, R Bay Class Teacher (job share with Miss Hutsby), Numeracy Team

Mrs Jenny Walker

Pastoral Care, Family Support, Attendance Officer, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Hayley Rippon

Key Stage One Lead, 1 Palm Class Teacher, Communication & Language, PE

Mrs Alex Taylor

Special Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo), Pupil Premium Lead, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Fiona Carter

Key Stage Two Lead, 5 Oak Class Teacher, Class Teacher & Art & Design Subject Lead

The Early Years Team

Miss Louisa Desborough

Early Years Lead Teacher

Numeracy Team

Miss Charlotte Hutsby

R Bay Class Teacher

Mrs Ruth Ward

R Holly Class teacher, Forest School Lead

Miss Darcie Parkin

Nursery (Blossoms) Class Teacher

Mrs Julie Ross

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Gemma Batchford

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Gemma Carlin

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Shelley John

Teaching Assistant

Key Stage 1 – Years 1 & 2

Mrs Hayley Rippon

Key Stage One Lead, 1 Palm Class Teacher, Communication & Language, PE

Miss Eleanor Harris

Year 1 Class Teacher (Chestnut)

Mrs Caroline Garrett

Year 2 (Willow) Class Teacher (Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays) Joint Identity Team Lead & History Lead

Mrs April Troop

Year 2 (Sycamore) Class Teacher & Design Technology and Mental Health Lead

Mrs Caroline Mason

Year 2 (Willow) Class Teacher (Thursdays & Fridays) Phonics Lead & Joint Identity Team Lead

Mrs Jayne Skeet

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN Support

Mrs Lisa Hutchins

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN Support

Mrs Dionne Thomas

1:1 and general TA in Year 3 and general TA in Year 1

Mrs Karen Drury

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN support

Key Stage 2 – Years 3-6

Mrs Fiona Carter

5 Oak class teacher, Art & Design leader, KS2 Lead

Mrs Jennie Chalmers

3 Elm Class Teacher, Music Team Member

Mrs Angie Cooper

Year 3 (Rowan) Class Teacher, RE Lead and Science Team member, FOP link Teacher, Charities Team.

Mrs Tracey Carlisle

Year 4 (Poplar) Class Teacher, Science Lead & Digital Team

Mrs Imogen Miller-Orme

Year 5 (Maple) Class Teacher, Digital & Geography Lead

Mrs Victoria Stafford

Year 4 (Ash) Class Teacher

Miss Pippa Blatherwick

6 Cedar Class Teacher

Mrs Louisa James

Year 6 Class Teacher & Maths Team

Mrs Rebecca Hayes

Year 6 (Beech) Class Teacher & MFL Lead

Mrs Andrea Ellis

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN support

Mrs Sofia Sardar-Niaz

Teaching Assistant & HLN SEN support

Mrs Gina Roper

Teaching Assistant & HLN SEN support

Mrs Carolyn Hallam

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN support, PPA cover

Miss Nicky Brooks

Teaching Assistant & ASN/AFN SEN Support

Mrs Fiona Henshaw

SEND Support TA in Year 4 and 5

Other Teaching Staff

Mrs Donna Selby

PPA and Other Cover

The Office

The Site

Miss Katherine Howe

Office Manager – Financial/Budget control, administrative and clerical support. Maintenance of pupil/staff database

Miss Kelly Dickinson

Administrative Assistant – School Fund income, clerical support, school dinners and class trips

Mrs Jenny Scott

Administrative Assistant – Clerical support, attendance and stationery stock control

Mr Andy Chell

Site Manager – Maintenance, security, co-ordination of projects, management of cleaning staff

Mrs Lyndsay Osborne

Cleaner in Charge – Site cleaning, management of cleaning team

Miss Rachel Osborne

Cleaner Extraordinaire

The Kitchen – Aspens

Miss Laura Garfield

Kitchen Assistant – Preparation & serving of school meals

Mrs Janine Leighton

Kitchen Assistant – Preparation & serving of school meals

The Middays

Mrs Yvonne Wright

Senior Lunchtime Supervisor – Dining/Playground Supervision, 1st Aid, Line Manager of Assistants