These are the staff at our school

This is our Head teacher, Mark Smith.
" I have been Head teacher at Bishops Lydeard for 16 years now. During this time the School has developed considerably and I am very proud of what has been achieved by the staff and Governing Body. Our last OFSTED inspection was extremely positive emphasising in particular the very good quality of teaching, the excellent relationships between staff and pupils, the positive partnership we form with parents and how much the pupils enjoy coming to School. We value each of our individuals and provide a caring and stimulating environment in which they can reach their potential."

Anne Smith is our Deputy Head teacher. Anne has worked at Bishops Lydeard for 21 years, the last 11 as Deputy Head. Anne says, "The School has developed tremendously during my time here and offers first class opportunities for our pupils. However, alongside these developments, it has always been able to maintain its wonderful atmosphere and ethos. It is a school I have been proud to help lead".

Staff at Bishops Lydeard Primary School work hard to ensure children achieve their best when learning and playing together.

Listed below are our current teaching staff and their areas of responsibilty.

Mark Smith - Headteacher/Management Team
Anne Smith - Deputy Headteacher - Year 3
Richard Stead- Assistant Headteacher - Year 2
Rachel Beattie - Class Teacher - Year 4
Melissa Brown - Class Teacher - Year 3 (pictured here)
Sophie Byrne - Class Teacher - Year 1
Anne Deverell - Class Teacher - Year 1
Anna Neilson - Class Teacher - Year 6
Phil Griffiths - Class Teacher - Year 5
Ruth Jones - SENCo
Lynn Norris - Class Teacher - Year R
Jo Stephens - Class Teacher - Year R

Currently we have eleven learning support assistants who give each class teacher full time help. They are fully trained and may work with individual pupils, small groups or pupils with special needs. Currently our assistants are:-
Jo Berry-Roper (Jo is also a Sports Coach)
Alison Campbell
Jo Constance
Charity Della-Valle (Charity is also co-Breakfast Club leader)
Debbie Fleming
Penny Gibbs
Trish Kennedy
Maria Knight
Carolyn McDermott
Carol Rawles 
                                                                                       Jayne Sapey (who is pictured here) is also co-Breakfast Club leader

Some Assistants teach classes to enable other staff to have planning, preparation and assessment time.

We also have a number of support staff.

Annette Williams (pictured here to the front of the photograph) is our Secretary. She is the first point of contact for parents and visitors and she provides a full secretarial service for the School's Management . Annette also undertakes a range of administrative tasks.

Deb McKie (pictured here to the back of the photograph) is our Finance Officer. She handles all the day-to-day finances including giving guidance to the Finance Committee. Deb also undertakes administrative tasks.

Our other non-teaching staff are:

Ross Laing - ICT Technician

Karen Dingle - General Assistant

Our Midday Supervisors are:-

Linda Brady
Sharon Davis
Linda Holley (pictured here to the left of the photograph); she is also a Breakfast Club Assistant
Chris Oram (pictured here to the right of the photograph)
Cherene Holland
Sue Middleton;  she is also a Breakfast Club Assistant and Cleaner

Sue Cross - Crossing Patrol/Midday Supervisor

 

Charise Searle - Caretaker

Linda Hicks - Cleaner

Gail King - Relief Cleaner

 

 

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