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Dogsthorpe Academy

Our Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Executive Principal Mrs Vicki Redhead
Head of Academy Mrs Emma Peacock (from 15 April 2024)
Deputy Principal Mr Zak Warner
Assistant Principal & SENDCo Mrs Faye Massingham

Leaders of Learning

Blue House Mr Zak Waner
Green House Mr Sam Baines
Purple House Mr Ryan Tootal

Class teachers

Year 3 Lilac

Mrs Kate Smitheringale/Mrs Katy Cole

Year 3 Pine Mr Sam Baines
Year 3 Oak Mr Jack Spires
Year 4 Ash Mrs Annam Iqbal
Year 4  Chestnut Miss Saira Kauser
Year 4 Elm Miss Anmol Mehnaz
Year 5 Birch Mr Granville Mills
Year 5 Sycamore Mrs Corrine Lacramiorapopa
Year 5 Willow Mr Ryan Tootal
Year 6 Cherrytree Mr Zak Warner/Mrs Faye Massingham
Year 6 Larch Mrs Yasmin McDonald
Year 6 Maple Miss Johanna Ross
- Maternity leave Mrs Hannah Dunford

Learning Support Assistants

Year 3 Lilac Miss Niamh Adamson-Greener 
Year 3 Pine Mrs Deborah Frisby
Year 3 Oak Mrs Nasrin Zaman
Year 4 Ash Ms Andrea Nicholls
Year 4  Chestnut Mrs Mandy Myers
Year 4 Elm Miss Georgia Yakan, Mr Sam Turner
Year 5 Birch Miss Sophie Stott, Mrs Viktorija Golipad
Year 5 Sycamore Mrs Tina Bewick, Mrs Julie Lusher
Year 5 Willow Miss Melissa O'Brien, Mrs Viktorija Golipad
Year 6 Cherrytree Mrs Nici Hogg
Year 6 Larch Ms Andrea Nicholls, Mr Sam Turner
Year 6 Maple Mrs Sayma Afzal

Other Staff

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Mrs Michelle Hendy
Higher Level Teaching Assistant Mrs Val Lang
Forest School Leader Ms Kate Mansfield
Family Support Worker Mrs Karen Keymer
Family Support Worker Mrs Hayley Durkin
Dogsthorpe Den Manager Mrs Suzanne Williams
Dogsthorpe Den Playworker Miss Joan Hanley
Dogsthorpe Den Playworker Mrs Karen Vernall
Sport Apprentice Mr Sam Turner

Non Teaching Staff

Office Manager & Attendance Officer Vacant post
Temporary Office Manager Mrs Suzanne Stone
Office administrator Vacant post
Office administrator Miss Zoe Ambrose
Premises Officer Mr Edward Cymberlist
Cleaner in charge Mrs Hardeep Kaur

Lunchtime Team 

Catering Team Ms M Galietti, Ms S Roberts, Mrs K Croote, Mrs A Petrosiene
Mid-day Supervisory Assistants

Miss C Lewis, Mrs T Pollard, Mrs S Ali-Khan, Mrs Z Khan, Mrs S Beeton, Mrs M Ahmed, Mrs F Rabbani