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Dogsthorpe Academy

Our Staff - 2024 25

Senior Leadership Team

Executive Principal Mrs Vicki Redhead
Head of Academy Miss Emma Peacock 
Assistant Principal & SENDCo Mrs Faye Massingham
Assistant Principal Mrs Annette Alexander

Class teachers

Year Classroom Class teacher
Year 3 Oak

Mr Jack Spires

Year 3 Birch Mr Anthony Diaz 
Year 3 Ash

Mrs Johanna Ross

Year 4 Chestnut Miss Saira Kauser
Year 4  Lilac Mrs Yasmin McDonald (M-Th) & Mrs Michelle Hendy (F)
Year 4 Cherrytree Miss Amie Taylor-Hall
Year 5 Pine Mr Ryan Tootal
Year 5 Elm Miss Ani Mehnaz
Year 5 Almond  
Year 6 Willow Mrs Hannah Dunford 
Year 6 Larch Miss Jody Ticehurst
Year 6 Maple Mrs Annette Alexander
Y3-6 n/a Miss Kate Smitheringale

Learning Support Assistants

Andrea Nicholls
Mandy Myers
Nici Hogg
Tina Bewick
Sayma Afzal
Viktorija Golipad
Sophie Stott
Melissa O'Brien
Nasrin Zaman
Sam Turner
Reace Johnson
Flora Webber

Other Support Staff

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Mrs Michelle Hendy
Higher Level Teaching Assistant Miss Georgia Yakan
Forest School Leader Ms Kelly Mansfield
Family Support Workers Mrs Karen Keymer & Mrs Hayley Durkin
Dogsthorpe Den Playworkers Miss Joan Hanley & Mrs Karen Vernall

Non Teaching Staff

Office Manager & Attendance Officer Mrs Joanne Ulyatt
Senior administrator Mrs Suzanne Stone
Office administrator Mrs Lisa Hurst
Office administrator Miss Zoe Ambrose
Premises Officer Mr Jamie O'Sullivan
Premises Assisant Mr Chrisaldo Da Costa
Cleaning Team

Mrs Claire Lewis, Mrs Tracey Pollard, Mrs Linda McShane, Miss Tina-Marie Clarke, Mrs Ana Malheiro

Lunchtime Team 

Catering Manager Ms Matilde Galietti
Catering Assistants Mrs Sarah Roberts, Mrs Karen Croote, Mrs Aurelijia Petrosiene
Mid-day Supervisory Assistants

Miss Claire Lewis, Mrs Tracey Pollard, Mrs Shahla Ali-Khan, Mrs Zabin Khan, Mrs Sarah Beeton, Mrs Munaza Ahmed, Mrs Farzana Rabbani