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The Downs Primary School & Nursery

The Downs Primary School & Nursery

Meet the staff

Staff arrangements

Senior Leadership Team

Headteacher - Mr R Calderwood
Deputy Headteacher - Miss S Weekly
Assistant Headteacher (Key Stage 1 Lead) - Ms J Bauckham
Assistant Headteacher (Upper Key Stage 2 Lead) - Mrs G Ding

Support Staff

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Ms S Briscoe

SENCo - Ms H Finch

Assistant SENCo - Mrs M Howard

Office Manager -  Miss S Barden
admin@downs.essex.sch.uk

Admin Assistant (SIMs-Pay - Breakfast Club, After School Clubs, Trips) - Mrs N Cooper
n.cooper@downs.essex.sch.uk

Learning Mentor - Miss L Marks

Teaching and Learning: Teaching Staff
Year 6 - Oak Class - Ms R Eldride
Year 6 - Hazel Class - Mr D Joyce

Year 5 - Birch Class - Mrs Ding
Year 5 - Willow Class - Mr C Johnstone

Year 4 - Chestnut Class - Miss K Allen & Miss H Barnes-Martin
Year 4 - Rowan Class - Mr J Downey

Year 3 - Cedar Class - Miss G Cook
Year 3 - Aspen Class - Mr J Esteves

Year 2 - Maple Class - Ms J Bauckham
Year 2 - Sycamore Class - Miss J Kew

Year 1 - Larch Class - Miss O Arifaj
Year 1 - Elm Class - Mr D Doyles

Reception - Holly Class - Mrs T Stoyanova
Reception - Mulberry Class - Mrs G Baugh and Mrs N Garaty

Nursery - Acorn Class - Ms C McCabe

Additional Teachers

Ms A Leland

Teaching and Learning: Teaching Support

Upper KS2 (Year 5 and Year 6)
Miss Alford
Ms M Hultermans
Miss A Jakstonyte
Miss E Varney

Lower KS2 (Year 3 and Year 4)
Mrs N Ballard
Mrs R Gavino
Miss G Ramanauskaite
Mrs Y Yoshitake-Thatcher

KS1 (Year 1 and Year 2)
Mrs C Arachchi
Mrs K Bartlett
Mrs S Mombo
Miss S White

Reception
Miss L Devereux
Miss D Jackman
Miss T Owen

Nursery
Miss C Jones
Miss H Sanders

Additional Teaching Support

Ms T Hannam
Miss C Joannou
Mrs N Whitelegg
Miss L Worboys

Lunchtime Staff

Catering Manager - Mrs D Evans
Assistant Cook - Miss D Smith
Kitchen Assistant - Miss T Downes
Kitchen Assistant - Mrs Y Tanaka

Midday Assistant - Miss E Cable
Midday Assistant - Mrs E Eagles
Midday Assistant - Miss L Rowley
Midday Assistant - Ms N McAlpine
Midday Assistant - Ms N Hilton

Breakfast Club Co-ordinators:

Mrs R Gavino
Mrs T Searle
Mrs N Whitelegg

Site Team

Site Manager - Mr P Pavlou
Caretaker - Mr P Turner