Staff List

At Stepping Stones we are lucky to have a range of staff to cover all areas of our wide curriculum offer supported by our administrative team and visiting specialists.

Executive Head Teacher - Melissa Grigsby

Senior Management Team

• Deputy Head - Nick Ridley
• Therapy Lead & Deputy- Rachel Knight
• Business Manager - Vacant

Middle Management Team

• Simon Hogan - Secondary curriculum, exams
• Nick Hyett - Primary curriculum
• Michael Spain - Data/Progression

 "Leaders have placed a strong emphasis on developing teaching and learning."  OFSTED 2016

 Teaching staff and their main areas of teaching

• Ben Bastin - Form Teacher, Music
• Niall Burke - Form teacher, Functional Skills
  
• Steve Grigsby - Post 16, Art
• Simon Hogan –  Form teacher, Maths 
• Nick Hyett -  Form Teacher, Primary
• Danny Leeds - Form Teacher, PE, Science
  
• Desi Lyon - English
• LIz Moore - Form teacher, Primary
• Phil Thompson – Geography, English, NQT Development
  
• Nick Ridley - History
• Jamie Smith - Form teacher, Art
• Michael Spain - ICT/Media
• Leanne Strathearn - Form teacher, Science, Pshychology, PSHE
  

Teaching Assistants:

• Amanda Armstrong
• Shah Arshad
• Lindsey Bolton
• Katie Bowden
• Tansy Clarke
• Claire Cullen
• Lisa Davies
• Mollie Eames
• Tim Franklin
• Lin Grenham
• Kata Gyimesi
• Conair Knight
• Dan Moore
• Lorraine Newlands
• Tess Pierce
• Bethany Powell
• Jane Timney
• Sharon Settersfield
• Jo Shepherd
• Helen Smith

Therapy:

• Katy Astles - OT
• Helen Carr- OT
• Fiona Clarke - SALT
•  Kate Spencer - SALT

Administrative & finance staff:

•  Emma Hayward (Procurement & Lettings)
  
•  Shelley Lewis (School Office)
  
•  Diana Shaw (Finance & HR)
  
•  Sarah Jones (Admissions & PA to Head)
  
• Alex Viner (School Office & Annual Reviews)
• Andy Hilton (Premises)
• James Kamm (Premises)

 International Volunteers (ICYE)

External collaborating specialists

• Educational Psychologist
• Physiotherapist
• Sensory Integration
• VI Specialist Advisor
• Play Therapist