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 & SENCO - Rachel Knight
• Business Manager - Isaac Xenitides

Middle Management Team

• Simon Hogan - Secondary curriculum, exams
• Phil Thompson - 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
  
• Claire Cullen - Post 16 Form Teacher, Art Lead, English ELC
  
• Steve Grigsby - Post 16 Lead
  
• Simon Hogan –  Form Teacher, Maths, Exams Officer, Assistant Head
  
• Nick Hyett -  Form Teacher, Post 16
  
• Desi Lyon - English
• Sam Mackey - Form Teacher, Primary
• Emma Oxton - Maths
  
• Nick Ridley - History, Deputy Head
  
• Nick Sear - Form Teacher, Primary
• Michael Spain - ICT/Media, Assistant Head
  
• Leanne Strathearn - Form Teacher, Science, Pshychology, PSHE
  
• Sally Tremaine - English

Teaching Assistants:

• Dave Allen
• Maddi Annis-Wilkinson
• Amanda Armstrong
• Shah Arshad
• Kathy Bishop
• Lindsey Bolton
• Katie Bowden
• Mollie Eames
• Tim Franklin
• Penny Gibbs
• Lin Grenham
• Kata Gyimesi
• Oliver Jones (apprentice)
• Conair Knight
• Dan Moore
• Lorraine Newlands
• Tess Peirce
• Bethany Powell (apprentice)
• Jane Timney
• Sharon Settersfield
• Helen Smith
• Stacey Morrin (Employability Development Worker)

Therapy:

• Katy Astles - OT
• Helen Carr- OT
• Sarah Dodd- SALT
• Jo Shepherd - Talking therapy
• Kate Spencer - SALT
• Katherine Salsbury - Family Liaison Worker

Administrative & Finance staff:

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

 International Volunteers (ICYE)

External collaborating specialists

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