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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)
- Carlota Kjopke
- Julia Sonnenfeld
External collaborating specialists
- Educational Psychologist
- Physiotherapist
- Sensory Integration
- VI Specialist Advisor
- Play Therapist