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 Farnham

Senior Management Team

• Deputy Head- Rachel Knight
• Business Manager - Anne Edward
• Assistant Head (Teaching & Learning) - Phil Thompson

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

 Teaching staff and their main areas of teaching

• Ben Bastin - Music
• Niall Burke - Form teacher, Functional Skills
• Jennifer Durlston-Powell - Geography, PSHE
• Steve Grigsby - Post 16, Art
• Simon Hogan – Form teacher, Maths 
• Nick Hyett - Form Teacher, Primary
• Kathy Joyce – Form teacher, Functional skills
• Lisa Osborn Lea - Form Teacher, English
• Bob Owen - Form teacher, ICT 
• Phil Thompson – Form teacher, PE
• Helen Smith - Form teacher, Primary
• Michael Spain - Form teacher, ICT/Media
• Leanne Strathearn - Form teacher, Science, Pshychology

Teaching Assistants:

• Marcos Alegria
• Shah Arshad
• Lindsey Bolton
• Katie Bowden
• Mollie Eames
• Tim Franklin
• Lin Grenham
• Kata Gyimesi
• Sheilah Hills
• Danny Leeds
• Dan Moore
• Jane Timney
• Sharon Settersfield
• Jamie Smith

Therapy:

•  Helen Carr- OT
•  Kate Spencer - SALT

Administrative & finance staff:

•  Emma Hayward (Procurement & Lettings)
  
•  Shelley Lewis (School Office)
  
•  Diana Shaw (Finance & HR)
  
•  Sarah Jones (Admissions & Annual Review)
  
• Andy Hilton (Premises)

 International Volunteers (ICYE)

External collaborating specialists

• Educational Psychologist
• Physiotherapist
• VI Specialist Advisor
• EfT therapist
• Counsellor
• Play Therapist