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Who’s Who

Meet the staff at Eleanor Palmer! School Council asked them all some critical questions! Click on each photo for a selection of their replies.

Headteachers and Admin

Lacey Cousins

Lacey Cousins

Acting Deputy and SENDCO

What is your favourite children’s book?
My favourite book is ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ by Kate Di Camillo. I love the adventures that Edward goes on, both good and bad! The characters that he meets really help to remind us that we should never judge a book by its cover, and their stories make us feel a whole host of emotions. I think its a story that’s impossible to forget, and I love sharing it with classes.
What would be your desert island teaching tool?
As computing lead, I would love to say an iPad – there is just so much that you can do in terms of creating, researching, reading, photographing… the list is endless! But if we’re sticking to good, old fashioned teaching tools, I’d probably say a pack of cards – there can be tons of learning in fun and engaging ways through card games!

 

Sally Hill

Sally Hill

Co-Head, SENDCO and designated LAC lead

Egg Race or X Factor?

Egg Race – I’m always so impressed with the children’s inventions.

Two desert island teaching resources?

Number fans and playing cards

Favourite number?

7. My daughter was born at 7:17!

Favourite Children’s Book?

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Rosie Thomson

Rosie Thomson

Deputy Head

My favourite children’s book?

Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown, a joy-filled book that always makes me laugh. All about the freedom of going wild and not being afraid to stand out!

My favourite place in the school?

One of our lovely class book corners. The perfect place to curl up with a story and be transported to another world.

Lindsay Arnold

Lindsay Arnold

Receptionist

Favourite children’s book?
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. It is a firm favourite of all my children!

Desert island teaching tool?
A huge pad of paper and pens for writing, drawing and crafts.

Victoria Green

Victoria Green

School Business Manager

Favourite children’s book?
Michael Rosen’s Mustard, Custard, Grumblebelly and Gravy

Desert island teaching tool?
A game of scrabble for both literacy and numeracy!

Tania Voaden

Tania Voaden

Senior Admin Officer and Admissions

Favourite childhood book?
Blackhearts in Battersea by Joan Aikten. Plots to overthrow the king, hot air balloon, wolves, stowaways and a feisty, unlikely, irrepressible heroine. What’s not to love?!

Desert island teaching tool?
A pack of playing cards. Great for cognitive and social development, relaxation and fun…and 52 cards just enough to layout a HELP message on the beach.

Danny Ansley

Danny Ansley

School-keeper

What would you have been if you hadn’t been a school keeper?

A builder

Favourite place in the school?

My house next door!

Island or Tower?

Island – such a great play area.

Key Stage 2

Kate Katz

Kate Katz

Year 5 Teacher

Favourite childhood book? Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Desert island teaching tool? Two dice (I can always use shells as counters and draw a game in the sand!)

Sara Stokes

Sara Stokes

Year 3 Teacher

Chocolate or cheese? That is a tough question, as much as I love chocolate I don’t think I could live without pizza so it has to be cheese!

 

What is your dream half term destination? Depends if its winter or summer but I love travelling either way. During the winter a good mountain to ski otherwise sunshine, a sense of adventure and local food then I’d be very happy!

 

Favourite place in the school? The entrance – its so inviting but also tranquil, it always makes me smile when I walk through.

Stefan Palejowski

Stefan Palejowski

Year 4 Teacher

What is your favourite childhood book?

It has got to be Fantastic Mr Fox, I always LOVED the descriptions of the food!

What would be your desert island teaching tool?

I think an ipad with solar panels to charge it would be fantastic!

Zoe Davis

Zoe Davis

SEND Teaching Assistant Year 5

X factor or egg race?

  • X factor for sure! I grew up watching it on TV and now EP has brought it to me live! I love to hear all the talent the kids have to offer – and you never know, we might uncover the next Beyoncé!
Craig Cairns

Craig Cairns

Year 3 Teacher

What is your favourite children’s book?

It has to be Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, because I like the spirit of adventure and the relationship between father and son.

What is your desert island teaching tool?

A compass, so that we could explore the island and find our base again!

 

 

Jackie Churchill

Jackie Churchill

Teaching Assistant Year 3

Egg Race or X Factor?

X Factor! I love watching the performances

Times Tables or handwriting?

Handwriting

What would you have been if you hadn’t become a teaching assistant?

I would have been an explorer – I love travel!

Taynee Woods

Taynee Woods

SEND Teaching Assistant Year 4

My favourite children’s book is Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Michael Rosen.

My desert island teaching tool would be Play-doh. So good for allowing children to express thoughts, emotions and feelings without words.

Dee Roberts

Dee Roberts

Teaching Assistant Year 6

Times Tables or Handwriting?

Times tables – I love maths!

Dream half term destination?

Barbados

Two desert island teaching resources?

Ipad and coloured pens

Key Stage 1

Bethan Robinson

Bethan Robinson

Teaching Assistant

Favourite place in the school?

  • The DT cupboard – I’m at my happiest being creative and making things so that room is full of inspiration.

Handwriting or times tables?

  • Handwriting

Chocolate or cheese?

  • Cheese
Gemma Stansfield

Gemma Stansfield

Year 2 Teacher

What is your favourite children’s book?
Roald Dahl’s The Great Automatic Grammatization and other stories. I love diving into these bizarre unexpected tales – such escapism guaranteed to make me giggle.
Favourite place in the school?
The greenhouse and secret garden behind the Junior block for a hit of nature. 
Hayley Rogers

Hayley Rogers

Teaching Assistant Year 2

Chocolate or cheese? Definitely chocolate, I love it! 

Favourite book? It’s hard to choose just one, but my favourite book when I was younger was Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine. 

My dream half term holiday destination? Fiji, I’ve always wanted to go there!

Lola Kenworthy

Lola Kenworthy

Infant LSA

Favourite childhood book?

It has to be anything written by Roald Dahl, but it’s probably between James and the Giant Peach & George’s Marvelous Medicine!

Desert Island teaching tool?

Numicon. For early years especially these would be a great and fun way to learn.

Rachael McDonald

Rachael McDonald

SEND Teaching Assistant EY and KS1

What would you take as a desert island teaching resource?

Lots of chalk, so I could keep myself entertained by drawing on rocks

What is your favourite children’s book?

The Bear Under the Stairs by Helen Cooper

Shushan Tewolde-Berhan

Shushan Tewolde-Berhan

Year 1 Teacher

What is your favourite children’s book?

Harry Potter! More specifically, The Prisoner of Azkaban & The Order of Phoenix.

What would be your desert island teaching tool?

A whiteboard and whiteboard pen because you can use it anywhere!

Foundation Stage

Angela Deller

Angela Deller

Nursery Nurse

My favourite children’s book is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

My desert island teaching tool would be a pack of playing cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophie Hartnell

Sophie Hartnell

Reception Teacher

What was your favourite childrens’book?
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord.

What is your desert island teaching tool?
A counting stick.

Natalie Mungly

Natalie Mungly

Nursery Nurse

My favourite children’s book is Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

My desert island teaching tool would be Numicon – colourful, visual and fun way to learn early numbers!

Tom Gibson

Tom Gibson

Nursery Teacher

What was your favourite childhood book?

My favourite book as a child was Goodnight Mr Tom. I read it, then reread it over and over!

What teaching tool would you take to a desert island?

My favourite desert island teaching tool would be a pen and a pad of paper – writing, drawing, sketching plans for rafts to escape…

Sports and Arts

Coach Martin

Coach Martin

Specialist Sports Coach

Island or Tower?

Tower, as there are more places to hide for Tag!!!

 Chocolate or Cheese?

Cheese

 What would you have done if you hadn’t become a sports coach in schools?

 Hopefully play for Arsenal FC

 Favourite place in the school?

 Inside the hall on a bench watching Yr6 do the Bleep Test… hahaha

Laura McWilliam

Laura McWilliam

Music teacher

Chocolate or Cheese?

Chocolate of course

Two desert island teaching resources?

A piano and a violin

Favourite place in the school?

The Music Room, naturally

Kally Laurence

Kally Laurence

Art teacher

My favourite children’s book is Paddington by Michael Bond.

My desert island teacher tool has to be paintbrushes of course!

Kitchen and After School Club

Taf - School Chef

Taf - School Chef

Our school lunches are provided by an excellent company called Caterlink. Food is cooked on the premises every day and children are offered a meat or vegetarian option along with bread and a salad bar.

After School Staff

After School Staff

Our after school Playcentre, open until 6pm, is run by our teaching assistants. We create a lovely after school club with creative and sports opportunities. The children eat a healthy snack together.

There are places for up to 30 children from aged 4 upwards.