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The Unicorn School

The Unicorn School

A Specialist School supporting pupils with dyslexia and related learning difficulties

School Staff

 

Senior Management Team  
Head Teacher, Deputy Safeguarding Lead Andrew Day
Deputy Head Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead & Lead SENCo Alexandra Foster
Academic & Digital Lead, Exams Officer, Designated Safeguarding Lead Sallie Greenhalgh
Bursar Katy Johnson
Development Manager Tamora Burford
Pastoral & Safeguarding Lead Ann-Marie Martin
Registrar & Head of Marketing Elizabeth Carter Shaw

 

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School Office  
Office Assistant  Sarah Knee
Office Administrator Paula Stephenson

 

Form Teachers  

Years 3/4

Oak Alex de Jong
Year 5/6 Cedar Eirwen Collier
Year 6 Willow Richard Morris
Year 7 7B Lucinda Bettridge
Year 7 7W Caroline Wilson
Year 8 8H Sarah Hunt
Year 8 8W Jo Woodbury, Harriett Graham
Year 9 Y9CT Sally Carter Tabasso
Year 9 Y9S Elizabeth Sunderland
Year 10 Y10C Jacqueline Cherry
Year11 Y11W Claire Woodcock, Andrea Davies
Subject Teachers  

 

Art

Sallie Sayers (Head of Art)

ASDAN Jacqueline Cherry (Head of ASDAN)
English

Sally Carter Tabasso (Head of English)

Lucinda Bettridge

Harriet Graham

Sarah Hunt 

Elizabeth Sunderland

Food & Nutrition

Helen Day (Head of Food & Nutrition)

ICT

Callum Scott

Mathematics

Claire Woodcock (Head of Mathematics)

Sallie Greenhalgh

Andrea Davies 

Caroline Wilson

Media/Film Studies

Harriet Graham (Head of Film Studies)

PE

Cameron Stuart (Head of PE)

Dee Puffitt

Performing Arts

Clare Bedford

Science

Glen Young (Head of Science)

Ann-Marie Martin

 

One to One Teachers  
Janine Wooldridge                 1:1 Coordinator
Monika Calatayud
Helen Day
Georgina Eastwood
Kate Hanke
Ruth Johnson                     Specialist Assessor
Jackie Lynn
Caroline McIntyre
Katherine Parry
Jayde Patterson
Dee Puffitt
Cat Turlier
Lucinda Westland
Emily Whalley                   Specialist Assessor
Alex Wilson

 

Specific  Learning Difficulties Study Skills Teachers  
Jacqueline Cherry  
Cat Cross                                                     Head of KS4 Study Skills, Assistant SENCO                                                                        for KS4 & Outreach Co-ordinator  
Joanna Woodbury            
Therapists  
Designated Safeguarding Leads Andrew Day, Alexandra Foster, Ann-Marie Martin, Sallie Greenhalgh, Sally McEwan
Assistant SENCO & Deputy DSL Lucinda Allison
Emotional Literacy Support Assistants

Sally McEwan, Kathryn Dawson

Occupational Therapist Maren Hueffmann
Occupational Therapist Margot Nelson
Speech and Language Therapist Hazel Howell
School Counsellor Gayle Thomas

Mental Health Lead

Sally McEwan
School Therapy Dog Briggs
Teaching Assistants
Sally McEwan                     Lead Teaching Assistant  
Ava Bremner                      Y3/4 Oak  
Zarina Bux                          Y7W  
Monika Calatayud               Y6 Willow  
Sam Chessell                      Y9S  
Kathryn Dawson                 ELSA/Food & Nutrition  
Jenny Hughes                      Y10C  
Kayley Mills                         Y9CT  
Camila Morais                     Y5/6 Cedar  
Shannon Robinson              Y7B  
Stephen Ryan                      Y11W  
Callum Scott                       Y11W  
Alix Wernham                     Y8W                    
Lucinda Westland                Y3/4 Oak  
Louise Yardley                     Y8H  

 

 

 
Designated Officers  
First Aiders

Ava Bremner

Monika Calatayud

Sam Chessell

Andrew Day

Katherine Dawson

Jenny Hughes

Alex de Jong

Sarah Knee

Jackie Lynn

Ann-Marie Martin

Sally McEwan

Camila Morais

Dee Puffitt

Julian Puffitt

Callum Scott

Paula Stephenson

Cameron Stuart

Alix Wernham

Lucinda Westland

Caroline Wilson

Louise Yardley

Health & Safety Katy Johnson
Safeguarding Governor Matt Small

 

Ancillary Staff  
   
SEN Administrator Birgit Ashiru
Admissions & Marketing Assistant Louisa Haynes
Facilities Assistant Kieran Hill
HR Assistant & Clerk to the Governors Diane Kenyon
SLT Assisstant & SEN Administrator    Kate Lowe
Site Manager  Julian Puffitt
Assistant Bursar Tracey Roper

 

Board of Governors  
Andrew Strivens Chair of Governors
Arj Arul  
Julia Bennett  
Niki Dinsey  
Marion Frostick Deputy Chair - Specialisation in Autism
Naomi Hargreaves  
Fiona Love  
Natalie-Jane MacDonald  
Susan Piper Specialisation in Autism
Matthew Small Safeguarding Governor
David Ward  

 

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