Staff Team

The complete Grovelands team

Federation Leadership Team

Jon Goulding
Executive HeadteacherJon Goulding
Kathleen Swaine
Head of School for GrovelandsKathleen Swaine
Natalia Squires
Safeguarding Strategic Lead - Rampion FederationNatalia Squires
Michelle McKay
Head of School for HellinglyMichelle McKay

Senior Leadership Team

Jon Goulding
Executive HeadteacherJon Goulding
Catherine Adams
Inclusion LeaderCatherine Adams
Denyse Weller
Phase Leader - Year 3 and Year 4Denyse Weller
Kathleen Swaine
Head of School for GrovelandsKathleen Swaine
Paula Symonds
Phase Leader - EYFSPaula Symonds
Lisa Andrews
Phase Leader - Year 5 and Year 6Lisa Andrews
Michelle McKay
Head of School for HellinglyMichelle McKay
Jo Hancock
Phase Leader - Year 1 and Year 2Jo Hancock

Year Groups

Nursery

Paula Symonds
EYFS Phase Lead / Class TeacherPaula Symonds
Jaqueline Spiers
Nursery PractitionerJaqueline Spiers
Chloe Lind
Nursery PractitionerChloe Lind
Alison Groves
Nursery PractitionerAlison Groves
Jennifer Noya
Nursery ManagerJennifer Noya
Jannine Strudwick
Nursery PractitionerJannine Strudwick
Sarah Jane Hendley
Nursery PractitionerSarah Jane Hendley
Sue Cable
Nursery PractitionerSue Cable
Zara Bradley
Nursery Practitioner /SENDZara Bradley
Nichola Young
Nursery PractitionerNichola Young
Sara Windeatt
Nursery PractitionerSara Windeatt

Reception

Jane Gurr
RJG - Class TeacherJane Gurr
Charlotte Parsons
Teaching AssistantCharlotte Parsons
Megan Phillips
RDS - Class TeacherMegan Phillips
Amber-Marie Stutter
Teaching AssistantAmber-Marie Stutter
Melanie McDonald
RMM - Class TeacherMelanie McDonald
Rebecca Standen
Teaching AssistantRebecca Standen

Year 1

Kelly Moore
1KM - Class TeacherKelly Moore
Louise Matthews
Teaching AssistantLouise Matthews
Tracey Lawford
Individual Needs AssistantTracey Lawford
Nicola Degl’innocenti
1SD - Class TeacherNicola Degl’innocenti
Chloe Sanford
1SD - Class TeacherChloe Sanford
Sue Read
Teaching AssistantSue Read
Neil Brent
1NB - Class TeacherNeil Brent
Angela Duley
Support StaffAngela Duley

Year 2

Allison Harrison
2AH - Class TeacherAllison Harrison
Emma Batchelor
Teaching AssistantEmma Batchelor
Julia Tonkin
Teaching AssistantJulia Tonkin
Catherine Stockman
2SS - Class TeacherCatherine Stockman
Jo Stevens
2SS- Jo StevensJo Stevens
Sarah Cox
2CH - Class TeacherSarah Cox
Joanna Hancock
2CH - Class TeacherJoanna Hancock
Claire Ward
Teaching AssistantClaire Ward

Year 3

Alex Newell
Class TeacherAlex Newell
Natalie Stone
Teaching AssistantNatalie Stone
Debra Stevens
3DS - Class TeacherDebra Stevens
Claire Ward
Teaching AssistantClaire Ward
Tracey Cheal
3CA - Class TeacherTracey Cheal
Christine Anderson
3CA - Class TeacherChristine Anderson

Year 4

Matt Andrews
4MA - Class TeacherMatt Andrews
Debbie Still
Teaching AssistantDebbie Still
Stephanie Divall
Class TeacherStephanie Divall
Linda Thompson
Support staffLinda Thompson
Anya Hughes
4HW - Class TeacherAnya Hughes

Year 5

Lyndsey Pengilley
Class TeacherLyndsey Pengilley
Clair Gilder
Teaching AssistantClair Gilder
Michael Fletcher
5SF - Class TeacherMichael Fletcher
Rosemarie Catt
Teaching AssistantRosemarie Catt
Sonia Wright
5WA - Class TeacherSonia Wright
Lisa Andrews
5WA - Class TeacherLisa Andrews

Year 6

Christian Fielding
6CF - Class TeacherChristian Fielding
Emma Philips
Teaching AssistantEmma Philips
Rebecca Anderson
6RA - Class TeacherRebecca Anderson
Lily Coyle
Teaching AssistantLily Coyle
Nick Bream
6BN - Class TeacherNick Bream

The Dell

Karen Liddell
The Dell - Class TeacherKaren Liddell
Bev Andrews
Teaching AssistantBev Andrews
Nadine Reynolds
Support StaffNadine Reynolds
Natalie Shelfer
Individual Needs AssistantNatalie Shelfer
Kim Lockyer
Class TeacherKim Lockyer
Wendy Thomas
Individual Needs AssistantWendy Thomas
Claire Roberts
Teaching AssistantClaire Roberts
Helen Dawson
Class TeacherHelen Dawson
Lena Foord
Teaching AssistantLena Foord
Nivia Lopes
Teaching AssistantNivia Lopes
Michelle Goldsmith
Teaching AssistantMichelle Goldsmith

Specialist Teachers

Rob Williams
ComputingRob Williams
Helen Dawson
Forest SchoolHelen Dawson
Karen Liddell
ASD The Dell - Class TeacherKaren Liddell
Wendy Thomas
DanceWendy Thomas
Steffi Petridou
MusicSteffi Petridou
Teresa Fox
TeacherTeresa Fox
Heidi Greenwood
Outdoor Learning LeadHeidi Greenwood

SEN Team

Sarah Smith
Specialist SEN Teaching AssistantSarah Smith
Shannon Heyes
Specialist SEN Teaching AssistantShannon Heyes
Alison Roberts
Additional Needs TeamAlison Roberts
Paula Pearson
NuturePaula Pearson
Louise Weston
SEN ProvisionLouise Weston
Lily Coyle
Jump AheadLily Coyle

Admin and First Aid Team

Helen Fingerneissl
Business ManagerHelen Fingerneissl
Melinda Heasman
Attendance AdminMelinda Heasman
Carol Williams
SecretaryCarol Williams
Naomi Hayler
Nursery Clerical AssistantNaomi Hayler
Sarah Coates
Pastoral AdminSarah Coates
Angela Fenner
SEN AdminAngela Fenner

Site Manager/Caretaker

Derek Lind
Site ManagerDerek Lind
Alan Stewardson
CaretakerAlan Stewardson

Catering and Lunchtime Team

Karen Wells
Kitchen TeamKaren Wells
Ana Augusta
Kitchen TeamAna Augusta
Louise Matthews
Midday Supervisory AssistantLouise Matthews
Linda Thompson
Midday Supervisory AssistantLinda Thompson
Melissa Stapleton
Midday Supervisory AssistantMelissa Stapleton
Lily Coyle
Midday Supervisory AssistantLily Coyle
 Amanda Smith
Midday Supervisory Assistant Amanda Smith
Elizabeth Edwards
Kitchen TeamElizabeth Edwards
Sarah Wells
Kitchen AssistantSarah Wells
Angela Duley
Midday Supervisory AssistantAngela Duley
Laura Taylor
Midday Supervisory AssistantLaura Taylor
Tina Simmonds
Midday Supervisory AssistantTina Simmonds
Georgina Felsted
Midday Supervisory AssistantGeorgina Felsted
Laura Brook
Midday Supervisory AssistantLaura Brook
Isabel Stock
Kitchen TeamIsabel Stock
Michelle Goldsmith
Lead Midday Supervisory AssistantMichelle Goldsmith
Sue Read
Midday Supervisory AssistantSue Read
Amber- Marie Stutter
Midday Supervisory AssistantAmber- Marie Stutter
Elizabeth Cottingham
Midday Supervisory AssistantElizabeth Cottingham
Claire Gilder
Midday Supervisory AssistantClaire Gilder
Lisa Grayling
Midday Supervisory AssistantLisa Grayling

After-School Providers

Dan Angela
Grovelands ActiveDan Angela
Caroline Hadlow
Caroline HadlowCaroline Hadlow

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Grovelands School, Dunbar Drive,
Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3UW.

Staff Contacts

  • Executive Headteacher: Mr Jon Goulding
  • Head of School: Miss Kathleen Swaine
  • School Business Manager: Mrs Helen Fingerneissl
  • School Secretary: Miss Carol Williams
  • Chair of Governors: Mr Michael Nix
  • Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr Jon Goulding
  • Deputy DSLs: Miss K Swaine, Ms C Adams, Miss N Squires, Miss S Coates, Mr R Williams
  • Inclusion Leader: Ms C Adams

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