Meet the Team

Brenda Davies – Headteacher

Mrs Davies has been Headteacher at Barwell CE Junior School since August 2001. She leads on assessment, collective worship and whole staff professional development.

Mrs Davies is a Local Leader of Education and a Professional Partner with the National College. This means that she spends some time supporting leadership development in other schools.

Mrs Davies is married with two grown up sons. She also has a cat called Fox, and a collection of penguins!

When Mrs Davies has some spare time she likes to relax and loves to travel, Her hobbies include reading, meeting friends, and listening to music.

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Charles Broadhurst - Chair of Governors

Mr Broadhurst has been Chair of Governors of our school since December 2001. He is a Foundation Governor and possesses a wealth of experience of school governance, having previously served as Chair of Governors at a local CE Aided Primary School. Mr Broadhurst is also a member of the Diocesan Board of Education.

Since 2001 Mr Broadhurst has challenged and supported the school well in a wide variety of ways. He has led the governing body through three OFSTED inspections with increasingly positive results.

Mr Broadhurst visits the school frequently, meeting with Mrs Davies to discuss strategy, monitoring various aspects of the school's work and supporting us in a practical way as a volunteer helper at the swimming pool and on educational visits.

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Jo Adcock - Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor + FoBS Leader

Mrs Adcock began working with us in August 2005, however her links with our school as a parent go back many years.

Mrs Adcock supports children in the classrooms and has put her craft skills to very good use already, supporting topics with groups in our Creative Curriculum afternoons.

Mrs Adcock has also supported our drama productions, providing many fantastic props and costumes from her own secret store!

Mrs Adcock is also a dedicated leader of our FoBS Team and serves on the planning committee.

Mrs Adcock shares the responsibility for leading the team of Lunchtime Supervisors with Mrs parker. Together, they work hard to make sure that our lunchtimes run smoothly.

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Sue Allcock - Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Allcock is a Learning Support Assistant and has been at the school for many years. She finds the role a versatile and interesting one. She enjoys all aspects of school life and especially likes the chance to join in with art and craft activities. She is a whiz at making costumes and props for our school plays.

Mrs Allcock is married with two daughters, who keep her very busy with Ballet, Netball and Football. She has taken up running to keep fit and to raise money for charity. She has completed a number of 5 and 10 km races and regularly runs in the Race for Life.

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Dean Carless - Class Teacher

Mr Carless joined our teaching staff team in August 2011. Mr Carless teaches a Year 5 class. He is an experienced long distance runner and helps to run Team Barwell with Mrs Foulkes and Miss Haughey, promoting cross country running, which is a new sport to us.

Mr Carless is a family man, married with a young son. He has settled very happily and swiftly into the life of our school, and we are delighted to have him on the team.

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Marion Crump - Midday Supervisor

Mrs Crump works lunchtimes each week, supporting and helping children during their play, and in the dining hall.

Mrs Crump joined our staff during Autumn Term 2007. She enjoys seeing the children having fun and behaving well, and she supports them in this by actively involving herself in the organisation of games and through being a good listener to children when they want to chat.

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Kim Dennis - Midday Supervisor + Evening Cleaner

Mrs Dennis joined the team in 2010, initially as an Evening Cleaner, working with Mr Young's team to keep the classrooms and corridors sparkling, ready for each new day.

We are pleased that Mrs Dennis has been able to help us out more recently as a Lunchtime Supervisor, as part of the team that supports happy and healthy lunchtime activities.,

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Jenny Derrick - Class Teacher and Inclusion Leader

Miss Derrick joined our staff at the beginning of Autumn Term 2007. Previously Miss Derrick was a teacher at Townlands CE Primary School in Earl Shilton.

Miss Derrick teachers in Year 3 and is also responsible for the leadership of Inclusion and RE throughout the school. this means that Miss Derrick helps to make sure that all children's needs are properly provided for at our school.

Miss Derrick is also a skilled musician, and plays the piano really well. She supports Mrs Stewart in developing singing in school.

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Sue Foulkes - Class Teacher + Maths Leader

Mrs Foulkes has worked at our school for many years and is presently fulfilling roles of Maths Leader and Educational Visits Coordinator. She supports PE in the school in a voluntary capacity.

Away from school Mrs Foulkes' main hobbies are based around football; supporting Leicester City and acting as Club Secretary for Leicester City Ladies Football Club.

Mrs Foulkes is a qualified FA coach and referee.

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Linda Ensor - Evening Cleaner

Mrs Ensor joined our staff in 2007. Mrs Ensor works every afternoon after most of the children have gone home. She is part of a team of four cleaning staff, led by Mr Young, our Premises Officer.

Mrs Ensor takes great pride in her work and loves to see the areas for which she is responsible looking spick and span. She can even manage to keep Mrs Davies' desk tidy - a minor miracle!

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Alison Harris - Administrative Assistant

Mrs Harris joined our school in October 2008. Working every morning in the main office, Mrs Harris has to be very good at Maths as one of her main jobs is to sort out the various monies that come into school on many days, particularly dinner money.

Mrs Harris is also very good at doing lots of jobs at the same time, which is a good thing as the office is always very busy.

In her spare time Mrs Harris likes to keep fit - so much so that, with her husband she runs a Keep Fit Club for children at a school local to her home.

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Katie Harris - Class Teacher + MFL + International Links Leader

Miss Harris joined our teaching staff in October 2007.

Miss Harris' special responsibility in school is for Modern Foreign Languages. She speaks French fluently and lead our drive to achieve the International Schools Award for our work in languages and cultural awareness.

Miss Harris has many interests and hobbies. She is keen on sport and enjoys PE lessons with her class. She also enjoys shopping - especially for new clothes! Miss Harris loves traveling, especially to sunny places.

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Rachel Harris - Lunchtime Supervisor + Volunteer Learning Support Assistant

Miss Harris works part time as a Lunchtime Supervisor three days each week. We are also very grateful to Miss Harris for volunteering to come into school to help in the classrooms on a regular basis.

Miss Harris has a good sense of humour and is a kind and sociable addition to our staff. She loves to see the children playing together and enjoying their lunchtimes. Miss Harris helps them to do this by getting involved in their games and making their playtimes fun.

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Maria Harrison - Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Harrison joined our staff in August 2008. She loved her job working with children in the classroom so much that she is now attending college part time to learn even more about Primary Education.

Mrs Harrison still works with us on a part time basis running our after school Cookery Club. The recipes look yummy!

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Lisa Haughey - Class Teacher + Science Leader

Miss Haughey joined us in August 2005 and teaches a Year 6 class.

Miss Haughey settled in really quickly, sharing her particular skills with the team. She enjoys Maths and drama and is also very good at ICT and Science, which is her area of special responsibility throughout the school. Miss Haughey also enjoys helping to lead residential visits for children in Year 4 and Year 6.

Miss Haughey, Mr Carless and Mrs Foulkes lead after school Team Barwell for pupils in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.

Miss Haughey is a fan of Coventry City FC and she definitely doesn't like listening to music by Cliff Richard!

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Nick Holt - Leadership Team - Assistant Headteacher

Mr Holt joined our staff in August 2007, having previously taught at St Peter's CE Primary School in Market Bosworth. Mr Holt is a family man, married with two lovely little children.

Mr Holt teachers a Year 6 class and has responsibility for the development of ICT, Art and Design Technology throughout the school.

Mr Holt is also a Leicestershire Lead Literacy Teacher, working with teachers to develop effective leadership of Literacy in their schools.

Mr Holt also enjoys music and drama. He plays the guitar, leads the X-Factor Club, and has a complete collection of football cards! He loves watching football, but particularly Manchester United of whom he is a big fan.

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Amelia Kirkham - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Miss Kirkham has worked at the school since 2002 and was promoted to the post of Higher Level Teaching Assistant in August 2007 after studying and working hard to complete her training.

Miss Kirkham's interests are art, music and socialising with her friends. She is exceptionally good at Art and Design and is skilled at ICT. Miss Kirkham works closely with our Art and Design Leader to organise Display throughout the school. Miss Kirkham also runs after school clubs in Art.

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Ann Larsen - Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Larsen is a Learning Support Assistant who works mainly in Year 6. She has worked at our school for many years and enjoys all aspects of school life.

Mrs Larsen is a staff governor and works alongside Miss Newman, taking an active part in the school council. She also runs an after school clubs and Breakfast Club.

Mrs Larsen is a qualified first aider and has trained in counselling young people. She has for may years accompanied children and staff from Year 4 and Year 6 on residential visits.

Outside of school Mrs Larsen's hobbies include 'do-it-yourself' and traveling. She also loves animals, especially her cats Muffin and Sooty.

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Heather Markley - Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Markley has worked at the school since 1995. Her roles include Learning Support Assistant, Lunchtime Supervisor and First Aider.

Mrs Markley is married with two children. She is a member of the St John's Ambulance Brigade and is welfare officer for Barwell Athletic Football Club and Barwell Athletic Sports and Leisure.

In her spare time Mrs Markley enjoys aerobics and going to the gym.

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Kate Marston - Leadership Team - School Business Manager

Mrs Marston is our School Business Manager and has worked at our school since 1992. Her role is a very varied, busy and demanding one. Mrs Marston works closely with Mrs Davies, Mr Young and the Governing Body to ensure the smooth management of all matters relating to school finance, personnel and premises.

Mrs Marston is married with two grown up sons. In her spare time she enjoys family life, taking delight especially in her three grandchildren.

Mr and Mrs Marston also enjoys walking with their springer spaniels in the countryside. Her other interests include reading, keeping fit, gardening, decorating and D.I.Y.

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Leah Moore - Evening Cleaner

Miss Moore joined our Premises Team in 2010, working with Mr young and colleagues to keep the school spick and span after the children have finished their learning each day.

Miss Moore takes pride in making sure that the children's classrooms are nice and clean for each new day.

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Vicky Newman - Leadership Team - Assistant Headteacher

Miss Newman started teaching at our school in August 2002.   She thoroughly enjoys teaching and seeing her pupils develop. She enjoys using ICT resources in school, and has developed excellent skills in planning and directing drama and dance productions.

Miss Newman has changed teaching duties over time, working in Lower and Upper Juniors. Miss Newman was promoted to the role of Assistant Headteacher in August 2007.

Miss Newman enjoys the challenge of her role as Literacy Leader. She is also responsible for the development of PSHE, including heading up the School Council.

In her spare time Miss Newman loves anything to do with horses. Riding them, reading about them, painting/drawing them and making them out of clay. She is also very good at computer games!

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Lita Parker - Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs Parker has worked with us since 2004. On most days Mrs Parker can be seen doing a fantastic job at lunchtimes on the playground or in the dining hall.

Mrs Parker also helps pupils with their learning in the classroom. Pupils and teachers in Year 6 are especially thankful for her support.

Mrs Parker is also one of our Lunchtime Managers, working with Mrs Adcock to organise the team.

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Lorraine Payne - Learning Support Assistant and Admin Assistant

Mrs Payne enjoys supporting children in and out of the classroom through all areas of the school curriculum, Although Mrs Payne is very versatile and has experience of everything from residential visit to counting the dinner money, it is in working directly to support children that her heart lies. Mrs Payne currently supports children in Year 4, where her skills are greatly appreciated.

Mrs Payne is married with two sons. As a family The Paynes enjoy cycling and swimming. Their special interest is in exploring France and seeing as much as possible of the various beautiful regions.

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Rachael Peace - Senior Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Miss Peace has worked as a member of our support staff for almost eight years. She enjoys working with children of all ages in all curriculum subjects, and as an Senior HLTA she now leads learning, covering for short term teacher absences as well as supporting teachers in the classroom. She is also a brilliant organiser, and helps to make sure that support staff are all in the right place at the right time.

Miss Peace's hobbies include reading, cooking and gardening. She is very good at cross-stitch and makes lots of cross-stitched cards and gifts. Miss Peace has even cross-stitched our school badge.

Miss Peace has become proficient in theatre lighting and often operates the follow-spot in our termly productions.

Miss Peace is a brilliant cook and we are really pleased that she finds time to prepare lunch for the staff one one day each week.

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Amanda Read - Learning Support Assistant + Morning Cleaner

Mrs Read is a qualified Nursery Nurse (NNEB). She has worked in two special schools and was involved with The Cedars Playgroup for four years before joining our school staff in 2001.

As a Learning Support Assistant Mrs Read has worked with in all year groups to help children in their lessons and helping teachers with their administration. Mrs Read currently working in Year 5.

Mrs Read is also responsible for organising the recycling efforts of our school. Not only has she planted trees with the children in our nursery, she has also saved probably hundreds of trees in our paper and card recycling scheme.

Mrs Read's main hobby of over 30 years is horse riding.

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Mrs Helen Russell - ICT Technician + Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Russell joined the staff of Barwell CE Junior School in September 2004 as Learning Support Assistant with specific responsibility to support teaching and learning related to ICT. Mrs Russell therefore can be found mainly supporting pupils in the ICT suite, or helping with the upkeep and development of ICT equipment - a very technical job!

Before Mrs Russell joined our staff she worked in industry where she gained substantial skills in ICT. She organises ICT after school club for lots of interested children, and provides 'Dance Mat Typing' on Friday lunchtimes to help Year 3 children develop typing skills.

Mrs Russell works closely with Mr Holt to ensure that technical aspects of ICT are well organised.

Mrs Russell also has experience of supporting learning with children in an early years setting.

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Cheryl Sargeant - Class Teacher + humanities Leader

Mrs Sargeant joined us in August 2005 (as Miss Hibbert) to teach a Year 3 class. Mrs Sargeant taught at Ellistown Primary School before coming to Barwell.

Mrs Sargeant celebrated her wedding in Summer 2006.

Mrs Sargeant likes teaching all subjects, especially PE and ICT. As well as teaching her class, Mrs Sargeant leads whole school development in History and Geography and she is also a qualified swimming instructor.

Mrs Sargeant shares a Year 4 class with Mrs Stewart, working 2.5 days each week.

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Lisa Stewart - Class Teacher + Music Leader

Mrs Stewart has been teaching at our school since 2002, having previously taught for nine years at a school near Loughborough.

Mrs Stewart had her first baby in 2006 and returned to us part time in Autumn 2007. Mrs Stewart shares her class teacher role with Mrs Sargeant.

Mrs Stewart leads music in school, and is an accomplished musician. She plays piano, however the flute is her favourite instrument.

Mrs Stewart has her hands full with a small child and her teaching job, but when she gets the chance she does enjoy a spot of shopping or eating out at a nice restaurant. 

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Louise Wheeler - Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs Wheeler has worked at our school for many years. She has two grown up children. Pets in the family include a guinea pig and a chinchilla rabbit.

Mrs Wheeler's hobbies include reading, baking fruity cakes and collecting and growing Japanese maples. When time permits Mrs Wheeler thoroughly enjoys sitting and working in her garden and enjoying the richness and abundance of the natural world.

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Diane Wightman - Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Wightman joined our staff in August 2007 having gained experience in this role in a voluntary capacity in schools in her local area.

Mrs Wightman works with children in all ages groups and is thoroughly enjoying her support role. Mrs Wightman is based in Year 3 this year. She enjoys seeing children making good progress, trying hard and enjoying their learning.

Mrs Wightman is an accomplished swimmer and holds qualifications as a swimming teacher.

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Alison Wilkinson - Sports Teacher

Mrs Wilkinson has taught in school as a supply teacher since 2003. She joined our regular staff part time in 2004 to share the teaching of a Year 4 class.

Mrs Wilkinson is our PE subject leader and since August 2008 has taught solely PE throughout the school, including swimming in Years 3, 4 and 5 and after school sports clubs for all ages. Mrs Wilkinson is excellent at establishing links between our school and sports clubs throughout the region. We have benefited from her determination and tenacity to develop outstanding provision for sport at our school.

Mrs Wilkinson has two children who keep her busy. When she has time to herself she enjoys a wide range of sports including cycling, running and tennis.

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Kerry Wittering - Administrative Officer

Miss Wittering joined our staff in December 2008. Prior to becoming a part of our team, Miss Wittering worked in administration at Barlestone Primary School. We are very pleased that she has brought so many great administrative skill to our school.

Miss Wittering is likely to be one of the first faces you will see if you call in to our school. With Mrs Harris she is responsible for the smooth running of the main office, including dealing with personal callers and answering the telephone. The registers and all money that comes through school are some of the big jobs for the office.

Miss Wittering also deals with school uniform, letters that have to be written, e-mails and the school post. Thank goodness she is well organised!

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Roger Young - Premises Officer

Mr Young joined our staff in November 2007, following the retirement of our previous Premises Officer.

Mr Young is responsible for leading the Premises Team to make sure that all buildings and grounds are kept clean, tidy and in a good state of repair. Mr Young also works closely with our Business Manager, Mrs Marston.

In his spare time Mr Young also works in a voluntary capacity on conservation projects and with the Fire Service as a Retained Fireman.

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