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Our Teachers, Staff & Governors

Mrs Catherine Dodds

Headteacher

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Mrs Sharon Stratford

Deputy Head, KS2 & Assessment Co-ordinator

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Miss Gemma Zincke

Form IV (Year 6) Teacher & Director of Studies

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Mrs Nicky Smith

Form III (Year 5) Teacher, Art/Gifted & Talented Leader

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Miss Laura Hazell

Form II (Yr4) Teacher

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Mr Michael Finan

Form I / Year 4 Teacher

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Miss Janey Suggitt

Remove (Year 2 Teacher)

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Miss Kimberley Sibson

Transition (Year 1) Teacher & Key Satge 1 Leader

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Mrs Victoria Townend

Kindergarten (Reception) Teacher

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Mrs Judith Giles

Lower Kindergarten (Nursery) Teacher & Science Leader

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Mrs Jan Pickford

French Teacher & Teaching Assistant

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Mrs Vicky Lloyd

Music Leader

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Mr Michael Heseltine

PE/Games Teacher

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Mrs Cheryl Falconer

Supply Teacher

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Mrs Louise Handley

Form IV Teaching Assistant

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Mr Joshua Rawson

Form III Teaching Assistant and Breakfast Club Supervisor

"Mr Rawson is awesome"

Mrs Susan Hanson

Form II (Year 4) Teaching Assistant

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Mrs Claire Jackson

Form I (Year 3) Teaching Assistant and HAC Assistant

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Mrs Sam Mould

Transition Teaching Assistant

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Mrs Claire Bell

KG Teaching Assistant & Breakfast Club Assistant

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Miss Clare McCaig

Teaching Assistant, Lower Kindergarten

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Mrs Jill Mulligan

Lower Kindergarten (Nursery) Teaching Assistant, Little Acorns Supervisor & HAC Supervisor

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Mrs Angela Morley

Teaching Assistant

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Mrs Tineke Roth

Finance and Operations Manager

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Mrs Rachel Swinney

Marketing and PR Officer

“She listens to us and always solves our problems"

Ms Hannah Borkala

Head's PA and Admissions Officer

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Mrs Neyde Simcock

Office Administrator & School Assistant

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Mrs Emma Smith

School Administrator

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Mrs Nicola Towers

Finance and Operations Assistant

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Fabian Angeli

HAC Cook

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Mr Jake Swinney

HAC Assistant and Extra Curricular Clubs

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Mrs Tanya Welsh

Playground Assistant

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Mr Charles Cockshott

Caretaker

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Mr Mark Schofield

School Cook

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Mrs Susan Schofield

Kitchen Assistant

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Mrs Gayatri Tandale

Kitchen Assistant

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Mrs Karen Billington

Cleaner

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Mrs Pauline Jones

Cleaner

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Mrs Marina Grayson

Cleaner

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Mrs Rosey James

The Chair of The School Council

Mrs Rosey James, now retired, is the former Headteacher of Westville School.

Mr Ravi Naru BSc. MCOptom

Vice Chair of The School Council

Mr Ravi Naru BSc. MCOptom, is an optometrist who has two children, both former Froebelian pupils.

Mr Richard Taylor BSc MSc

School Governor

Mr Richard Taylor is a former MD and business consultant. He has two daughters who both attended Froebelian and have embarked on professional careers.

Mrs Sue Woodroofe BA MEd

School Governor

Mrs Sue Woodroofe is the Principal of The Grammar School at Leeds, and was formerly Principal of The British School of Brussels.

Dr Belinda Horsman MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG

School Governor

Dr Belinda Horsman has two children Emma and Amy who are former Froebelian School pupils.

Mr Ken Beaty BSc ACMA MIFT

School Governor

Mr Ken Beaty is an independent company chairman whose daughters Eleanor and Isabel have now left Froebelian and attend Bradford Grammar School.

Mr Simon Dalingwater MRICS

School Governor

Mr Simon Dalingwater MRICS – Simon is Chartered Surveyor and Property Agent with a Practice based in Horsforth. He has two young children, the eldest of which is in Kindergarten at Froebelian

Mr Malocolm Jones LLB

School Governor

Mr Malcolm Jones LLB is a commercial lawyer and former pupil whose three children all attended and benefitted greatly from The Froebelian School.

Mrs Helen Forshaw BSc MBA

School Governor

Mrs Helen Forshaw has three children who are all past Froebelian pupils.

Mr Simon Bickerton

School Governor

Simon is a retired dentist, now back in the NHS helping with the vaccination programme. His three children are all past pupils at Froebelian. Away from work, Simon enjoys tennis and conservation projects.

Mrs Jessica Hardman

School Governor

Mrs Jessica Hardman is a PR and communications professional. She is a local parent with two young children.

Mr Bobby Thandi

School Governor

Mr Bobby Thandi is Founder and CEO of XR Games - an award-winning game development studio specialising in immersive AR and VR content. He has two daughters, both of which attend Froebelian.