Meet the Staff
The teachers, teaching assistants and support staff at Cherry Orchard are a highly dedicated group of people who want to ensure that all the children in their care are looked after to the very best of their abilities. The team is very friendly and approachable and most importantly enjoy working with children.
Staff Team 2024 - 2025
Senior Leadership Team
Headteacher
Karen Banford
Deputy Headteacher
Caroline Jeynes
Assistant Head Teachers
Clare Spencer (Nurture, Inclusion SEND)
Emma Rowe (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum)
The Teaching Staff
Year R
Laura Clarke (RC) Year Band Leader
Amanda Evans (RO)
Year 1
Chris Perry (1C) Year Band Leader
Sally Farrington(10) & Vicky Hume/Amy Saunder (1R)
Year 2
Connor Grant (2C) Year Band Leader
Andy Logan (2O) & Kerry MacDonald (2R)
Year 3
Jodie Oseman (3C) Year Band Leader
Megan Gall (3O)
Year 4
Tom Hale (4C) Year Band Leader
Chloe Davis (4O) & Noreen Asghar (4R)
Year 5
Holly Palmer (5C) Year Band Leader
Beth Tyrell (5O) & Rebecca Twiselton (5R)
Year 6
Chloe Ashforth (6C) Year Band Leader
Matt Rice (6O) & Lewis Hardman (6R)
Higher Level Teaching Assistants
Tracy Jones, Emma Harris, Harvey Jones & Clare Barry.
Pre-School Lead
Jane Atkins
Pre-School Assistants
Tracey Smith, Sarah Wilson, Diana Roberts, Koula Lydra, Faye Grindrod, Juliette Clough & Tamzin Steger.
Office Team
Tanya Snape-Johnson (School Business Manager)
Mia Robinson, Lydia Charlton, Abi Cutchey
Site Staff
Nigel Bowkett, Paul Handley
Teaching Assistants
Sam Bennett, Emma Morris, Harriet Price, Sophie Hollins, Jess Cox.
Sophie FInch, Gemma Ranford, Dawn Glazzard, Becky Wyton, Sally Morrell, Colin Baggs.
Carole Jenkins, Ralph Clay-Thompson, Steph Lloyd, Kate Clarke, Claire Jefferies, Hannah George.
Suzanne Barnes, Jo Neath, Helen Simcox.
Caroline Bradley, Gill Repton, Julie Hall, Lisa Abbott, Fran Robinson, Shanna Martin.
The Hub Lead
Fran Robinson
We also thank our wonderful team of lunchtime supervisors, kitchen staff and cleaning team.