EBOR GARDENS PRIMARY ACADEMY - Key Persons


Ben Leach

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor

Bhavna Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor

Isaac Opoku

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor
Bio: Isaac Kwadwo Opoku is a former teacher and hold Msc in Risk, Disaster and Environmental Management. He has been working with Northern Railway for the past ten years. Isaac is a Faith Leader and a charity trustee. As a former teacher, the best educational development of our children and the youth is his concern and priority and he is pleased to be part of Governors of Ebor Gardens and Victoria Primary and hopes to team up with the Governors along with management to aid the academies a success.

James Hayward

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor

Jon Green

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio - Principal ( Victoria Primary Academy )
Bio: Jon Green is the principal of Victoria Primary Academy.

Mark Wood

Job Titles:
  • Ex Officio
Bio: Mark Wood is the Chief Finance Officer for Wellspring Academy Trust.

Michael Sanderson

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor - Chair of Governors
Bio: Michael has served on various governing bodies in Barnsley, and helped form the Barnsley Governors Association. He was a National Leader of Governance. Having trained as a statistician, Michael worked for nearly 40 years in local government, in a wide range of roles. m.sanderson@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Miss A Dobbie

Job Titles:
  • Staff Governor
  • Year 1AD Teacher
Bio: Annie has been a teacher at Ebor Gardens Academy for the past three years and has loved being part of the Ebor team. She decided to become a staff governor as she wanted to gain an insight into the wider running of the school and to understand how an effective governing body is structured and run. Annie would like to contribute to the decision making process to help make the children's learning experiences the best it can be.

Miss A Howley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Reception Support Assistant

Miss B Tosney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Reception BT Teacher

Miss C Luna

Job Titles:
  • Year 1 Learning Support Assistant / Cover Supervisor

Miss C Smith

Job Titles:
  • Year 4 SCITT Teacher

Miss D Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Year 1 Learning Support Assistant

Miss F Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Year 4FA Teacher

Miss F Capitano

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Lunchtime Team

Miss Faye Gallagher

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team

Miss Hannah Walton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Assistant Principal ( KS1 )
  • KS1 Leader / Year 2HW Teacher

Miss K Lenihan

Job Titles:
  • Year 2 Learning Support Assistant

Miss L Burley

Job Titles:
  • Year 6LB Teacher

Miss L Mohammed

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team

Miss L Tomlinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Breakfast Club Team
  • Year 6 Learning Support Assistant

Miss Lynne Stoner

Job Titles:
  • Admin Assistant
  • Member of the Admin Team

Miss N Chalmers

Job Titles:
  • Year 4 Learning Support Assistant

Miss N Iredale

Job Titles:
  • Year 2NI Teacher

Miss N Pedder

Job Titles:
  • Year 6NP Teacher

Miss R Kaye

Job Titles:
  • Year 1RK Teacher

Miss Rhona McKail

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Assistant Principal ( LKS2 )
  • LKS2 Leader / Year 4RM Teacher

Miss S Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Year 3 Learning Support Assistant

Mr D Connolly

Job Titles:
  • Senior Site Manager

Mr David Owens

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Assistant Principal ( EYFS )
  • Reception DO Teacher / EYFS Leader

Mr H Waugh

Job Titles:
  • Year 5HW Teacher

Mr Lee Spink

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Vice Principal / Deputy DSL

Mr P Cotrell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Nursery Support Assistant

Mr S Reid

Job Titles:
  • Catering Manager

Mrs A Holmes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Breakfast Club Team
  • Lead
  • Year 5 Learning Support Assistant

Mrs Charlotte Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Assistant Principal ( UKS2 )
  • UKS2 Leader / Year 6 Teacher

Mrs Jeni McCormack

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Admin Team
  • Senior Office Manager

Mrs K Ali

Job Titles:
  • Year 1 Learning Support Assistant

Mrs L Wright

Job Titles:
  • Year 5GA / LW Teacher

Mrs Marie Brooks

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Lunchtime Team
  • Member of the Pastoral Team
  • Lead
  • Learning Mentor / Attendance Officer / Deputy DSL

Mrs N Wathen

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Mrs Natalie Wathen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Ex Officio - Principal ( Ebor Gardens Primary Academy )
  • Principal / DSL
Bio: Natalie Wathen is the principal of Ebor Gardens Primary Academy.

Mrs R Singh

Job Titles:
  • Year 4 Learning Support Assistant

Mrs S Brown

Job Titles:
  • Year 3 Learning Support Assistant

Mrs S Hall

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Breakfast Club Team
  • Year 5 Learning Support Assistant

Mrs S Martin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Lunchtime Team
  • Lunchtime Supervisor

Mrs Tracy Potter

Job Titles:
  • Admin Assistant
  • Member of the Admin Team

Ms G Aynsley

Job Titles:
  • Year 5GA / LW Teacher

Ms J Donlan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Nursery Teacher

Ms S Friar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EYFS Team
  • Nursery Nurse

Ms Sherree Dooley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Pastoral Team
  • Parent Support Advisor / DSL

Ms Z Cardiss

Job Titles:
  • Year 6 Learning Support Assistant / Cover Supervisor

Natalie Hardman

Job Titles:
  • Chief Administration Officer

Oliver May

Job Titles:
  • Staff Governor

Philip Rzonca

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor

Rachel Sharples

Job Titles:
  • Senior Leader
  • Trust Appointed Governor
Bio:Rachel is a senior leader for school improvement across a multi academy trust based in Leeds. She has a proven track record in the leadership of the Quality of Education and last year saw one school become the sixth most improved nationally. In 2019 Rachel completed her NPQSL and more recently has gained accreditation from Harvard University focusing on the collaborative use of data to drive forward standards in Teaching and Learning