BRAMBLE - Key Persons


Alex Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Allanah-Mai Barlow

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Apprentice

Amy Fry

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner
Amy has just completed her second year with us as a nursery practitioner. She began her career in London 9 years ago after achieving her Level 3 qualification.

Amy Holland

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Amy Symons

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant

Annemarie Harris

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Annmarie Harriss

Job Titles:
  • Class Teaching Assistant

Becks Williams

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor
  • Senior Practitioner
Becks is the room Supervisor, she has been a part of the Bramble Team since October 2020. As well as being the room lead in the Primrose room Becks is also the lead for the Bluebell room. Becks joined the team in October 2020 and has become an asset to the setting.

Becky Kay

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher
  • Elm Class Teacher

Brieta Stutchfield

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Cathy Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Senior Practitioner

Charlie Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Apprentice

Charlotte Gerada

Job Titles:
  • Governor

Cheryl Jeans

Job Titles:
  • Cleaner
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Chris Restell

Job Titles:
  • Governor

Chrissie Fenwick

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher

Claire Watson

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant

Clare Beaumont

Job Titles:
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Clare Bowden

Job Titles:
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Clare Yard

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Dani Harvey

Dani began her career as an apprentice and has worked her way up to a Level 3 . She has been part of our team since December 2019 and has been in childcare for the last 5 years.

Debbie White

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Edyta Olender

Job Titles:
  • Senior Practitioner

Emily Sotheran

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher

Emma Birch

Job Titles:
  • Governor

Emma Hobday

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher

Emma Munden

Job Titles:
  • Lunchtime Assistant

Fiona Shellard

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher

Holly Moss

Job Titles:
  • Class Teacher

Jackie Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Jackie Ladd

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Jan Healy

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner

Jo Chatfield

Job Titles:
  • Cleaner

Joby Ware

Job Titles:
  • Site Manager

Julie Pibworth

Job Titles:
  • Breakfast Club Assistant
  • Lunchtime Assistant

Karen Lancaster

Job Titles:
  • Admin & Funding

Kim Murtagh

Job Titles:
  • Cleaner
  • Midday Supervisor Ast

Kirsty Woodland

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner
Kirsty is our newest member of the Blackberry team having only started with us in September 2021. She works part time Monday to Wednesday.

Kylie Valentine

Job Titles:
  • Admin Assistant

Lisa Reid

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner
Lisa is a Senior Nursery Practitioner in our Bluebell Room. She joined the team in 2005 working in the kitchen but her true potential was spotted early on..

Louise Monogham

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Lucy Johns

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Marianna Pinnock

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner

Michelle Bostock

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner

Miss B Esau

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager
  • Breakfast Club Assistant

Mr O Bradley

Job Titles:
  • Headteacher

Mrs V Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Manager

Nuria Richard-Bohopo

I've been in the childcare industry for about 9 years. I am qualified at Level 6, BA Early Years Degree. I am a bilingual practitioner Spanish and English and I love teaching the children some basic Spanish words and songs. I also like supporting children who has English as an additional language. I arrived in Portsmouth in 2011 from Spain with Africa backgrounds Equatorial Guinea.

Pauline Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Deputy Head
  • Governor
  • Teacher

Rachel De La Rue

Job Titles:
  • Parent Governor
I grew up in Portsmouth and settled in Southsea in 2014 after spending time away at university and then living and working in London for a decade. Our daughter currently attends Brambles and she loves it and has made so much progress. Being a primary school teacher myself, I am keen to support the school as much as I can so I was pleased to become a parent governor in 2022. I am passionate about education and believe that positive experiences in early years are vital to laying the foundations for success in education and in life.

Richard Pearce

Job Titles:
  • Governor
I was born in Portsmouth and have lived in the city all my life. I work for a neighbouring local authority as the lead for litigation and insurance. I have previously been a governor of Goldsmith Infant School for some 8 years, joining when my daughter was 6 (now 18!). Having taken a few years break as a governor I am pleased to join the governors of Bramble. I am a firm believer that all children should have the benefit of an enjoyable and supportive learning experience.

Rita Shim

Job Titles:
  • Admin Assistant

Rowan Hawkins

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Ruth Nabholz-Duncan

Job Titles:
  • Local Authority Governor

Sana Haque

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant

Sarah Mayell-Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Staff Governor

Savannah Ward

Job Titles:
  • Admin Assistant

Scott Kirby Carter

Job Titles:
  • Governor

Sharon Hammond

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner
Sharon started with us in January 2020 so had an unusual first couple of years with the global pandemic. But she has worked in childcare since 2007.

Simon McNab

Job Titles:
  • Governor

Sonia Newell

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant

Stewart Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Premises Manager

Summer Costema

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant
Summer started with us on a temporary basis in 2019 after qualifying as a Level 2 practitioner. Since then, she has become a vital part of the Bluebell team and is currently studying for her Level 3 qualification.

Sydney Futcher

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant
Sydney started as one of our lunchtime assistants back in 2016. She has achieved her Level 2 childcare qualification with us and is now a nursery assistant.

Tamsin Coster

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Assistant

Tamsin Peachey

Job Titles:
  • Nursery Practitioner
Tamsin qualified as a Level 3 practitioner in 2014 and she joined the Bramble team shortly after this. She has worked her way up to senior practitioner.

Theresa Foskett

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Victoria Moody

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Assistant