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Meet The Team

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David Dinsmore

Headteacher

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Sam Branson

Deputy Headteacher

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Jane Franklin

Primary Lead

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Emma Gould

SENDCo

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Jayne Lewis

Safeguarding & Mental Health Lead

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Debbie Guyler

School Business Manager 

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Leanne Perrin

Art Teacher

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Laura Fairman

Art Teacher

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Ellie Stevens

Primary Teacher

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Joe Borries

Construction Teacher​

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Mo Fisher

Administrator/Reception Team

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Charlotte Stokes

Bespoke Teacher

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Daniel Hobday

Data Manager/PA to SLT

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Nick Thorne

Maths Teacher

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Jill Everall

HLTA – SEN 

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Charlie Cash

Assistant SENCO

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Jen

HLTA - Thrive Practitioner

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Lorraine Brown

Family Worker

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Lucy Murray

Senior Family Worker

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Julie Thorp

Administrator/Reception Team

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Maddie Derrien

Learning Mentor

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Fay Sunderland

Administrator

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Mike Sheldon

Catering/Independent Living Teacher

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Dill Butcher

PE Teacher

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Sheena Chamberlain

Learning Mentor

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Debbie Hogg

Finance Administrator/Exams Officer 

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Bel Xanders

Learning Mentor

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Poppy Bailey

Outdoor Education Learning Mentor

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Matt Farnham

English Teacher

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Alex Godfrey

Cover Supervisor - Primary

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Dee Gottwald

Learning Mentor

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Eleanor Chutter

English Teacher

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Cherylynne Saunders

PSHE, Life Skills, and Interventions

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Savannah James

Family Worker

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Sharron Marrow

Learning Mentor

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Karen Boyce

Reintegration Officer - Bespoke

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Lisa Glanvill

Learning Mentor - Primary

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James Meatyard

Science Teacher

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Lisa Osborne

KS1 Teacher

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Harry Clent

Learning Mentor

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Annika Groombridge

Outdoor Education Instructor

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Jason Braybrooke

Site Manager

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Annie Martin

Maths Teacher

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Jo Cottee

Reintegration Officer - Dual Registered Pupils

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Aimee Stone

Learning Mentor

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Prue Gosney

Careers Lead

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Kim Blanning

Teacher - Kingfisher Learning Centre at Dorset County Hospital

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Coreen Steele

Teaching Assistant - Kingfisher Learning Centre at Dorset County Hospital

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Joe Southcott

Family Worker

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Nicholia Warren

Learning Mentor

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Gemma Hockey

Learning Mentor - Primary

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Linda Spragg

Learning Mentor

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Elle Laird

Family Worker

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Bob Belton

Primary

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Chelsea Bagg

Learning Mentor - Primary

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Gill Lenga

Hair & Beauty Instructor

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Ash Green

Family Worker

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Dan Harrington

Family Worker

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Maria Adams

Learning Mentor 

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Joe Rowland

Learning Mentor

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Ed Morrison

Outdoor Education

Learning Mentor

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Willow

School Dog

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Gerry

School Tortoise

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