Meet the Team

Head teacher Mrs Cooke 

Deputy Head teacher Mrs Hemmingway 

Assistant Head teachers Miss Talbot, Mrs Lakin and Mrs Allison 

Teaching Team - Class teachers

Early Years Mrs Lakin, Miss Jenkins and Mrs Hudson Giddings

Year 1 Mrs Gilson and Miss Bouttell

Year 2 Miss Wales and Mr Short 

Year 3 Mrs Shaw, Mrs Rawlings and Mrs Bailey

Year 4 Mrs Blundell and Mrs Mosteckyj

Year 5 Mrs Hogarty, Mrs Hildebrand and Mrs Dawson

Year 6 Miss Talbot, Miss Henry and Mrs Dawson

Our team of teaching assistants support learning in the classroom as a class, in groups and for individual children. We offer specialist targeted support for Phonics and English as an Additional Language. 

Higher Level Teaching Assistants Mr Turvey, Mrs Warwick, Miss Riley, Miss Bedford, Mrs Dixon

Teaching Assistants Mrs Wakelin, Mrs Webb, Miss Fower, Miss Parker, Mrs Crowther Edwards, Miss Riley, Mrs Power , Mrs Malik, Mrs Atkinson, Miss Hall, Miss Finney, Miss Underwood, Miss Larkin
Apprentice Miss Illman

Maternity Leave Miss Pemberton, Mrs Hodgson 

Our Inclusion Team have knowledge, skills and experience to support both families and children with all apsects of personal, social, emotional and mental health needs. We use a tiered response from a triage system to ensure that the team can support families and direct to any external services. Members of the team are available on the playground each day to greet families. 

SENCO Mrs Bailey

Inclusion and Behaviour Lead Mrs Cooke

Designated Safeguarding Leads Mrs Lakin (Lead DSL) Mrs Cooke and Mrs Wiltshire (Deputy DSLs) 

Advanced Safeguarding trained Mrs Hemmingway, Mrs Allison

Child and Family Support Practitioner Mrs Wiltshire 

Forest School Leader Mrs Wiltshire 

Fortis Therapist Mrs Newton

Attendance Officer and Admissions Miss Wayman

In the classroom our team of Learning Support Assistants ensures all children with Special Educational Needs can fully integrate and access learning in the classroom and beyond including speech and language support. 

Miss Gayler, Mrs R Kaur, Mrs McKinley, Mrs Thirwell, Miss O'Connor, Miss Jacobs, Miss Azam, Mrs Lewin, Mrs S Kaur, Miss Harrington, Mrs Dodd

Administrative Team

Our team are available via the school office to assist with administration for our families. They can be contacted on 01302 321914 or via email admin@balbycentralprimary.co.uk  

Assistant Head teacher for Business and Staffing Mrs Allison 

Office Manager Mrs Bradley 

Finance Officer Mrs Wright 

Business Support Officer Miss Smith 

General Assistant Mrs Higgs 

At lunchtimes our team of Midday Supervisors assist children on the playground, with activites and in the dining hall. 

Mrs Barrass, Mrs Teale, Miss Hudson.

Our team of Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants with our Child and Family Practitioner provide support for children in their play and with activities at lunchtime. 

Site Manager Mr Hood 

School Crossing Patrol  Mr Cullingworth