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REDBOURN JUNIOR SCHOOL
HEADTEACHER: N HAIRON
LONG CUTT, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTS. AL3 7EX
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“Building Our Futures Together”
20th March 2015
Dear Parents,
I have set out below our staffing details for the remainder of this academic year and next year. We have strived
for as much consistency as possible and ensured that we have a range of experience and expertise across all
year groups.
Y6 Hornbeam
Miss Dawes
Y5 Birch
Mr Harrison
Y5 Cedar
Mrs Wood Mon, Tues, Weds
Miss Lunt Thurs, Fri
Mr Steeden
Mrs Gaze
Miss Depala Mon, Tues
Mrs Willis Weds, Thurs, Fri
Mrs Robinson
Miss Depala Mon, Tues
Mrs Willis Weds, Thurs, Fri
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Hnatiuk Mon, Tues, Weds
Mrs Thomas Thurs, Fri
Mrs Hnatiuk Mon, Tues, Weds
Mrs Thomas Thurs, Fri
Y4 Pine
Y4 Walnut
Y3 Ash
Y3 Elm
Y3 Fir
(Extra Class)
Summer 2
Mrs Smart
Miss Dawes
Mr Harrison
Mr Steeden
Summer holidays
Summer 1
Mrs Smart
May half term
Class
Y6 Sycamore
2015-16
Mrs Smart (Y5+6
Leader)
Mrs Gaze
Mr Harrison
Mrs T
(Details below)
Mr Steeden (Y3+4
Leader)
Miss Pott
Mrs Robinson
Miss Dawes
Miss Lunt
Next Year, the classes will change as follows:
Birch will become Sycamore
Cedar will become Hornbeam
Pine will become Birch
Walnut will become Cedar
Ash will become Walnut
Elm will become Pine
Class Teachers
From September, all of the class teachers will be full-time, permanent members of staff. We have recruited an
excellent team of teachers and I am confident that we will make rapid improvements to the school. I have
outlined below brief details of their experience:
Mrs Smart, Miss Dawes and Mr Harrison are current members of staff who many of you will already know.
Mrs T is currently a Year 6 teacher at a Hertfordshire primary school. She will be joining us in September. Her
current class are preparing for their SATs and transition to secondary school and so therefore she does not wish
to tell them that she is leaving her school until later in the year. As soon as she has told her current class I will of
course introduce you and let you know more about her background.
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Miss Pott is currently a 4 year education student at Leeds Beckett University and will graduate this summer.
Her references from University confirm our judgements that her teaching is excellent. She will be joining the
Year 4 team from September, but when her studies have been completed she will be available for some of the
summer term to start to get to know the current Y3 children. She has a passion for modern languages and we
are hopeful that she will add this strength to our school.
Mr Steeden is an experienced teacher who will be joining our Senior Leadership Team from April. He will be
leading the Year 3 and Year 4 teams, having had experience as an Acting Deputy Head. He previously worked
in IT, before qualifying as a teacher in 2005. His interests include sport and I am sure that this passion will rub
off on our pupils.
Miss Lunt will be joining the school on a full time basis from September. She is an experienced teacher who has
already done some supply work at Redbourn Juniors. She has experience of teaching in KS1 and will therefore
bring invaluable expertise to our team in building on the achievements of the children as they join us from the
infants. We are lucky that she has also agreed to cover Cedar class for part of the summer term.
Mrs Robinson is currently teaching at St.John’s School in Lemsford. She has over 20 years’ experience at a
variety of schools. She is a maths specialist and has an MA in education. Mrs Robinson will be joining the team
after Easter.
Mrs Gaze is currently a Year 6 teacher at Reddings Primary School in Hemel Hempstead. She will be joining us
after May half-term once her current class have finished their SATs. She will take Cedar class for the last half
term of Year 5 and then become their class teacher in Year 6. The Reddings is currently a “Good” school and
Mrs Gaze was part of the team that improved the school from “Special Measures”.
Other teaching staff
Mrs Burman and Mrs Charlesworth will continue in their current roles on the Senior Leadership Team.
We will continue to employ specialist teachers in subjects such as French, ICT, Music and PE.
Mrs Thomas will be covering teacher’s non-contact time from September. This will mean that we will rarely need
to call on external cover teachers in the new academic year.
Mrs Gardner will be going on maternity leave from April.
Miss Depala and Mrs Hnatiak are currently employed on short-term supply contracts. They have agreed to
remain with the classes that they currently teach next term. Mrs Wood, also a supply teacher, will continue to
teach Cedar class until Mrs Gaze is able to start in May.
Teachers leaving Redbourn Juniors
Mrs Welply will be leaving the school at the end of this term to pursue another career. We wish her well in her
new job and I would like to thank her for her contribution over the years at Redbourn.
As a result of the permanent appointments that we have made, Mr Whitehead, Mrs Hardy and Mrs Clark, all of
whom are supply teachers, will not be returning after Easter. I would like to thank them for their work this term.
If you have any queries regarding any of the above information, please do not hesitate to contact me. We have
put in place a plan that gives the children the greatest continuity possible. In doing so we have considered the
needs of all of the classes, but most importantly we have looked at securing the best possible team moving
forward.
Yours sincerely,
Nathan Hairon
Headteacher