Our Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Lisa Edwards
Headteacher
Overall responsibility for the whole school. Deputy Safeguarding Lead.
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Lisa Walters
Deputy Head - Secondary Phase
Whole School SENCo & Lead DSL, responsible for the day-to-day management of the secondary phase.
Laura Gaskell
Deputy Head - Primary Phase
Responsible for curriculum development in the primary phase, assistant SENCO and a member of the DSL team. Laura also teaches Year 5.
Audrey O'Neill
Associate Senior Leader
Responsible for the School's attendance, designated Safeguarding lead and teacher of history in the Secondary phase.
Paul Magee
Business Manager
Paul is responsible for procurement, HR, finance, and estate management at Maharishi Free School. He also serves as the school’s Chief Financial Officer, Clerk to the governing body and Members, and Company Secretary of Maharishi School Trust Limited.
Primary Phase Teachers
Amanda Laycock
Reception Teacher
EYFS & Outdoor Learning Lead
Nicola Jones
Yr 1 Teacher
Opal Teacher Lead, Science and PSHE Subject Lead
Lisa Lymath
Yr2 Teacher
Geography Subject Lead
Pauline Ashort
Yr 2 Teacher
Shauna Lunn
Yr 3 Teacher
English Subject Lead
Allan Lowrie
Yr 4 Teacher
PE Subject Lead and Computing Subject Lead
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Lewis Willian-Bland
Yr 5 Teacher
Jen Moss
Yr 6 Teacher
History Subject Lead
Stephanie Painter-Chapman
PPA Teacher, Art and CbIDS Teacher
Teaching Consciousness-based Education in the Primary School and RE Lead
Ralph
School Dog
Comes to work with Mr Lowrie
Secondary Phase Teachers
Eleanor Robson
KS3 & 4 English Teacher
Audrey O'Neill
KS3 & 4 History Teacher & Whole School Attendance Officer
Audrey is a Designated Safeguarding Person leading on Prevent, she also is the teacher representative on the Governing body.
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Mareanna Ingram
KS3 & 4 Geography Teacher and Head of Consciousness-based Education
Y10 & Y11 CbIDS Teacher (Consciousness-based Interdisciplinary Studies). Y10 & Y11 PSHE Teacher.
Andrew Robinson
KS3 & 4 Maths Teacher
Elisabeth Greenall
KS3 & 4 Art Teacher and KS3 DT Teacher
Julie Saunders
KS3 & 4 Science Teacher
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Toby Mercer
Y7 Consciousness-based Life Skills Teacher
Maria del Carmen Marin Consuegra
KS3 & KS4 Spanish Teacher
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Wendy Telfer
Spanish Teacher
Teaching Support - Primary Phase
Ceri Day
KS2 Learning Support Assistant & OPAL Play Coordinator
Laura Boagey
Reception Learning Support Assistant
Jennifer Lloyd-Warren
SEND 1:1 - EYFS
Rhoda Newton
KS2 Learning Support Assistant and Phonics Champion
Sharon Palmer
KS2 Learning Support Assistant and Phonics Champion
Bell Irving
KS1 Learning Support Assistant & KS2 Maths Learning Support Assistant
Sarah Singleton
KS2 Learning Support Assistant
Christine Riaz
KS2 Learning Support Assistant
Christine Schofield
KS2 Learning Support Assistant
Charmaine Fuller
KS2 SEN Support Team
Jennifer Roberts
KS1 Learning Support Assistant
Mihaela Placinta
KS2 SEND Support Team
Heather Denton
SEND - learning Support Assistant
Teaching Support - Secondary Phase
Tom Severn
Secondary 1:1 Support
Melissa Schofield
Secondary 1:1 Support
Patricia Kelly
English Learning Support Assistant
Business and School Support
Fiona Casey
Assistant Business Manager
Marie Armstrong
Finance Officer
Tanya Rawstorne
Business Support and Communications Officer
Based at the Primary Phase.
Jayne Hales
Family Support Worker
Jayne supports our children and their families.
Audrey O'Neil
Attendance Officer
As part of Audrey's role, she oversees pupil attendance.
Helen Melling
Business Support Officer
Examinations and Data
Helen is based in our Secondary Phase.
Phillip Mitchell
Project Coordinator
Neal Ashurst
Site Supervisor
Play Team Worker
Patrica Kelly
Out of Hours Club Lead
Katie Langford
Play Team Worker and Out of Hours Club
Kath Duke
Play Team Worker
Amber Melham
Play Team Worker
Sarah Corringan
Play Team Worker
Natalia Gadsby
Play Team Worker
Heather Denton
Play Team Worker
Hayley Southward
Play Team Worker
Natalia Badyra
Play Team Support
Conscious based Education Team
Ellen Freel
Head of Conscious based Education
Claire winteringham
TM Teacher
Will Ayliffe
TM Teacher
Will visits the pupils every term to undertake Word of Wisdom and TM checks. He also teaches TM to our parents and staff at the Dome.
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