Our Team

We have a team of dedicated and highly inspirational teachers here at Gateway School.

Click on the photos to learn more about our Senior Leadership Team. You may also like to read contributions from members of the team via our Senior Leadership Blog.

Mrs Cath Bufton-Green

Head Teacher

Mrs Samantha Woods

Deputy Head

Mrs Rebecca Izard

Head of Community and Operations

SLT
BUFTON-GREEN, Cath	Head Teacher	BA Hons PGCE
WOODS, Sam	Deputy Head and Safeguarding Lead	BA Hons PGCE
IZARD, Rebecca	Head of Community and Operations, Subject Leader Creative Arts, Educational Visits Coordinator	MA (Music Ed), GGSM
SAHOTA, Harbi	Head of Upper Prep, Assistant Tutor Year 6	B Ed Hons Maths
MILES, Tim	Head of Lower Prep, Year 3 Class Teacher	BSc Hons PGCE
Staff
ASHMORE, Lauren	Tutor Year 5, Head of English	BA PGCE
BLACHER, Jessica	Year 6 Class Teacher, Subject Leader Science (maternity leave)	BSc Hons
BLAKELEY, Adam	Year 6 Class Teacher, Head of Maths	MSc PGCE
CHAPLEN, Daniel	Director of Sport and Activities	BTEC Diploma
DYSON, Neil	Assistant Tutor Year 6, Year 5 Science Teacher, Farm School	BSc Hons PGCE
GALLOP, Francesca	Head of Girls' Games, Tutor Year 6 (maternity leave)	BA Hons PGCE
HITCHIN, Patricia	Support and Learning Enrichment Co-ordinator, DDSL, SENCO, Tutor Year 6, Art Teacher	MA PGCE
KEMP, Philippa	Assistant Tutor Year 5, Subject Leader Humanities	BA Hons MSc PGCE
KNIGHT, Hilary	Art/DT Teacher, Assistant Tutor Year 6	BEng Hons
LAWRANCE, Sophie	Art/DT Teacher, Assistant Tutor Year 6 (maternity leave)	BA Hons Primary Education QTS
LLOYD, David	Subject Leader MFL, Tutor Year 5	BSc PGCE
MITCHENER, David	Music Teacher	BA Hons PGCE
MOCK, Susan	Art Teacher	BA (Ed) Hons
MODHA, Nita	Year 6 Class Teacher	BEd Hons
MOULTRIE-FORD, Sophie	PE and Sports Teacher (maternity cover)	BSc Hons
O'HARE, Wendy	Year 5 and 6 English/Drama Teacher, Assistant tutor Year 5	BEd Hons
ROBERTS, Luke	PE Teacher (Trainee)	Level 3 diploma in Sports BTEC

CLARK, Roisin	School Nurse	RGN

Preschool
AHMED, Ayesha	Preschool Practitioner	Level 3 Childcare
COCKLE, Charlotte	Early Years Teacher, joint Head of Maths (Rec-Y2)	BA Primary Education
RISBRIDGER, Beatrix	Early Years Teacher	BSc PGCE
SMITH, Abbie	Preschool Manager (maternity leave)	Degree of Diploma of HE in Early Years
STARKEY, Joanne	Early Years Teacher	BA Early Years
TUCKER, Emma	Preschool Practitioner	Childcare and Young Peoples workforce Level 3
VAN DER MERWE, Tegan	Preschool Practitioner	EYFS Teaching Diploma
ZAGINAYLO, Liubov	Preschool Practitioner

Reception
BARBER, Paul	Reception Class Teacher	BA PGCE
RIVALLAND, Kathryn	Reception Class Teacher	B Ed
Year 1
TOPPING, Amy	Year 1 Class Teacher	B Ed (Drama)
MORRISON, Emma	Year 1 Class Teacher	BA Hons
Year 2
GAREA, Pilar	Year 2 Class Teacher	BA Hons PGCE
GRAY, Lauren	Year 2 Class Teacher	BA Hons
Year 3
GROSSE, Rachel	Year 3 Class Teacher, SEN Support Teacher	B.Ed Hons
MILES, Tim	Year 3 Class Teacher	BSc Hons PGCE
WARD, Naomi	Year 3 Class Teacher	BA Hons PGCE
WARD, Laura	Year 3 Class Teacher	M Ed PGCE

Year 4
ALMROTT, Amy	Year 4 Class Teacher (maternity leave)	BA Primary Education
FOLKER, Emma	Year 4 Class Teacher	BA Hons Primary Education
LANG, Victoria	Year 4 Class Teacher (maternity cover)	B Ed Hons

LSA
ATKINS-O'Neill, Liz	Learning Support Assistant
DUNFORD, Melanie	Learning Support Assistant
ELLAM, Sophie	Learning Support Assistant
HARRISON, Amanda	Learning Support Assistant
HAWKINS, Millie	Learning Support Assistant
JUTLA, Satvinder	Learning Support Assistant	CACHE Level 3 Dip in Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning
KEMP, Wendy	Learning Support Assistant	BA Hons; PGCE
MASTRORILLI, Caroline	Learning Support Assistant
MULLENS, Sarah	Learning Support Assistant	BSc Hons
MURPHY, Matthew	GAP Assistant
ROSE, Emily	Learning Support Assistant	BA Hons
THAKKER, Anita	Learning Support Assistant	MBA
WHALLEY, Ella	Learning Support Assistant	BA Hons; PGCE
Admin
BROWN, Helen	PA to Head/Registrar/Personnel	BA Hons
DAVIES, Laurinda	School Office Administrator
WAGSTAFF, Katie	School Office Administrator
HADLEY, Claire	Finance and Operations Manager	BA Hons
TROUT, Rachel	Marketing Officer	BA Hons
Kitchen
TAYLOR, Clifford	Chef Manager	NVQ Level 1 & 2 Hospitality & Catering
DUNN, Daisy	Senior Kitchen Assistant
WOOD, Kirsty	Kitchen Assistant
WILSON, Lucy	Kitchen Assistant
Playground
HARMAN, Kelly	Playground Supervisor	CACHE TA L2
TIGHE, Claire	Playground Supervisor
SHAH, Tara	Lead Playground Supervisor
SOWARD, Lindsay	Playground Supervisor	BA

Steve Nash	Groundsman

READING, Julie	Piano Teacher	BA Hons
MILLER, Linda	Violin Teacher	Music Teaching Diploma
WARE, Gill	Woodwind Teacher	Music Teaching Diploma
LYNCH, Ian	Brass Teacher	DipRAM
TILLYER, Nick	Guitar Teacher	Music Teaching Diploma
MALLYON, Paul	Drum Teacher	BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts
MORRISON, Emma	Piano Teacher
SMITH, Tom	Tennis Coach	LTA Level 3 Coach
HILL, Rob	Rugby Coach
KERRY, Nigel	Cricket Coach
EVANS, Julie	School Counsellor - Private	Diploma in Counselling
BEEVER, Claire	Support and Learning Enrichment - Private	PGCE
MORTON, Mary-Ann	Speech and Language Therapist	ASLTIP; RCSLT
NXUMALO, Connie	Occupational Therapist	RCOT; HCPC