Our Classes
Classes
At West Vale Academy the children are organised into individual class year groups to ensure The Early Years Foundation Stage and The National Curriculum is taught discretely.
EYFS & Key Stage One
- Mrs Lawrence is the EYFS Lead
- Miss Taylor is the teacher in Class 1
- Miss Townend and Mrs Scott are the teachers in Class 2
Key Stage Two
- Miss Firth is the teacher in Class 3
- Miss Banks and Miss Ashton are the teachers in Class 4
- Miss Ingham is the teacher in Class 5
- Mr Baker is the teacher in Class 6
We employ specialists from Project Sport to teach PE lessons in school
School Teams
The children are placed into a team when they join school. The teams are:
Calder Stainland Saddleworth Rochdale
Every year the children vote to select Captains and Vice-Captains for their House Teams.
Our Staff
Leadership
Principal: Mrs F Gardiner
Deputy: Mrs S Scott – SENDCo
Assessment, Phonics and EYFS: Mrs S Lawrence
Curriculum Responsibility
Mr Baker – English and Reading Lead
Miss Banks – MFL & Music
Miss Ingham – Maths
Mrs Scott – History and Geography
Miss Taylor- Science
Teachers:
Year 6 – Mr Baker
Year 5 – Miss Ingham
Year 4 Miss Banks and Miss Ashton
Year 3 – Miss Firth
Year 2/1- Miss Townend and Miss Scott
Year 1/Rec – Miss Taylor
Support Staff:
Mrs A Hemsworth – TA
Mrs J Gravenor – TA
Mrs G Graham – TA
Mrs L Clarke – EYFS TA
Mrs S Lynch – SA
Mrs A Barnes – SA
Mrs D Kelliher – SA
Mrs L Oldfield – SA
Mrs D Butler – SA
Pastoral:
Mrs D Roebuck – Parent Support Worker
Office Staff:
Mrs P Gunter – Administrator
Site Manager:
Mr P Costello
Kitchen staff:
Mrs A Beavers
Mrs A Emmott
Lunchtime supervisors:
Mrs J Bean
Mrs L Oldfield
Mrs D Kelliher
Mrs L Bird-Metcalfe
Mrs T Holden
Mrs T Birch
Out of School Club staff:
Mrs A Emmott
Miss A Beavers
Mrs J Bean