Our Staff 

This is a full list of Chorlton Park Primary School staff for the academic year 2024 - 2025. If you would like to contact any member of staff see the contact form here or call 0161 881 1621.

Senior Leadership Team

CEO/Executive Headteacher Jo Ashcroft

Headteacher: EYFS and KS1 Stef Habershon

Headteacher: KS2 Meryl Blackburn

Assistant Head -  EYFS  Gemma Keeley 

Assistant Head - Years 1 & 2 Lucy Broomfield 

Assistant Head - Years 3 & 4  Matt Woods

Assistant Head - Years 5 & 6 Caren Paterson

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Helen Chell/Kathryn Smith, Deputies: Stef Habershon, Meryl Blackburn

SENCo: Kate Holden-Sim

Maths Lead: Caren Paterson

Writing Lead: Jade Whitehead

Reading Lead: Olivia Taylor

Early Years Phase

Phase Leader  Gemma Daly 

ACORN NURSERY

Teacher  Rachael Mott

Teaching Assistants  Liz Battersby, Danielle Parkinson, Kathy Hunter

OAK NURSERY

Teacher Kelly Zentek/ Jess Jones

Teaching Assistants  Danielle Warren, Roberta Facer

R1

Teacher Leanne Maylett

R2

Teacher Jo Andrews

R3

Teacher Roisin Ryan

Reception Teaching Assistants  Nicola Dawes,  Lisa Riley,  Kristiana Misevic, Christina Willson  

Years 1 & 2

Phase Leader Lucy Broomfield

1LB
Teacher Lauren Barton

1TS
Teacher Taybah Sajawal

1KP
Teacher Katie Phipps

Year 1 Teaching Assistants  Sarah Coop, Amy Horwell, Issy Sanders, Lisa Clubley, Gemma Scott, Natalie Murphy, Fatema Choudhury

2AM
Teacher Assia Ali

2SB
Teacher Lucy Broomfield/Susie Seddon

2FM              

Teacher Frankie Moore

Year 2 Teaching Assistants Sharon Brown, Mark Devine

Years 3 & 4

Phase Leader Matt Woods

3JD
Teacher Jen Davies 

3OT
Teacher Olivia Taylor

3AM                                                                                                                                                                                        

Teacher Ali MacArthur

Year 3 Teaching Assistants  Maryam Khan, Balquise Azam, Petina Gateva, Samantha Stansbury, Clare Sutcliffe, Tahira Ahmed, 

4MJ

Teacher Rachel Murray/Huw Jones

4SY
Teacher Sophie Yeoman

4MW
Teacher Matt Woods

Year 4 Teaching Assistants Abrar Al Rkabi, Doris Liem, Eve Truswell

Years 5 & 6

Phase Leader Caren Paterson

5SW
Teacher Emily Shaw/Jade Whitehead

5MK
Teacher Rebecca Millington/Vicky Kathrada

5AR
Teacher  Alice Richards

Year 5 Teaching Assistants Tanya Malcheva, Shumshad Qadir, Shabana Hussain, Alfie Carter  

6HP

Teacher Caren Paterson, Lauren Hopper

6PM

Teacher Pam McBride

6RA

Teacher Rachel Appleby

Year 6 Teaching Assistants Laura Richardson, Julie McGovern, Gemma Kilday

Teaching & Support Team

Computing Teacher Huw Jones

Sports Coach Danny Brown

SEN Learning Mentor/ Forest School Julie Kelsall 

SEN Teaching Assistant  Balquise Azam                                                                                                                                                  

Therapeutic Practitioner/Play Therapist Joe Brittain

Attendance and Family Support Ruth Beeching 

Support Staff

School Business Officer Joanna Charnock                                                                                              

Admin & Data Officer Candice Phythian                                                                                                                            

Administrative Assistant Gina Johnson

Catering Manager Dean Bryan                                                                                                                                             

Senior Lunchtime Organisers  Foritha Tierney and Samman Shah

Site Manager Phil Singh

Deputy Site Manager Andy Hughes