School Support Staff

• Mrs Arnold
  School Secretary
  Mrs Arnold

  Mrs Arnold�has years of experience working in a variety of roles within the Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, including Springbank Primary Academy and Rowanfield Junior School. She is also our Attendance Officer and Admissions Officer, and is always available in the school office to answer any queries.

• Mrs Herring
  Red Class TA
  Mrs Herring

  Mrs Herring was very excited to join the Reception team, having previously worked in Pink Class in KS2 last year. She has had quite a variety of jobs prior to training as a teaching assistant including farmer, florist and wing walker! Mrs Herring is very arty and creative! (If any pupils are a bit confused - Katie got married on Saturday 12th September 2020, so they will know her as Miss Hobbs!! Congratulations to Katie!)

• Mrs Hyett
  One to One Support Worker/ Red Class
  Mrs Hyett

  Ms Hyett has joined the LPPA team this year as One to One support for a pupil in Reception Class, she has had 8 years experience as a SEN Teaching Assistant, as well as pastoral work, complex needs and is a qualified counsellor. She also has a degree in Social Sciences and has previously worked at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy.Ms Hyett loves being creative, especially if sewing is involved!

• Mrs Herridge
  Yellow Class TA
  Mrs Herridge

  Mrs�Herridge works in our Year 1 class full time. Previously she worked in Reception. She lives locally in Longlevens and has two children. Sarah has been a teaching assistant for some years working in EYFS, key stage 1 and providing SEN support. She has enjoyed working at Longford Park since we opened in 2017.�

• Mrs Finch
  Blue Class TA
  Mrs Finch

  Mrs Finch is a highly experienced Teaching Assistant. During 2012, she graduated with a BA(Hons) in Education and then qualified as a Forest School Leader. She has worked in all year groups from Reception to Year 6. Amanda is very creative and has a particular interest in reading and mathematics. She is passionate about nurturing and supporting all children in order for them to reach their full potential.

• Mrs Betteridge
  Pink Class HLTA
  Mrs Betteridge

  Mrs Cotton-Betteridge has previously worked as a TA for over 20 years in a primary school in Cheltenham, 15 of those years as a HLTA. She has worked in all year groups, but is particularly experienced in upper KS2, where she loves teaching English and Maths.� She especially enjoys the children's humour and individual personalities, and wants to help them all achieve their best.� Her interests include singing and playing netball.

• Miss Simonds
  Green Class TA
  Miss Simonds

  Miss Simonds lives in Longford and was a Midday Supervisor for some years. During this time, she has completed a qualification to become a teaching assistant. Miss Simonds has two daughters. From September 2018, she� joined the class teams, providing additional teaching assistant support whilst qualifiying. She has kindly volunteered for us throughout 2017 and 2018 and is now a full-time TA in Year 3 .�

• Mrs Hamilton
  PPA Cover/ Pink Class HLTA
  Mrs Hamilton

  Mrs Hamilton has been living and teaching in Cheltenham for some years after moving from London where she trained to be a teacher. Prior to that Mrs Hamilton worked as a SEN Teaching Assistant. She is enjoying being part of the �Flying High� family at Longford Park Primary Academy and supporting children with their learning journey.��

• Mrs Jessop
  Breakfast Club, After School Club Lead and Lead Midday Supervisor
  Mrs Jessop

  Miss Jessop has lived in Longlevens all her life she has previously worked at another school for 17 yrs as a MDSA & 6 yrs as a SMDSA. She enjoys supporting all the children at Longford Park.�

• Mrs Jessop
  Breakfast Club Assistant
  Mrs Jessop

  Mrs Jessop lives locally in Longlevens. She has grown up children. Having worked in two schools one for 5 years another for 30 years as a MDSA, She has gained a lot of experience. She enjoys welcoming the children to Breakfast Club in the mornings, helping them get settled for a great day of learning.�

• Miss Jordan
  Midday Supervisor and After School Club Supervisor
  Miss Jordan

  Miss Jordan has lived in Longford for a few years. She has two daughters who currently attend the school. This is her first time working in a school setting but says it's the best and most joyful job she's had!�

• Mrs Rocha
  Midday Supervisor
  Mrs Rocha

  Mrs Rocha is�Brazilian and she has two children. She has been living in England for almost two years. She comes from the area of ??Financial Management which she worked for 15 years. She loves being with children and learning from them.�

• Miss Sutherland
  Midday Supervisor
  Miss Sutherland

  Miss Sutherland joined the Longford Park team in January 2020 after wanting a career change. She thoroughly enjoys working with all the children and helping them with their school journey.

• Mr Webb
  Site Manager
  Mr Webb

  Mr Webb has a building background, including 35 years served as a carpenter, 30 spent working on well-known buildings in Cheltenham on a self-employed basis. Mr Webb has maintained the sites of two other schools in our Alliance and is now looking after our new 'state of the art' school.