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 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 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.

• Mrs Finch
  Purple 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.

• 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 .

• Miss Embley
  Blue Class TA
  Miss Embley

  Miss Embley will be joining the LPPA team in September 2021 as teaching assistant in our year 2 class. She has been a teaching assistant for three years. She enjoys reading, watching films and walks with her children as well as cooking and baking.

• 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 Herring (Currently on maternity leave)
  Red Class TA
  Mrs Herring (Currently on maternity leave)

  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!)

• Miss Broadway
  Reception TA (Maternity leave cover)
  Miss Broadway

  Miss Broadway has joined our team as teaching assistant in our Reception class covering Mrs Herring's maternity leave. She is an enthusiastic, friendly member of staff and she loves to be outdoors and helping children find new ways to be creative, learning through play. She enjoys gardening and painting, both of which she likes to incorporate at school. Miss Broadway is also currently undertaking teacher training.

• Trevor Beal
  Caretaker
  Trevor Beal

  Mr Beal joined our school in January 2021 as our first official Caretaker, overseeing the school site and looking after our school building.

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• Miss Jessop
  Breakfast Club, After School Club Lead and Lead Midday Supervisor
  Miss 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.

• Miss Sutton
  Teaching Assistant (one 2 one role)
  Miss Sutton

  Miss.Sutton works in reception providing 1:1 support and  joined the school in April 2021.

  Victoria has an early years background and has also spent time providing 1:1 support for children with SEN over the last ten years. She is passionate in supporting those with SEN enabling them to reach their full potential alongside their peers.

• Miss Evans
  Midday Supervisor
  Miss Evans

  Miss Evans joined the LPPA Midday Supervisor team in June 2021

• Miss Miller
  Midday Supervisor
  Miss Miller

  Miss Miller joined the LPPA Midday Supervisor team in July 2021