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 Martin Gavin

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Helen Chell, 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  Rachel Jolley

Teaching Assistants  Liz Battersby, Danielle Parkinson, Kathy Hunter

OAK NURSERY

Teacher Kelly Zentek/ Jess Jones

Teaching Assistants  Danielle Warren, Roberta Facer

R1

Teacher Rachael Mott

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

1LM
Teacher Leanne Maylett

1KP
Teacher Katie Phipps

Year 1 Teaching Assistants  Lucy Utting, Sarah Coop, Amy Horwell, Lisa Clubley,  Paula Rodriguez, Maryam Khan, Natalie Murphy

2AM
Teacher Assia Ali

2BC
Teacher Lucy Broomfield/Aaisha Choudry

2FM              

Teacher Frankie Moore

Year 2 Teaching Assistants Sharon Brown, Mark Devine,  Clare Sutcliffe, Tahira Ahmed

Years 3 & 4

Phase Leader Matt Woods

3JD
Teacher Jen Davies 

3OT
Teacher Olivia Taylor

3AM                                                                                                                                                                                        

Teacher Ali MacArthur

Year 3 Teaching Assistants  Balquise Azam, Gemma Scott, Petina Gateva, Samantha Stansbury, 

4MY

Teacher Rachel Murray/Sophie Yeoman

4PM
Teacher Pam McBride

4MW
Teacher Matt Woods

Year 4 Teaching Assistants Shumshad Qadir, Alfie Carter, Shabana Mushtaq,

Years 5 & 6

Phase Leader Martin Gavin

5JW
Teacher Jade Whitehead/Emily Shaw 

5MK
Teacher Rebecca Millington/Vicky Kathrada

5MG
Teacher  Martin Gavin

Year 5 Teaching Assistants Alice Brusby-Richards, Tanya Malcheva, Gemma Kiilday, Eve Truswell 

6HP

Teacher Caren Paterson, Lauren Hopper

6IC

Teacher Izzy Cole

6RA

Teacher Rachel Appleby

Year 6 Teaching Assistants Doris Liem, Laura Richardson, Julie McGovern, Danny Barry-Inglis

Teaching & Support Team

French Teacher Sophie Yeoman

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