Helmsley Road, Grantham, NG31 8XF
01476 850680
enquiries@poplarfarmsch-cit.co.uk

Meet our Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Hodson, Head Teacher & DDSL
Mrs Buckley, Deputy Head Teacher & DSL
Miss Mason, Assistant Head Teacher & SENDCO
Mrs Thorpe, Senior Administrator & DDSL

Wider Leadership Team

Mrs Anderson, KS1 Leader & DDSL
Miss Ash, LKS2 Leader
Mrs Bamford, UKS2 Leader

Class Teachers

Miss Costall, Miss Fairbrother & Mrs Rowntree, EYFS
Mrs Dowling & Miss Rastall, Y1
Miss Akhrass & Mrs Anderson, Y2
Miss Ash, Mrs Tiller & Miss Wilding, Y3
Mr Goodchild & Miss Rogers, Y4
Mrs Kilius-Smith, Mr Saunders & Mr Wowk, Y5
Mrs Bamford & Miss Jefferis, Y6

Administration Staff

Mrs Thorpe, Senior Administrator
Mrs Barske, Admin Assistant
Mrs Dowsett, Poplar Pioneers Admin
Mrs Durand, Admin Assistant

Site Staff

Mr Andrews, Site Manager
Mr Sentance, Caretaker
Mrs Carlin, Cleaner
Mrs Poole, Cleaner

Kitchen Staff

Mrs Lyon, School Cook
Mrs Sheeran, Catering Assistant
Mrs Waniek-Mijal, Catering Assistant

HLTA’s

Mrs Bayliss
Miss Smith

Pastoral Staff

Miss Smith (ELSA trained), Behaviour, Relationships and Learning Mentor
Miss Storey (ELSA trained), SENDCO Assistant and Intervention TA

Teaching Assistants

Mrs Birch
Mrs Briggs
Miss Calpin
Mrs Cameron
Miss Darby
Mrs Fleet
Miss Hunt
Miss Jarvis
Mrs Jeffrey
Mrs Kidd
Miss King
Mrs Marshall
Mrs Numan
Mr Roberts
Mrs Southwood
Mr Sumner, Sports Apprentice
Miss Tenniswood
Mrs Tilley
Miss Whiting
Mrs Wing
Mrs Yau

Midday Supervisors

Mrs Dowsett, Senior Midday Supervisor
Mrs Cameron
Mrs Carlin
Mrs Cook
Mrs Hirst
Mrs McGettigan
Miss Robson
Mrs Ross
Mrs Stephens
Miss Streets
Mrs Thorpe
Mrs Waniek-Mijal
Mrs Wielgus

Poplar Pioneer Staff

Mrs Dowsett, Supervisor
Mrs Birch
Miss Dowsett
Mrs Frankish
Mrs Hirst
Miss Hunt
Mrs Ross
Mrs Widdop
Mrs Wielgus
Mrs Wing

Staff in Action

Across the school our staff love to get involved in national awareness days as well as national charity days. Click below to watch some fun videos of them taking part.

International Dance Day 2025

Watch here

Shake it Off 2024

Watch here

Staff Christmas Video 2023

Watch here

One for Sorrow 2023

Watch here

Wobble Dance 2022

Watch here

I’ll be there for you 2021

Watch here