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Staff

Senior Leadership Team


Mr Alan Gunn

Headteacher
head@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk
 


Ms Dawn Loader

Deputy Headteacher (0.6)
dawnloader@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

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Mrs Michaela Francis-Hicks

Assistant Headteacher
michaelafrancis@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Mrs Rachel Clark

Executive Inclusion Co-ordinator
rachelclark@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Sandra Mulholland

Deputy Headteacher (0.6)
sandramulholland@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Mrs Sally Geard

Assistant Headteacher (0.6)
sallygeard@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Mrs Lisa Collington

School Business Manager
lisacollington@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Middle Leadership Team


Mrs Izzy Curran

Foundation Stage Team Leader
izzycurran@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Amanda Lindfield

Year 1 Team Co-Leader
amandalindfield@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk 


Mrs Kirsty Kingsbury

Year 1 Team Co-Leader
kirstykingsbury@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Miss Sam Sweet

Year 2 Team Leader
samanthasweet@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Mrs Laura Porter

Year 4 Team Leader 
 lauragibbons@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Sandra Mulholland

Year 3 Team Leader
 sandramulholland@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Mr Tom Palmer

Year 5 Team Leader
 tompalmer@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Esther Stokes

Year 6 Team Leader
estherstokes@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Foundation Stage Team

 


Mrs Izzy Curran

Foundation Stage Team Leader (Bugs)
izzycurran@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Mrs Natasha Paling 

Foundation Stage (Bumblebees)
natashapaling@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk



Mrs Laura Nee

Foundation Stage (Beetles)
lauranee@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Natalie Prince

Foundation Stage (Beetles)
natalieprince@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Year 1 Team

 


Miss Amanda Lindfield

Year 1 Team Co-Leader (Armadillos)
amandalindfield@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk 
 


Mrs Beth Rutter
Year 1 (Armadillos)
bethrutter@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


 

 


Mrs Kirsty Kingsbury

Year 1 Team Co-Leader (Anteaters)
kirstykingsbury@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Miss Terri johnson
Year 1 (Aardvarks)
terrijohnson@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Year 2 Team


Miss Samantha Sweet

Year 2 Team Leader (Lemon Tree)
samanthasweet@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Miss Isabella Malinsky
Year 2 (Laurel)
isabellamalinsky@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk



Mrs Russell

Year 2 (Lavender)
lucyrussell@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk
 

Miss Gracie Gibson
Year 2 (Lavender)
graciegibson@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Year 3 Team


Miss Sandra Mulholland

Year 3 Team Leader (Feather)
sandramulholland@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Mr Nick Huxley

Year 3  (Feather)
nickhuxley@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk
 

Ms Juliet Fine
Year 3  (Fern)
julietfine@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

 


Miss Amy Hobson
Year 3  (Forest)
amyhobson@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Mrs Kate Lewis
Year 3  (Forest)
kathrynlewis@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Year 4 Team


Mrs Laura Porter

Year 4 Team Leader (Oxygen)
lauragibbons@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Miss Jenny Wallace
Year 4 (Orbit)
jennywallace@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Mrs Ruth Townend

Year 4 (Oxide)
ruthtownend@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Ms Fiona Jackson

Year 4 (Orion)
fionajackson@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Mrs Emma Walker
Year 4 (Orion)
emmawalker@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk



 

 

Year 5 Team


Mr Tom Palmer

Year 5 Team Leader (United Kingdom)
tompalmer@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Mr Calum Wheeler
Year 5 (Uruguay)
calumwheeler@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Mr Christian Dolan
Year 5 (USA)
christiandolan@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

 


Miss Jill Winch

Year 5 (Ukraine)
jillwinch@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Miss Lily Freeman
Year 5 (Ukraine)
lilyfreeman@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 

Year 6 Team

 


Miss Esther Stokes

Year 6 Team Leader (Red Vipers)
estherstokes@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk


Miss Dorothy Jarman

Year 6 (Rattlesnakes)
dorothyjarman@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

 


Miss Fiona Paris

Year 6 (River Jacks)
fionaparis@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Classroom Support Staff


Miss Joanna Redfern

Music Teacher

Mrs Sarah McDonnell
 Specialist Teacher


Mr Matt Evans

HLTA


Ms Alex Witt

HLTA

 

Ms Sian Penn
HLTA

 

Mrs Suzanne Law
HLTA

 


Miss Lucy Hammarton
Learning Mentor


Mr Simon Ford-Gunningham

Learning Mentor

Miss Bara Kavanova
Learning Mentor

Mrs Taryn Sargent
HLTA

Mrs Clare Butters
HLTA

 

Teaching Assistants


Mrs Mel Aisher

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Stacey Ancell

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Nicky Bauckham

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Elaine Coldwell

Teaching Assistant/MDSA

 


Mrs Julie Holkham

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Maria Luisa Lopez

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Rebecca Mills
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Claudia O'Brien
SEND assistant

Miss Natalie Skinner
Teaching Assistant

Miss Holly Scott
Teaching Assistant/MDSA

 

Miss Michelle Hay
Teaching Assistant

 

Mrs Sarah Cheesman
Teaching Assistant

 

Mr Huw Tasker
Teaching Assistant

 

Mrs Cathy Duignan
Teaching Assistant/MDSA

Miss Ann-Marie Heath
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Sam Richardson
Teaching Assistant/MDSA

 

 

Mrs Mara Salzillo
Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mr Lee Stevenson

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Kendra Stonehouse

Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Ms Mercedes Sullivan

Teaching assistant/MDSA


Ms Amanda Szani

Teaching Assistant/MDSA

Mrs Stephanie Owen
Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Mrs Georgia Wickens

Teaching Assistant

Mrs Melanie Williamson
Teaching Assistant/MDSA


Ms Marjo Willo

Teaching Assistant/MDSA

Miss Emma Morris
Teaching Assistant/MDSA

 

Mrs Teresa Furr
Teaching Assistant

 

Mr Terence Baker
Teaching Assistant

 

Miss Katrina Smith
Teaching Assistant/MDSA

Mr James Stockman
Teaching Assistant

 

Support Staff


Mr Russell Whybrow

Finance Officer


Mrs Kerry Bradley

Office Manager

 


Ms Lottie Meecham

Administration Assistant

 


Mr Maki Lam

ICT Technician


Miss Lisa Morgan

Breakfast & After School Club Supervisor


Mrs
Sarah Usher
Administration Assistant

 

Ms Jessica O'Toole
Administration Assistant

 


Jessica Sullivan-Wrenn
Clerk to Governors
jessicasullivan-wrenn@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Site Management


Mr Ben Marle

Site Manager


Mr Simon Keywood

Assistant Caretaker

Midday Support Staff


Mrs Sue Welch

Cook - KS1


Mrs Gloria Small

Kitchen Assistant - KS1

 


Mrs Tina Firth

MDSA

Mrs Glenda Holdsworth
Breakfast Club/MDSA

Mrs Roberta Calio
MDSA


Mrs Sandie Adams

Kitchen Assistant - KS1


Ms Rosie Milnes

Kitchen Assistant


Mrs Kim Edwards

Breakfast Club & MDSA


Mrs Rukhsana Hussain

MDSA

Mrs Anne Coomber
MDSA

 

Miss Aishah Siam
MDSA