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Dashwood Banbury Academy,
Merton Street,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire,
OX16 4RX

01295 263 240
office@dashwood-aspirations.org


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General Enquiries

For general enquiries, please contact Ruth Jakeman 01295 263 240
For out of hours emergencies relating to the BUILDINGS or CARETAKING, please telephone: 07708 589 183 or 07808 650 790 or 07834 570 450

Senior Leadership Team

Sarah Gordon-Weeks Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead
Annelise Gooch Vice Principal, Behaviour and wellbeing lead with an overview of KS2
Carly Bunn Assistant Principal, Curriculum Lead with an overview of KS1, Designated Safeguarding Lead
Jo Taylor Assistant Principal, Assessment Lead with an overview of KS2, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Leadership Team

Stephanie Kane EYFS lead, Reception class teacher
Zoe Whale Year 1/2 Lead, Year 1 Teacher
Lucy Brown Year 3/4 Lead, Year 4 Teacher
Sonny Shaw Year 5/6 Lead, Year 6 teacher
Katy Bennett Inclusion and Welfare Manager (currently on maternity leave)
Ruth Jakeman Business Manager, DSL team

SENDCO, INCLUSION AND WELFARE

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO OUR SENDCO OR OUR INCLUSION AND WELFARE MANAGER, PLEASE EMAIL OR TELEPHONE THE SCHOOL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
Emily Houlihan SENCO and LAC lead, Designated Safeguarding Lead
Katy Bennett Inclusion and Welfare Manager (currently on maternity leave)

Nursery

Cherry and Plum
Sarah O’Neil 2 Year Old Nursery Manager: Cherry
Laura Clayton Nursery Teacher: Plum (On Maternity Leave)
Amanda Greaves Nursery Teacher: Plum
Neil Brookes EYFS Teaching Assistant: Cherry
Nadine Philip EYFS Teaching Assistant: Plum

Reception

Peach and Pear
Stephanie Kane Reception Teacher: Pear, EYFS Leader
Alice Cavender Reception Teacher: Peach
Leila Newton Reception Teacher: Pear
Zoey Donnelly EYFS Teaching Assistant
Georgia Armstrong EYFS Teaching Assistant: Peach
Laura Black EYFS Teaching Assistant: Pear
Leah Jakeman Speech & Language Teaching Assistant, ELSA

Year 1 & 2 (Key Stage 1)

Year 1: Holly and Hazel, Year 2: Maple and Redwood
Rachel Santon Year 1 Teacher: Hazel
Blythe Williams Year 1 Teacher: Hazel
Zoe Whale Year 1 Teacher: Holly, Year 1/2 Lead
Bethany Leaver Year 2 Teacher: Maple
Abbie Clemons Year 2 Teacher: Redwood
Charlotte Duddy Year 1 Teaching Assistant
Crystal Webb Year 1 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Kerry Lally Year 1 Teaching Assistant
Rebecca Boyles Year 2 Teaching Assistant: Maple
Becky Clear Year 2 1:1 Teaching Assistant: Hazel
Shazia Khan Year 1 Teaching Assistant
Maria Pilaki Year 1 Teaching Assistant

Year 3 and 4 (Lower Key Stage Two)

Year 3: Ash and Silver Birch, Year 4: Aspen and Rowan
Jodie Shaw Year 3 Teacher: Ash
Julia Beaumont Year 3 Teacher: Silver Birch
Lucy Brown Year 4 Teacher: Aspen, Year 3/4 Lead
Matthew Bennett Year 4 Teacher: Rowan
Sadia Farhan Year 3 Teaching Assistant: Silver Birch
Yasmin Aktar Year 3 Teaching Assistant: Ash (Part-Time)
Georgie Mitchell Year 4 Teaching Assistant: Aspen
Iolanda Moise Year 4 Teaching Assistant: Rowan

Year 5 and 6 (Upper Key Stage Two)

Year 5: Beech and Sycamore, Year 6: Chestnut and Oak
Chloe Hope Year 5 Teacher: Sycamore
Blythe Williams Year 5 Teacher: Sycamore
Marnie Simmons Year 5 Teacher: Beech
Jo Taylor Year 6 Teacher: Chestnut, Assistant Principal
Carly Bunn Year 6 Teacher: Chestnut, Assistant Principal
Sonny Shaw Year 6 Teacher: Oak, Year 5/6 Lead Teacher
Leo Galloway Year 5 Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistants

Rahela Alvarez Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Danie Harris Higher Level Teaching Assistant (On Maternity Leave)
Sophie Lobascio Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Leema Galloway Cover Supervisor

Office and Admin

Ruth Jakeman Business Manager
Kelly Gray Senior Office Administrator
Kerri Higginson Administrative Assistant

ASPIRATIONS DISTRICT STAFF

Liz Fisher South Central Region Facilities Manager

Breakfast and After School Club

Leema Galloway Breakfast Club and After School Club Assistant
Georgia Armstrong Breakfast Club Assistant
Georgie Mitchell Breakfast Club Assistant
Leah Jakeman After School Club Lead
Rahela Alvarez After School Club Lead
Nadra Masood After School Club Assistant

Lunchtime Supervisors

Nadra Masood Lunchtime Supervisor
Tracey McKinnon Beal Lunchtime Supervisor
Karen Dancer Lunchtime Supervisor

Caretaker

Jason Rummery-Blackford Caretaker

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