Early Years Staff
Alice Smith School
Alice Smith School

Early Years Staff

Primary Leadership Team 
Alan McCARTHYPrimary PrincipalMA Educational Leadership (University of Buckingham); National Professional Qualification for Headship (NQPH with National College); PGCE (Moray House, University of Edinburgh); BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (University College Cork (UCC), Ireland)
Lynn WHITEVice Principal - Head of Early YearsNational Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH with Best Practice Network); B.Ed in Education (Honours) (Heriot-Watt University); Certificate in School Management & Leadership (Harvard School of Education & Business)

Preschool

Preschool
Lea-Ann ROBINSONYear Leader: PreschoolB.A. in Three Dimensional Crafts (Hons) (Brighton); PGCE (Brighton); GTP Primary Education (St Mary’s)
Marie HARRISSubject Coach: Maths / Preschool Class TeacherBSc (Hons) Physical Geography (University of Hull); PGCE (University of Leeds)

Reception

Reception
Megan WATLINGYear Leader: ReceptionBA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS, specialising in Early Childhood Education (University of Surrey)
Hannah CROWLEYReception Class Teacher / Early Years English LeadBachelor of Arts (University of Southampton), Postgraduate Diploma in Education (University College London)
Simonetta HAYESReception Class TeacherMA Education (University of Portsmouth); BSc (Hons) Sociology (University of Portsmouth); PGCE & QTS (University of Winchester)
Ailis WORRALLReception Class TeacherBA (Hons) International Politics & Policy (University of Liverpool), PGCE Lower Primary (University of Leicester)

Year 1

Year 1
Alexis FARRELLYear Leader: Year 1BA (Hons) in Business Studies and French (South Bank University, London); PGCE Primary (University of Chichester)
Jane STEWARTYear 1 Class TeacherB.Sc (Hons), QTS Primary specialising in Geography (University of the West of England)
Sarah DIXONYear 1 Class TeacherB.A. in Media Studies (Murdoch University); PGCE (Northumbria University)
Debbie JONATHANYear 1 Class TeacherBA Ed & English (Joint Hons) (Surrey); PGCE (Surrey)
Megan TAYLORYear 1 Class TeacherBA of Science in Education (Eastern Illinois University); BA of Science (Moraine Valley Community College)

Year 2

Year 2
Julie HARRISONYear Leader: Year 2 BA QTS (First Class Hons) in Primary Education with Advanced Studies of Early Years (Liverpool Hope University)
Tom YATESSubject Coach: History / Year 2 Class TeacherBA (Hons) in History (Nottingham Trent University); PGCE in Education (Primary) with QTS (The University of Derby)
Hope SPENSLEYYear 2 Class TeacherBA (Hons) Education Studies (York St John University); IPGCE (Keele University); CTESOL; TEFL International
Nicola PIRIEYear 2 Class TeacherBEd in Primary Teaching and Post Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Across the Curriculum (Aberdeen University)
Kim SLOANEYear 2 Class TeacherGraduate Teachers Programme in Years 1 - 4 (The University of Reading); BSc in Child Psychology (The Open University)