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 TeacherBachelor 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)