Our Staff
During your child’s time at Old Palace Primary School, the children will get to know a range of adults and professionals in helping them learn and achieve to the best of their ability.
A full list of staffing and it’s structure can be found below:
Senior Leadership
| Mr G Palmer | Head teacher |
| Miss A Millward | Deputy head teacher, DSL Lead & Y1 Lead |
| Ms D Kurup | Assistant head teacher, Deputy DSL Lead, SENDCO & Inclusion |
| Mrs L Rahman | Assistant head teacher (Reception & H&S Lead) |
| Miss J McClelland | Assistant head teacher (Y2 & 3 & Maths Lead) |
| Mr S Heighington | Assistant head teacher Y5 & Music Lead |
| Ms T Matin | Assistant head teacher Y6 |
Reception
| Mr L Rahman | Assistant head teacher for Foundation Stage |
| Ms Begum & Ms Dawson | RB Class teacher (Ms Begum currently on Maternity Leave) |
| Mrs Patel | RP Class teacher |
| Support Staff | Mrs S Naik (Nursery Nurse), Miss T Haque, Ms Sifa, Mrs Rahela & Mr Artan |
Year 1
| Ms Millward | Deputy head teacher & Year 1 Lead |
| Mrs Oliver | 1O Class teacher |
| Mrs White | 1W Class teacher (Ms Duong currently on Maternity Leave) |
| Support Staff | Ms Zara |
Year 2
| Ms J McClelland | Assistant head teacher & Year 2 Lead |
| Ms N Begum | 2B Class teacher |
| Mr J Hartigan | 2H Class teacher |
| Support Staff | Mrs Ibrahim Ali, Mrs Ahmed & Ms Uddin |
Year 3
| Ms J McClelland | Assistant head teacher Year 3 Lead |
| Mrs E Hantar | 3H Class teacher |
| Mr J King | 3K Class teacher |
| Support Staff | Ms Khan & Mrs Jasmin |
Year 4
| Mr S Heighington | Assistant head teacher & Year 4 Lead |
| Miss Din | 4D Class teacher |
| Mr Thomson | 4T Class teacher |
| Support staff | Ms Begum & Mr Hatto |
Year 5
| Mr Heighington | Assistant head teacher Year 5 Lead |
| Ms Davies | 5D Class teacher |
| Mr Haque | 5H Class teacher |
| Support staff | Mrs Araba, Ms Khatun & Ms Rahela |
Year 6
| Ms T Matin | Assistant head teacher Year 6 Lead |
| Miss Wrobel | 6W Class teacher |
| Miss Yasmin | 6Y Class teacher |
| Support staff | Ms Quah & Mr White |
Support Teachers
| Mrs Dias Patel | English Lead |
| Mrs Hepworth | Modern Foreign Language |
| Mrs Siddika | Support/Intervention |
SEND Support & Specialist Staff
| Senior SEND Teaching assistant | Mrs B Begum, Mrs O’Dea & Mrs Stephanou |
| Creative Therapist/ Counsellor | Ms Holly Samson |
| Speech & Language Therapist | Ms Brenda Musoke |
| Education Social Worker | Ms Shanaz Chowdhury |
| Attendance Welfare Advisor | Ms Sonia Rawlings |
Midday Staff
| Midday Meals Supervisors | Mrs H Begum, Ms S Begum, Mr Hassan, Mrs Hyder, Mrs Nehar, Mrs Rose & Mr White |
Administrative & Premises
| Michele Walsham | School business manager |
| Dobbir Khandokar | Senior admin officer |
| Ms Dawson | Resources manager |
| Forida Rahman | Parent support worker |
| Shelly Rahman | Parent support worker |
| John O’Dea | Premises manager |