Teaching Staff

Class cover and special educational needs

Miss Maisie Chisholm

Miss Chisolm began her Kingsmead experience in Reception class and was a hardworking, useful and kind student here. We are delighted that she has returned in a professional role, supporting learning in UKS2 and from September 2022 began training to be a primary teacher alongside her learning support role in school.

Maisie is currently working as a HLTA, providing class cover across the school and is the Play Coordinator for OPAL.

She is also a qualified Trauma Informed Lead for Cheshire West and Chester, providing support on the best strategies to meet the needs of children who present with a trauma presentation.

Ms Emilia Dabrowska

ISCED Occupational Health, MA Pedagogy of Childhood, QTS (qualified teacher status UK), Level 3 Health and Social Care (adults), ELSA

ELSA

Ms Dabrowska has taught in Poland where she trained as a teacher of early years. She supports learning for children with additional difficulties in LKS2 and works as our ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant).

Carol Roberts

Cert Ed, PGCE

Literacy support

Mrs Roberts worked as a speech and language consultant teacher before working at Kingsmead. She is also a qualified dyslexia teacher.

Music Teachers

Mrs Harper leads performing, singing and instrumental tuition in school. Specialist music teachers provide instrumental lessons for children in years 4-6. Children learn in small groups on the same instrument.

Alex Harper

BMus RNCM (Hons) - Trumpet

Mr Harper teaches brass with us and Edsential Music Service. He leads the Vale Royal Training and Mezzo Bands and is the brass tutor for Cheshire Youth Orchestra.

Bethan Harper

BMus RNCM (Hons) - Clarinet

Mrs Harper teaches performing on percussion instruments and singing in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. She is also our year 3 recorder tutor: children's first access to instrumental tuition. We provide a recorder, tutor book and teacher for year 3 after which many choose to continue their instrumental learning.

Mrs Harper also teaches our clarinet and saxophone players. She also teaches with Edsential Music Service.