Leadership

• Dr Richard Kentish

  Executive Head Teacher

  Headteacher since 2005 and my job is one of the greatest in the world - to help others be the best that they can be. Deeply interested in leadership across all sectors and the role that effective coaching can have in developing staff.

• Mrs Jade Yale

  Executive Deputy Head Teacher

  Hi! I'm Mrs Yale and I have worked at Abbey for 8 years and actually came to our school as a child too. One of my favourite films is Matilda and I like going to the theatre, particularly to see pantomimes. I love Christmas and will think nothing of starting to watch Christmas films in October! I have cheeky 1 year old twins, who keep me on my toes, and I love watching them learn new skills and develop their own, little personalities.

• Mrs Jill Sharp

  Executive Assistant Head Teacher

  I'm Mrs. Sharp and I'm the Executive Assistant Head Teacher for Inclusion, so I am the SENDCo and one of the DSLs. I love skiing and I love reading, especially historical romances. I've got two children, Alex and Lucy, who are all growing up now. I have a great big fat cat called George, who I absolutely adore.

EYFS

• Miss Sally Harwood

  Assistant Head Teacher

  My name is Miss Harwood. I am the Assistant Head Teacher for Early Years at Abbey. I'm a reception teacher but I also work in nursery. My favourite food is ice cream, my favourite colour is purple. I love listening to music, especially any current chart music and I enjoy spending lots of time with my sons at home. See you soon!

• Mrs Rachel Kentish

  Teacher - EYFS Forest school

  Hello, I'm Mrs Kentish but prefer, Mrs K. I'll be working most of the reception doing Forest School with everybody this year. My favourite colours are cool colours especially blues and purples. I enjoy being outside in nature, making things, drawing, painting and learning new stuff. I really love maths and science and art and most days I write in my journal and paint something. My favourite food to eat at the moment is home-made hummus. I love all kinds of corvids, especially crows. You might see me around school doing drawing and talking as a therapeutic program as well as forest school sessions with other year groups too.

• Mrs Jenny Bevan

  Teacher - EYFS

  Hello, I'm Miss Bevan and I'm a teacher in reception in class Abbey. I've been at Abbey in both the juniors and infants for a very long time. My favourite food is anything Italian, especially pizza. I love lots of different types of music, even really old stuff from the 60s. I love drawing and painting and I love to read lots of books about history. My favourite character is Robin Hood.

• Mrs Alison Gould

  Teacher - EYFS

  Hello, I'm Mrs. Gould and I'm one of the teachers in RG. In school I like to do Forest School and I enjoy reading books and stories to everybody my favourite authors are Julia Donaldson and Nick InkPen. Outside of school I enjoy eating Italian food, especially pizza and pasta or going out on day trips with my children and my favourite place to visit is the Black Country Museum. Looking forward to seeing you.

• Miss Abbie Hinton

  HLTA - EYFS

  Hi, my name is Miss Hinton. I teach PE at Abbey and I've worked here for many years. My favourite films are Sister Act and Home Alone. I like all kinds of music, everything from Stevie Wonder to the Stone Roses. In my spare time I really enjoy having a cup of tea and a piece of cake with my Nan and Grandad and also watching football.

• Mrs Kate Sanderson

  LSP - EYFS

  Hi, I'm Mrs Sanderson. I teach PE and gross motor skills in nursery and reception. I take fun fit in years one all the way up to year six. My favourite food is jacket potato and salad and I love going swimming.

• Mrs Tracey Jones

  LSP - EYFS

  Hello, my name is Mrs Jones and I'm a teaching assistant in reception. I enjoy listening to Capital Radio and singing along to the songs very badly on the way to work. I like watching all the Marvel films and my favourite characters I am in. I love to eat Indian and Chinese food and go for meals on the weekend with Mr Jones and our two children. I'm really looking forward to September and meeting all the new children and their parents too. Stay safe and see you all soon!

• Miss Emma Andrews

  LSP - EYFS

  Hello everyone, I am Miss Andrews and I am an LSP in Reception. This is my tenth year at Abbey. My favourite food is chocolate and lasagna. My favourite film is Grease. I can't wait to meet you and your families too. See you soon!

• Mrs Jane Warhurst

  LSP - Nursery

  Hello everybody, my name is Mrs. Warhurst, I work in nursery, I have been working at Abbey for a long time, I enjoy going out to eat with my family and friends, I am really looking forward to going on holiday so I can swim with the sharks and colourful fish, I can't wait to see you all and work with you very soon.

• Mrs Sobia Shaheen

  LSP - EYFS

  Hi, I'm Mrs. Shaheen and I am an LSP in Key Stage 1. My favourite food is pizza and my favourite movie is Paddington. I am looking forward to getting to know my new classes in September. Stay safe and enjoy your summer. See you all in September.

KS1

• Mrs Claire Johnson

  Assistant Head Teacher

  Hi everybody, Mrs. Johnson here. I hope you're all well and I'm really looking forward to seeing you in September when we can start our adventure as 2J. Things to know about me, I love the bands Coldplay, Take That and Little Mix. I love eating steak and chips and fajitas but especially chocolate afterwards. My favourite movie is The Greatest Showman because I love dancing and singing. Can't wait to see you!

• Miss Anika Saghir

  Teacher - KS1

  Hello, I'm Miss Saghir. I have been teaching at Abbey for over seven years. I have taught early years and key stage two. My favourite food is chicken Parmesan. My favourite thing to do is spending time with family and friends and I also love travelling and exploring new cultures.

• Mrs Sukhbir Kaur

  Teacher - KS1

  Hi, I'm Mrs Kaur and I'm a year one teacher. My favourite food is Italian food. I love pizza and pasta, especially macaroni and cheese! My favourite colour is purple and I enjoy listening to old school R&B music. My favourite films are Christmassy films like Elf and Home Alone and in my spare time I enjoy watching box sets, being in my garden growing my own vegetables and I enjoy going on long walks and discovering new adventures.

• Miss Emma Stocking

  Teacher & Subject leader

  Hi, it's Miss Stocking here and I work in year 2. My favourite film is The Lion King and my favourite food is Lasagna. I really like pop music, especially anything from the 90s. One fascinating fact about me is that I really love Disney. I'm really looking forward to working with you all in y2!

• Mr Gwyn Jones

  Teacher - KS1

  Oh, I'm Mr Jones and I'm with the lovely Year 2 children. I'm a bit of a sports freak, I love sport. One of my favourite books is Les Misérables, I also love the musical. One of my greatest achievements is reading the book because it's a big book. See you all soon.

• Mrs Rachel Philips

  Teacher - KS1

  Hi everyone, my name is Mrs. Phillips. I'm a teacher in Year 1 and I've worked at Abbey for a long time. I really like to dance, dance music from the 80s and 90s are my favourite. My favourite meal is curry and rice and when watching TV it has to be something funny or football- Baggies are the best!

• Mr Steve Knight

  LSP - KS1

  Hey, I'm Mr. Knight. I work over in the infants. My favourite food has got to be pizza, and the more cheese on that pizza, the better. My favourite music is by someone who you've probably never heard of - his name is Frank Turner.

• Miss Nicola Coleman

  LSA - KS1

  Hi, my name is Miss Coleman. I work across years one and year two. I have been at Abbey for five years and look forward to meeting you all. I look forward to seeing you in September. Take care!

• Miss Simone Rouse

  LSA - KS1

  Hello, my name is Miss Rouse and I work in Year 1 and 2. I've been at Abbey for 7 years now. My favourite food is pizza and I enjoy browsing Netflix in my spare time. Looking forward to meeting you all soon. Bye!

• Mrs Sharon Goldie

  LSP - KS1

  Hi, my name is Mrs Goldie. I work in year 2. I have worked at Abbey for nearly 25 years. I love spending time with my family and now I'm on grandparent duty too! See you all soon. Bye! Bye!

• Miss Abbie Hinton

  HLTA

  Like a treasure hunt - I appear four times so you can see me and my bio in EYFS, KS1, LKS2 & UKS2! I'm a HLTA and teach across the school - but absolutely love PE!

• Gisella Brighton

  Teacher

  Hello, I'm Mrs Brighton and I'm a Year 1 Teacher. I love being outdoors and going on long walks in the countryside with friends and family. I am very interested in nature and the environment and enjoy bird spotting, my favourite bird is the Kingfisher. My favourite food is salmon and rice and my favourite colour is green. I am a huge rugby fan and enjoy going to matches and supporting England.

LKS2

• Mr Martin McGowan

  Assistant Head Teacher

  Hello, my name's Mr McGowan and I've been at Abbey for almost 20 years. My favourite film is a really, really, really, really old one called The Grapes of Wrath. My favourite food is pretty much anything, but I love Mexican food most. My favourite musician is a someone called Bob Dylan and my favourite cartoon is Scooby-Doo, of course. My qualities are that I really, really care about people and what they think and how they feel and I think that that's very important.

• Miss Alice Vance

  Teacher - LKS2

  Hi, my name's Miss Vance and I'm a year four teacher. I have worked at Abbey for 11 years and actually came to this school when I was younger. I enjoy eating Sunday lunch with my family and going out for fancy meals. I love going on holiday and catching up with my friends.

• Miss Anjalee Gill

  Teacher - LKS2

  Hi, my name is Miss Gill and I have worked at Abbey for nearly ten years. I am now a year three teacher. My favourite food is pizza, my favourite music is bhangra and I love going on holiday with my family.

• Mrs Jodie Supple

  Teacher - LKS2

  Hello, I'm Miss Supple and I'm a teacher in Year 3. My favourite food is pasta. My favourite time of the year is Christmas and Halloween. I love watching Harry Potter and Star Wars. I also enjoy spending time with my family and my cat Shelby.

• Miss Nicola Bennett

  LSP - LKS2

  Hi, my name is Miss Bennet and I'm a TA. I've read to Abbey for almost 16 years. My favourite food is chocolate and I love most music but my favourite has to be Motown. I don't watch much TV but I do enjoy watching Disney films. I'm looking forward to a new year at Abbey full of smiling children - see you in September!

• Mrs Nicola Seymour

  LSP - LKS2

  My name is Mrs Seymour. I have been working in school as an LSP for 22 years. My favourite foods are curry, crisps and chocolate. See you all soon!

• Miss Abbie Hinton

  HLTA

  I'm Miss Hinton and as well as YR I also teach PE and all subjects across the school. You'll see me everywhere but sport, and especially football, is my real passion.

• Mrs June Hunter

  LSP - LKS2

  Hello everyone, my name is Mrs Hunter. I'm an LSP at Abbey School. I love reading and spending time with my family. My favourite colours are red, blue and green and I look forward to seeing you all very soon.

• Mrs Nikki Wilkins

  Teacher & Subject Leader

  Hi, I'm Mrs Wilkins and I'm a Year 6 class teacher. I've worked to Abbey for 11 years now. My favourite film is Mrs Doubtfire and Sister Act. I'm a massive food lover, my favourite food is staking chips or anything chocolate, especially chocolate footcake. I love all things sport, especially football. I'm a huge West Bromwich Albion fan and season ticket holder and I love attending all the games. I'm really looking forward to teaching you 6 this year and meeting you all. Bye!

• Sweeta Bhatoe

  Teacher - LKS2

  Hello, my name is Mrs Bhatoe and I am a Year 4 teacher. I have worked from Early Years all the way up to UKS2 throughout my 9 years at Abbey School. I absolutely love reading and spending time with my family especially games night. My favourite food is pasta and steak but I have a sweet tooth and love anything with chocolate! My favourite music is Bhangra and R‘n’B. I can’t wait to welcome my new class. See you all soon!

UKS2

• Miss Naomi Rockett

  Assistant Head Teacher

  Hi, Miss Rockett here, Year 5 teacher and Assistant Head of UKS2. I've been Abbey for many years. Enjoy Paddington, books and the films as well, with Paddington 2 being my favourite. I enjoy reading and my favourite book is Alice in Wonderland. I value hard work, determination and perseverance. I am looking forward to ensuring that all of 5R do their best they can have fun!

• Mrs Donna Piper

  Teacher & Subject leader

  Hi I'm Mrs. Piper and I'm one of the year 5 teachers here at the junior site. I've been here long enough so that my first class are now very big. My favourite film over the summer was Luca, my favourite food is Cherries. My favourite music is everything and my son & daugher love Pokémon so I watch that a lot. I'm looking forward to having a fantastic year with all the children. I'm sure we're going to have loads and loads of fun. Hopefully you'll find that I'm happy, jolly and just ready to help anyone. Okay, bye!

• Mrs Anita Vickers

  Teacher - UKS2

  Hi everyone, my name is Mrs. Vickers and I've been a teacher at Abbey School for over 25 years, really into watching movies. Shrek is my favourite. I absolutely love travelling but it has to be abroad for me, Morocco being my favourite place and I love listening to music, especially Enrique. My favourite food has got to be my mum's chicken curry & rice and the greatest achievement I would say is being a mum to my beautiful daughter.

• Mrs Zoe Falconer

  Teacher & Subject Leader

  Hi, I'm Mrs Falconer and I'm a Year 6 Class teacher at Abbey School. My favourite film and theatre show is The Wizard of Oz. My favourite food is cheese because I could eat anything with cheese. In others I value honesty, determination and a great sense of humour. This year I'm really looking forward to spending another year with my absolutely amazing class 6F.

• Mr Ahmad Hayat

  Teacher & Subject Leader

  Hello, my name is Mr. Hyatt and I have been at Abbey for ten years, which is making me feel very old. My favourite film is Home Alone and favourite cartoon is definitely Horrid Henry. The food I enjoy eating the most is Lamb and Rice and the music I regularly listen to is Hip-Hop and R&B. One of my greatest achievements is winning a tennis competition a few years ago and I'm really looking forward to teaching year six as I have never done it before.

• Mrs Julie Sherwood

  HLTA

  Hello, my name is Mrs Sherwood and I have had 20 happy years working at Abbey. I'm a HLTA and I work across both years 5 and 6. My favourite film is Dirty Dancing and I love to listen to lots of different music. The book I have enjoyed reading the most is A Boy Called It. My greatest achievement is becoming a mom to two children, a boy and a girl and being blessed with two beautiful grandchildren.

• Miss Abbie Hinton

  HLTA

  I'm here again, this time as HLTA in UKS2. I hold the record of my picture appearing four times on this page!

• Miss Natalie Jones

  LSP - UKS2

  Hello, my name is Miss Jones and I'm an LSP in year 5 and 6. I have been at Abbey for around 17 years now. My favourite film is Dirty Dancing. I love a roast dinner and I call kinds of music, especially tag that and I've seen them many times. I enjoy watching football and I support West Bromwich Albion and I'm looking forward to meeting you all.

• Miss Rebecca Webb

  LSP - UKS2

  Hi, my name is Mrs Webb. I have worked at Abbey for 12 years. Next year I will be working in Year 6 supporting children. My favourite food is a Sunday roast and I look forward to seeing everybody in September. Bye!

• Miss Pippa Cowley

  Teacher & Subject leader

  Hi, I'm Miss Cowley and I teach Year 6. I love travelling, going to the theatre and food! My favourite food is Japanese and Italian, especially ramen noodles and seafood pasta! My favourite singer is Taylor Swift - I talk about her alot! I love musicals like Hamilton and I sing all...the...time... I'm looking forward to meeting you all in September! See you soon.

Office

• Ms Sharon Collins

  Finance Director

  Hi, my name is Miss Collins. I've worked at Abbey for 17 years and I am the school's finance director. My favourite TV programme is Gogglebox and my favourite film is The Grinch. . I am really looking forward to seeing everyone back in school in September.

• Mrs Charlotte Barclay

  Administration

  Hello, my name is Charlotte Barclay and I work in the office at Abbey Infant School. I can't wait to meet all of the new starters in reception and nursery and look forward to welcoming them back all of the children into Year 1 and 2. Good luck to the children that have left Year 2 and gone into Year 3 and I hope I'll see you around at the Juniors. Bye!

• Mrs Helen Wood

  Administration

  Hello, my name is Mrs Wood. I work as an administrator in the office at Abbey Juniors and have been there for nearly eight years. My favourite TV programme is Holby and my favourite film is Monsters Inc. I love 80s music and chocolate. I can't wait to see you all again soon.

• Mrs Tracey Purcell

  Administration

  Hello, my name is Mrs. Purcell and I work in the office at Abbey School. I love baking and watching musicals. One of my favourites is Hairspray. I also really like to travel and try new foods

Playden

• Mrs Anika Whilbourg

  Playden support

  Hello, my name is Mrs. Whilbourg and I work in Playden as a support worker. I'm also a lunchtime supervisor and I also work in the library. I've been here for about 13 years and my favourite food is pasta, any pasta and I'm looking forward to see you all in September. Bye!

• Mrs Alison Powell

  Playden Support

  I'm Mrs Powell, I work as a Playden Officer and at Lunch Times. I've worked to Abby for a couple years. My favourite food is Golden Delicious Apples. My favourite TV show is Stranger Things. My favourite film. I like the sound of music. Stay safe!

LTS

• Miss Clare Berry

  LTS - Senior

  Hi my name is Miss Berry, I work at Abbey School. I'm a lunchtime supervisor. My favourite film is Jaws and I love baking, going to the gym, having fun spending time with my family.

• Mrs Whilbourg

  LTS

  I work as Playden, LTS and in the library.

• Miss Akhtar

  LTS

  My name is Miss Akhtar. I worked in a school as a lunchtime supervisor. I worked in her before three years. My favorite TV program is "Eastenders". My favorite film is Cinderella.

• Mrs Fiona Jones

  LTS

  Hello, my name is Mrs. Jones. I work at Abbey School. I've worked here for seven years now. My favourite food is crisps, particularly Pringles. My favourite music is particularly music from the 80s.

• Mrs Satnam Nandra

  LTS

  My name is Mrs. Nandra and I work as a lunchtime supervisor. I've worked at Abbey since December 2019 and my favourite food is pizza. In my spare time, I loving baking cakes and muffins.

• Miss Emma Benham

  LTS

  My name is Miss Benham. I work in the school as a lunchtime supervisor. I've worked at Abbey for five years and my favourite film are Disney films. I also work in EYFS with Forest School on a Friday!

• Mrs Beqiraj

  My name is Mrs Beqiraj but I prefer Mrs Beki. I work in school as a lunchtime supervisor, as Senior Support Worker of the Playden team and in EYFS with forest school on Fridays. During my free time I like to do gardening and I also cook.

Site

• Mr Steve Edwards

  Facilities Manager

  My name is Steve Edwards and you can find me working across the school. I also appear as a decorative icon on the walls of this fine institution - see if you can find all of them.