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Nyewood CE Infant School

Smiling, Caring and Learning Together on a Journey with God

Our Teaching Assistants

At Nyewood we have two types of teaching assistant:

TAs - Teaching Assistants work with the same key stage all year round under the direction of the class teachers. Their work is mainly with small groups of children.

HLTAs - Higher Level Teaching Assistants are qualified to teach the whole class.

 

Mrs Sheppard

Mrs Sheppard is one of our HLTAs. She works in every year group covering the class teachers' PPA time. 

 

Likes: Wearing odd coloured flip-flops in the summer and odd coloured socks in the winter, bright colours, smiley faces, organising charity days and holidays in hot countries - the hotter the better!

 

Dislikes: Being COLD! snow and maltesers.

Mrs Summers

Mrs Summers is one of our HLTAs. She works in every year group covering the class teachers' PPA time. 

 

Likes: Travelling, country walks, learning new things and having fun with my family and friends.

 

Dislikes: Unkindness, dishonesty and bad manners.

 

Mrs Merrick

Mrs Merrick is one of our HLTAs. She currently leads our learning in The Orchard. She also leads our outdoor learning.

 

Likes: Spiders, playing in mud, children and sunshine.

 

Dislikes: Bad manners, gravy and custard.

Miss Hadaway

Miss Hadaway works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Being with her family and friends, learning Polish and reading.

 

Dislikes: Liver and kidneys!

Mrs Newman

Mrs Newman works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Country walks, reading, cups of tea and cheese.

 

Dislikes: Chocolate, Mondays and jelly (to wobbly).

 

Miss Harbour

Miss Harbour works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Dancing with my children 

and Greek food.

 

Dislikes: The dark!

Mrs Moores

Mrs Moores works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Sunshine, countryside and her garden.

 

Dislikes: Frogs, curry and horror films!
 

Mrs McCormack

Mrs McCormack works as a TA across all year groups and is part of our pastoral care team as a trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant.

 

Likes: Butterflies and spending time with her family.

 

Dislikes: Spiders and rude people!

Mrs Bond

Mrs Bond works as a TA across all year groups and is part of our pastoral care team as a trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. 

 

Likes: Yoga, Dogs and Cooking.

 

Dislikes: Cheese!

Mrs Greenway

Mrs Greenway works as a TA across all groups.

 

Likes: Zumba, reading and spending time with her family.

 

Dislikes: Spiders, coleslaw, the rain and not getting enough sleep!

     

Mrs West

Mrs West works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Cosy jumpers, cats and summer holidays. 

 

Dislikes: Wind, mosquitos and hot chocolate.

 

Mrs Slingo 

Mrs Slingo works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Spending time with her family and chocolate.

 

Dislikes: Being too hot!

Mrs Albert

Mrs Albert works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Strictly Come Dancing, tea and Blue cheese.

 

Dislikes: Birds and litter bugs!

 

Mrs Kujawa

 

Mrs Kujawa works as a TA across all year groups and is also our specialist language assistant who supports children new to the UK or with little or no English. 

 

Likes: Gardening and country walks.

 

Dislikes: Goats cheese.

 

Mrs Buckland

Mrs Buckland works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Disney films, chocolate and reading

 

Dislikes: Brussel sprouts, rain and spiders

Mrs Hiller

Mrs Hiller works as a TA across all year groups. 

 

Likes: Family time and pyjama days.

 

MMDislikes: Early mornings and spicy food.

 

Mrs Howard

Mrs Howard works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: Walking on the beach, crisps and shoes!

Dislikes: Snakes, rain and rude people.

Mrs Sharp-McStravock

Mrs Sharp-McStravock works as a TA across all year groups.

 

Likes: PJ's and a good series.

Dislikes: Spiders and rain.