Cathy Bignold 

Head Teacher (WNS since 2011) Qualification-BEd (Hons), EYP, NNEB, National SENDCO award
Likes - Coffee, reading, the seaside, custard, prawns and Christmas!
Dislikes - Rats, coriander, celery and tea
Claim to fame - I once sang (as a backing singer) in front of 500 people!

Joy Bainbridge
Teacher (WNS since 2019) Qualification-PGCE (Hons)
Likes - Reading, theatre, gardening and cheese
Dislikes - Spiders
Claim to fame - I once had dinner with Katherine Jenkins

Stella Rutter
Senior Early Years Educator (WNS since 2000) Qualification-NNEB
Likes - Being outside, reading, sewing, live music, theatre, cooking, black forest gateaux ,dark chocolate
Dislikes - Discrimination, littering, wastefulness and air freshener
Claim to fame - I sang in a school choir on Songs of Praise when I was a small child

Andrea Vaughan
Senior Early Years Educator (WNS since 2013) Qualification-NNEB
Likes - Skiing, playing netball and sherry 
Dislikes - Growing old
Claim to fame - Appeared in the holiday brochures as a holiday rep

Michelle Smith

Senior Early Years Educator Qualification-NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning & Development

Likes - Spending time with family, holidays, gardening

Dislikes - Mice

Claim to fame - Met Ken Barlow from Coronation Street

Helen Foley
Early Years Educator Qualification-NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development
Likes - Orangutans, mangos and walks in the Lake District
Dislikes - Rats and dark winter nights
Claim to fame - I was a red post box in my school play!

Maureen Roberts 
Early Years Educator (WNS since 2022) Qualification-CACHE Level 3 Diploma for children 
Likes - Cakes, chocolate, family get togethers, holidays and dogs 
Dislikes - Sprouts, rats, rudeness
Claim to fame - I once stood next to Les Dennis in at a hotel breakfast buffet

Jill Sanderson 
Early Years Educator 
Likes - Paddle boarding, travelling and music
Dislikes - Snakes and milk 
Claim to fame - I have over 800 vinyl records 

Tracey Downie
Early Years Educator (WNS since 2022) Qualification - NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistant 
Likes-  Open water swimming, hiking, paddle boarding and travelling in my bright orange campervan!
Dislikes - Cheese, small furry things (unfortunately it does include guinea pigs) and things with wings!
Claim to fame - I did the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in under 11 hours! 

Charlotte Mancini

Early Years Educator (WNS since 2025) 

Likes - sloths, music, rounders

Dislikes - mascots, rollercoasters, chalk

Claim to fame - I got my eco blue peter badge!

Sylwia Pawlik-Baker

Early Years Educator (WNS since 2025)

Likes - books, walking, spending time with family and friends
Dislikes - snakes
Claim to fame - Grew up with 8 siblings in a little mountain cottage at the end of the trail. When at school everyone wanted to see my house "above the clouds".

Ciara Hanlon
Early Years Educator (WNS since 2025)
Likes - cats, dogs, horses, music, the rain, comfortable clothes and watching movies
Dislikes - big crowds, scratchy clothes, avocado, splinters
Claim to fame - almost being 6 foot tall

Paulina Mateja
Early Years Educator (WNS since 2025) Qualification - BTEC Level 3 in Health & Social Care