Staffing
Our Team
Leadership Team
Headteacher: Lisa Walker
Deputy Headteachers: Terrill Longworth and Caroline Glover
Children and Families Officer: Jeanette Horrocks
Assistant Headteachers: Harriet Davidson, Jordanna Whittleston, Tom Darbyshire, Dan Collinge
Curriculum Leaders: Beth Greenough, Jennifer Hindle
Safeguarding Team
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Lisa Walker
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads: Jeanette Horrocks, Harriet Davidson, Jordanna Whittleston, Tom Darbyshire, Dan Collinge
EHCP Co Ordinator: Hannah Heyes
Designated Looked After Child Teacher: Jordanna Whittleston
Attendance Lead: Jeanette Horrocks
Multi-Disciplinary Team
Special School Nurse: April Liles
Speech and Language Therapists: Lyndsey Gibson, Kathryn Derbyshire, Daisy Joyce
Occupational Therapists: Liz Reynolds, Pippa Jackson (specialist OT SI)
Physiotherapist: Louise Horsley
HI and VI Specialist Teacher: Helen Nuttall
Orthotist: Rachael Dickinson
Classroom Practitioners
All classes are led by a class teacher and a teaching assistant with a higher level of teaching assistant qualification (either at TA3 or TA4 level) plus additional teaching assistant level one practitioners. Please see below the class lead arrangement for the academic year 2025/26.
The Seedlings Building
Raspberry Class: Teacher Dan Collinge, TA4 Zoe Gamble and Michelle Unsworth
Strawberry Class: Teacher Beth Greenough, TA3 Layla Ndiaye
Blueberry Class: Class Teacher Emily Dover, TA3 Kim Morris
Blueberry Class: Class Teacher Sophie Reeve, TA3 Gemma Rix
The Saplings Building
Lemon Class: Class Teacher Kristie Butler, TA3 Liane Fishwick
Mango Class: Class Teacher Jenn Hindle, TA4 Tracey Fielding Martin
Cherry Class: Class Teacher Harriet Davidson, TA4 Martine Rowley
Apricot Class: Class Teacher Kevin Roberts, TA3 Cheryl Westwell
Kiwi Class: Class Teacher Olivia Bird, TA4 Tracey Sutton
The Orchards Lower Site Building
Plum Class: Teacher Beth Taylor-Whitford, TA4 Laura Hindle
Starfruit Class: Teachers Rachel Cunliffe and Rebecca Bentham, TA3 Jo Wrigley
Peach Class: Teacher Jade Leigh, TA3 Brynne Horner
Orange Class: Teacher Tom Darbyshire, TA4 Michelle Livesy
Apple Class: Teacher Kerry Clarke, TA3 Rebecca Goody
Lime Class: Teacher Majida Hayat, TA3 Zaynab Iqbal
Pineapple Class: Teacher Jane McNulty, TA4 Debbie Hall, TA3 Diane Anderson
Pear Class: Teacher Lilian Holmes, TA3 Ailsa Entwistle
The Orchards Upper Site Building
Sycamore Class: Teacher Karen Roberts, TA3 Adele Holland
Birch Class: Teacher Laura Hargreaves, TA4 Nadia Dodd
Maple Class: Teacher Rachael Gordon, TA3 Heather Dyson
Alder Class: Teacher Hannah Turton, TA3 Sotonye Ayodele
Rowan Class: Teacher Adele Hunt, TA4 Catherine Brooks
Beech Class: Teacher Caitlin McNiven, TA3 Sarah Catterall
Willow Class: Teacher Jordanna Whittleston, Apprentice Teacher Debbie Barclay, TA2 Kelly Tonge
Additional TA1,2,3 and 4 qualified practitioners support across the school.
Central Team
As an Orchards Federation provision, we are also supported by a central team including specialists in HR, Finance, Premises and Health and Safety, Schools Catering as well as various administrative and facilities roles. For further details please see the Orchards Federation website or email office@theorchards.bolton.sch.uk
