Jugglers, Triathletes and a Sky Diver: Meet Our New Teachers!

Primary Teachers

• “I used to have three snakes as pets, but I am terrified of them now. I spotted several when I lived in Borneo, and one got inside the house!” – Zoe Casson, Year 1 Teacher
• “I am an excellent juggler.” – Joe Millar, Year 1 Teacher/Primary Math Leader
• “I am a third-generation teacher in my family and make THE best Yorkshire Puddings this side of the Atlantic.” – Fiona Andrew, Year 2 Teacher
• “I am a huge Disney fan and worked at Walt Disney World in Florida twice.” – Kirsty Ryalls, Year 4 Teacher
• “I was on television in Wales with a giant daffodil on my head, giving my opinion on who was man of the match for Wales' rugby game.” – Andrew Rowson, Year 5 Teacher

Specialists

• “I held the football World Cup on my wedding day.” – Clare Sharkey, Primary French Specialist
• “I have boarded down a volcano in Nicaragua.” – Robert Wise, Spanish Specialist
• “I swam the distance of the English Channel (22 miles/1,416 lengths) in my local pool in approximately 21 hours to raise over £600 for a four-year-old girl at my school, who is battling cancer.” – Nicola Cavill, Spanish Specialist
• “I skydived from 10,000 feet in La Plata, Argentina.” – Laura Clark, Spanish Specialist
• “I can sing louder than a 200-strong choir!” – Caroline Farmer, Drama Specialist
• “I am a keen runner/cyclist, and run and cycle every single day of the week. I have done lots of marathons and triathlons in the past for good causes.” – Hiwa Eghvay, Chemistry Specialist
• “As a former rugby player, I used to play linebacker for Lancaster University's American football team, the Lancaster Bombers, which was one of the first college-level football teams to be set up in Britain.” – Mark Jantzen, U.S. Studies & English Specialist
• “I used to live in Nigeria.” – Emma Blakemore, Geography & History Specialist
• “I'm a big fan of the Great British Bake Off, and every year my brother and I have a Christmas baking competition. To date, I'm top of the leader board with my chocolate Christmas yule log.” – Nicola Jones, Art Specialist
• “In February 2016 I went trekking in Morocco and nearly made it to the summit of Toubkal, the highest mountain in Northern Africa.” – Lucy Hird, Art Specialist.
• “I once parachuted from 12,000 feet in New Zealand!” – Mike Kelly, Enrichment & Enhancement Specialist
• “I am a qualified lifeguard.” – David Pringle, Enrichment & Enhancement Specialist
• “I was ranked 10th in Britain for Irish dancing.” – Lianne Reynolds, Enrichment & Enhancement Specialist
• “I grew up on the Pacific island of Guam.” – Caroline Pridmore, Math Specialist