MEET OUR TEAm


We want to be a second family to you and your child. Find out more about our wonderful, caring team here, including our two dogs!

 
  • Joseph Green - Headteacher, Key Stage 2 teacher & pupil premium champion

    Joe was appointed to the role of Headteacher in our school in January 2016. Joe teaches the junior class for part of the week. He is the coordinator of English and many areas of the curriculum as well as being our Pupil Premium Champion.

    Joe enjoys sports, running and the outdoors. He is a big Norwich City fan and has three dogs called Timmy, Milly and Elsie.

  • Emma Dennis - Senco & catch up lead teacher

    Emma joined our school in 2014 following a successful teaching career in Stoke. She is our SENCO and Catch-Up Lead Teacher.

    Emma enjoys music and is a spectacular tuba player. She has a beautiful puppy called Harley.

  • Debbie Wallen - Reception & Key Stage 1 Lead Teacher

    Debbie joined our school in 2016, bringing great experience of Foundation and Key Stage 1. She is our Infant Lead and specialises in the teaching of Phonics.

    Mrs Wallen runs Forest Friday with Mrs Bennett. She loves nature and the outdoors and is the proud owner of Monty the Golden Retriever.

  • Kythe Beresford - Key Stage 2 Teacher, 1-1 tutor

    Kythe joined our school as a volunteer in 2019 and is Mugginton through and through. Kythe is an Early Career Teacher and throws herself into all aspects of school life including our epic football and hockey matches.

    An otter enthusiast, ‘Kythe is a creative practitioner and talented musician - she plays the clarinet and saxophone.

  • Amie Hardwick - EYFS Volunteer

    Our early years extraordinaire! Amie has terrific experience working with our youngest children and offers them the best start to primary school life possible. Amie has great expertise in the teaching of phonics and offers our children a nurturing, vibrant and exciting environment in which to learn. She is one of the kindest people we have ever met.

  • Corrina Etherington - School Music teacher

    Corrina is our marvellous music teacher. She delivers over 45 music lessons to our children over three days and teaches music to both classes on a Monday afternoon. She teaches Flute, Clarinet, Piano & our mini-flutes & clarinets, the Toots and Dudes!

  • Paul Wraith - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

    Paul joined our school in November 2020. A former semi-professional footballer, Paul is a great role model to our children and loves to encourage our children to work together as a team and live healthy, active lifestyles.

    Paul loves all sports and is an annoyingly good runner. Paul works alongside Mr Green and Mrs Sweeney as part of our Junior team.

  • Helen Sweeney—Higher Level Teaching Assistant

    Helen joined Mugginton in 2013 and is an integral part of our Junior team alongside Mr Green and Mr Wraith. Helen runs the popular after-school ICT club every Friday and is a talented musician, playing in a brass band. She plays the organ at our half-termly church services.

  • Pippa Sutton - Teaching Assistant

    Pippa started working with us in January 2020. She is based mainly in the junior classroom and helps to keep the children safe and happy at lunchtimes. She loves spending time with her dog, Busted.

  • Sarah Birks—Senior Midday Supervisor

    Sarah is our senior dinner supervisor and has been at Mugginton since 2005. Sarah ensures our school meals are served within a family atmosphere and that children enjoy the many activities she arranges for lunch time. Sarah also runs the successful Early Birds Club (which starts at 7.45am every day).

  • Claire Pegg—Midday Supervisor

    Claire joined the lunch time team in September 2008 and is an important part of the happy lunchtime in our school. She is always kind and fair.

  • ANDY Dawson - maths & science specialist

    Andy is a maths and science specialist and likes nothing more than helping children to develop confidence and a love of maths. He teaches science in the juniors and it is always a pleasure to see their hands-on, exciting lessons in action.

  • Laura Bennett - 1-1 tutor & class support

    Laura offers one-to-one tuition to a number of children and also works in the infant class as well as taking the juniors swimming. She has a brilliant sense of humour and is very kind – but should never be in charge of directions to anywhere!

  • Maggie Bennett - Forest Friday lead

    Maggie is our co-Forest Friday lead with Mrs Wallen. She loves the outdoors and once lived on a National Trust property! Maggie is very gentle and patient and loves to help in the infant classroom on a Friday.

  • Monty - Top dog

    Monty began working at Mugginton in November 2019 and is a popular member of the team. He has particular expertise in listening to children read and eating rubbers.

    Monty’s favourite past-times are sleeping and refusing to walk when he feels tired. He loves helping children feel better when they are worried.

  • Milly Green

    Milly began working at Mugginton in September 2021 and is very popular with everybody. She loves listening to children read, chasing the ball when children throw it and sleeping on Mr Beresford’s lap whenever she can!

    She is a lot smaller than Monty and loves to be in school playing with the children when Monty is working (sleeping) from home.