
Our school is run by a School Management Team, essentially our governing body comprising of the headteacher, a parent member and co-opted non parent trustees, and is run as a limited company.
Proprietor:
Dame Catherine Educational Trust, Rose Lane, Ticknall, Derbyshire, DE73 7JW Tel: 01332 862792
(Above) Dame Catherine’s staff
The management team (Trustees)
Headteacher: Lorna Harvey
Other trustees : Amanda Harmer, Jose Raine, Christina Oppenheimer, Fiona Durston-Smith & Salli Gosling
Administrative support provided by Jane Dawn ( secretary, non-trustee role.)
Roles and responsibilities:
Co-chair-persons: Amanda Harmer & Salli Gosling (please contact via admin@damecatherines.org)
Recruitment, communications and marketing: Amanda Harmer
Finance, audit and risk : Jose Raine (company secretary) & Salli Gosling
Teaching, Learning and SEN : Christina Oppenheimer
Safeguarding and LAC : Christina Oppenheimer
Our Staff Team. Please read all about us here.
Office Management
Jane Dawn
The teaching team
Lorna Harvey ( BA Joint Hons German and Linguistics, PGCE, NPQH)
Headteacher & Key Stage 2 teacher (SENCO and Designated Lead for Safeguarding)
Maddie Price (BSc Hons Psychology, MSc Criminal Psychology, PGCE)
Pre-school / reception and Key Stage 1 teacher
Elly Hawtree (BSc Hons Environmental Biology, PGCE)
Pre-school / reception and Key Stage 1 teacher
Fay Younger (NNEB, Early Years SENCO award)
Preschool (EYFS SENCO and Deputy Designated Lead for safeguarding)
Bria Adlington (level 3 CACHE diploma supporting teaching and learning in schools)
Teaching Assistant
Chris Wright (BA Hons History & Politics, Diploma in Education Studies)
Higher level Teaching Assistant
Joshua Price ( Apprentice TA)