{"id":7827,"date":"2024-01-21T17:23:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T17:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/?page_id=7827"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:16:25","slug":"24-our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/24-our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/24-our-staff\/thumbnail_e05a601b36\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thumbnail_E05A601B36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36-300x132.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36-1024x449.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8178 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/willowbankschoolkilmarnock\/uploads\/sites\/9377\/2025\/04\/28112927\/thumbnail_E05A601B36-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Our school staff, including Classroom Assistants, Teachers, Instructor, Facilities and Catering staff, all work together to ensure all pupils\u2019 needs are met. We aim to recruit the best teachers and staff to deliver an excellent education for your child. Recruitment and selection procedures are rigorous and consistent and the recruitment process includes a security check \u2013 through the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG). All teaching staff are registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Staffing levels will change to meet the needs of the pupils and school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Senior Leadership Team<\/strong><br \/>\nMrs Tracy Smallwood, Head Teacher<br \/>\nMr Kris Campbell Caldwell, Depute Head Teacher<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Extended Leadership Team<\/strong><br \/>\nMiss Julie McCreath, Principal Teacher<br \/>\nMrs Nicola Murray, Principal Teacher<br \/>\nMiss Pauline Mikolajczak, Acting Principal Teacher<br \/>\nMs Laura Smith, Acting Principal Teacher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our school staff, including Classroom Assistants, Teachers, Instructor, Facilities and Catering staff, all work together to ensure all pupils\u2019 needs are met. We aim to recruit the best teachers and staff to deliver an excellent education for your child. 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