Staff Session 2025/2026

Staff Roles and Responsibilities 2025-26

Senior Leadership Team

Acting Head Teacher: Ed Clinton

Depute Head Teacher: Gillian Lumsden (Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri)

Depute Head Teacher: Karen McBride (Mon- Thurs)

Acting Depute Head Teacher: Denise Nicholson (Wed & Fri)

Principal Teacher: Denise Nicolson (Mon, Tues & Thurs)

 

Classes for Session 2025-26

P1A- Miss Jade Mearns

P1B- Mrs Christina Gordon

P1/2- Miss Rachel Kydd and Mrs T Harvey (Fri)

P2- Mr Charlie Houston

P2/3- Mrs Bethany Dougall

P3- Miss Nicola Blair and Miss Emma Mooney

P4A- Miss Emma Mooney and Miss Tammy Smith

P4B- Mrs Lyndsey Hobbs (Mon-Wed) and Miss Mollie Stott (Wed-Fri)

P5A- Miss Chloe Anderson

P5B- Miss Amy Thompson

P6A- Miss Chloe Richardson

P6B- Miss Linzi Dodd

P7A- Mrs Katie Lombardi (Mon-Wed) and Mrs A Ralston (Wed-Fri)

P7B- Miss Suzanne Finnie

P7C- Miss Zahra Khushi

Our Big Den- Miss Dawn Lamont and Ms Siobhan Mackenzie (Wed-Fri)

Teachers of the Deaf:  Mrs Katie Lombardi (Mon-Wed) Mrs Emma Mushet (Tues-Thurs) and Mrs Amy Ralston (Mon-Wed)

NCCT/Raising Attainment: Mrs Aileen Anderson (Mon- Thurs), Mrs Tracy Harvey (Mon-Thurs), Miss Julie Muir (Tues-Fri) and Miss Jennifer Rankin (Mon-Wed)

Office Staff

Acting Senior Clerical Assistant: Mrs Lesley Hogg

Clerical Assistant: Mrs Lorraine Gillespie

Support Staff:

Mrs Sandra Aziz, Ms, Debbie Hadden, Mrs Elizabeth Littlejohn, Ms Jackie Kean, and Miss Natalie Marshall

Mrs Angela Longmuir (Mon, Wed & Thurs)

Breakfast Club Assistants: Mrs Angela Farrell & Mrs Elizabeth Littlejohn

Lunchtime Supervisor: Mrs Lynne Finnegan

Facilities Support Officer: Mr Jamie Muir

Catering Manager: Mrs Susan Mcllraith

Catering Assistant: Mrs Shona Scott

Cleaning Supervisor: Mrs McLennan

Cleaning Staff: Mrs Lynne  Finnegan and Mr Madila

School Crossing Patroller: Mrs Breen

 

Senior Leadership Remits

AHT- Ed Clinton

DHT- Gillian Lumsden Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Child Protection and Safeguarding Co-ordinator 2.1

Line management 1.4

Nursery Manager 1.4

Mainstream teachers’ PRDs 1.3

Tracking overview- whole school 3.2

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Overall school and nursery finance 3.1, 1.5

Link with local churches 2.7

Link with Cluster 2.7

Attendance monitoring 3.2

Advisor to the Parent Council 2.7

All responsibilities for Teachers of the Deaf, Peri teachers and deaf children and young people including but not limited to plans/PRDs/meetings/RFAs/wider agency and school link. 1.4

Organises assemblies and community link 2.7

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Establishment contact P2, P3 and P4

DHT- Karen McBride

(Monday- Thursday)

PT/Acting DHT- Denise Nicholson

(DHT on Wednesdays & Fridays)

Deputising for HT 1.4

ASN Coordinator

Establishment Contact: P2-P4

Mainstream Teachers’ PRDs, shared with HT 1.3

Pupil Council 1.3

Link with CRTs 2.3, 3.2

Data 3.2

Transition- P7 to S1 2.3

Ed Psych link 2.4

Literacy Coach 2.3

Parent Council link 2.7

Monitoring of teaching and learning- P6 and P7 2.3

Monitoring and tracking of Girfme plans 3.1

Establishment contact P5, P6 and P7

Rights Respecting Schools 3.1, 1.3

Transition- Nursery to P1 2.3

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Establishment Contact Nursery & P1

Nurture Lead

Nursery link

Senior Leadership Remits

HT- Sarah Reilly

DHT- Gillian Lumsden

Child Protection and Safeguarding Co-ordinator 2.1

Line management 1.4

Nursery Manager 1.4

Mainstream teachers’ PRDs 1.3

Tracking overview- whole school 3.2

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Overall school and nursery finance 3.1, 1.5

Link with local churches 2.7

Link with Cluster 2.7

Attendance monitoring 3.2

Advisor to the Parent Council 2.7

All responsibilities for Teachers of the Deaf, Peripatetic teachers and deaf children and young people including but not limited to plans/PRDs/meetings/RFAs/wider agency and school link. 1.4

Organises assemblies and community link 2.7

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Establishment contact P5-P7

DHT- Karen McBride

(Monday- Thursday)

PT/Acting DHT- Denise Nicholson

(DHT on Fridays)

Deputising for HT 1.4

Mainstream Teachers’ PRDs, shared with HT 1.3

Pupil Council 1.3

Link with CRTs 2.3, 3.2

Data 3.2

Transition- P7 to S1 2.3

Ed Psych link 2.4

Literacy Coach 2.3

Parent Council link 2.7

Monitoring of teaching and learning- P6 and P7 2.3

Monitoring and tracking of Girfme plans 3.1

Establishment contact P2-P4

Rights Respecting Schools 3.1, 1.3

Transition- Nursery to P1 2.3

Monitoring of teaching and learning 2.3

Establishment Contact P1

Class cover in P1b

Nurture Lead

Nursery link