Support Staff

Jo Mackenzie
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
My name is Mrs Mackenzie – I am an HLTA and work in Year 5. I have been working as a TA for 18 years and have gained experience from Nursery up to Year 10 – Primary is definitely my preferred sector. I love helping children to reach their goals and make school a happy and safe place to learn.

Lakshmi Ravikumar
Training Higher Level Teaching Assistant
I am Mrs. Ravikumar. I have been working at Vernon Terrace Since 2015. Currently I am working in KS2 on catch up tuition and supporting in Year 6 as a TA. I love working with children, helping them to have fun learning whilst gaining new skills and at the same time learning along with them. I enjoy and I am proud to be part of Vernon Terrace Primary School.

Debbie Spencer
Teaching Assistant
Hello, I’m Mrs Spencer. I have worked at Vernon Terrace for 10 years. I am a teaching assistant in KS1. I enjoy working with children who need a little extra support at school.
I really enjoy working at Vernon Terrace and especially love working in KS1. My favourite things to do are anything arty and crafty.

Hannah Edwards
Teaching Assistant
My name is Hannah Edwards. I am a teaching assistant in EYFS and have been at VT since 2019. I love watching the children grow and learn everyday.

Katarzyna Andrzejczak
Teaching Assistant
My name is Mrs Andrzejczak. I have been a teaching assistant since 2014. I am very happy to be a part of the breakfast club and support children in the library. I am currently supporting children who have additional needs in our Garden Room.

Lesley Buswell
Teaching Assistant
I am Mrs. Buswell and I am a teaching assistant at Vernon Terrace Primary School. I have worked with children/adolescents for over thirty years and still love helping children flourish, it is truly special and rewarding. I enjoy reading and being by the sea.

Eloise Duddy
Teaching Assistant
Hello my name is Miss Duddy. I started at Vernon Terrace as a Teaching Assistant in January 2022.
I work with various children on a 1-2-1 basis to help them to access their learning both within the classroom and Star Zone and Rainbow Room. I love seeing our children develop and be awesome young people!

Joanne Munnelly
Teaching Assistant
My name is Miss Munnelly, I joined the Vernon team in January 2022. My passion is to support all children, especially those with SEN & SEMH needs.
Every child is important and deserves the opportunity to shine and be the best version of themselves.

Miss Sia
Teaching Assistant
Hello, my name is Mrs Sia. I am a teaching assistant in EYFS and new to the Vernon Terrace team. I love baking and trying new sports. My favourite part of working at school is to see the children grow and learn.

Krissy Newman
Teaching Assistant
My name is Krissy Newman. As of September 2023, I will be working with children in class and in the SEMH base. I have been at Vernon Terrace for 4 years. I thoroughly enjoy working with the children and supporting their needs.

Diana Negrusa
Lunchtime Supervisor
My name is Diana. I work as a lunch time supervisor. I love working and supporting the children at lunch times.

Amberley Turnell
Pupil Administrator
My name is Mrs Turnell. I am the Pupil Administrator. Our happy office deals with all the administration needed to help in the smooth running of the school.

Liz Dabell
School Receptionist
My name is Mrs Dabell and I am the School Receptionist. I started working at Vernon Terrace in January 2021 having previously worked as a Teaching Assistant in various primary schools. I love to greet everyone with a smile and help in any way I can.

Vicki Coleman
Administrator / Trainee SBM
Hello, I’m Mrs Coleman, an Administrator and Trainee School Business Manager at Vernon Terrace Primary School. I work in the Admin Hub with Mrs Turnell and Mrs Dabell, where we perform all the administrative tasks the school needs to run on a day to day basis.

Trevor Phillips
Site Supervisor
Hi. My name is Mr Phillips and I am the Site Supervisor at VTPS. My priority is the health, safety and security of all children and staff. The school ethos is fantastic and I love working here.

Carol Phillips
Site Supervisor Assistant
Hello, my name is Carol and I have worked at Vernon Terrace for a number of years doing various jobs including assistant to the Site Supervisor. I love doing all I can to ensure the school is safe and ready for the children in the morning. I also support Breakfast Club and make sure relevant children have a good start to their day.

Rebecca Maton
Early Years Practitioner
My name is Becky and I am an early years practitioner. I work in EYFS and enjoy being creative to help children find their love of learning. I love animals. I have two cats and a rabbit.

Kate Blackmore
Music Teacher
My name is Mrs Blackmore and I teach music to all the classes at Vernon Terrace. I love to sing and dance and work outside. I’ve been at the school for a long time and I know almost all of the children.