MEET OUR STAFF

At Cofton, we have a dedicated team of school staff comprised of teachers, learning support assistants, sports coaches, office staff, site staff and breakfast and lunchtime supervisors. We supplement this by buying in specialist providers of Music, Dance, History, Drama etc .. In addition, we work closely with specialist staff from Pupil and School Support Service (PSS), the Communication and Autism Team (CAT), the Educational Psychology Service, the City of Birmingham School (COBS) and the School Nurse.

Staffing (2025-26)

Head Teacher: Mrs D Dudt (Deputy Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding/SPOC/LAC and Data Protection Lead)

Deputy Head Teacher: Mr A Davies (Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding/Mental Health Lead)

Assistant Head Teacher: Mr T Bentley (Deputy Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding/Behaviour Lead)

SENDCo: Ms H Bray (Deputy Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding/Lead for Medical Needs)

Early Years:

Acorn: Mrs M Clayton and Miss R Dutton (EYFS Leaders)

Key Stage One:

Y1 Beech: Miss K Gardiner

Y1 Birch: Mrs A Neild

Y2 Cherry: Miss A Keith

Y2 Cedar: Mr S Trueman

Key Stage Two:

Y3 Elm: Mrs J Andrews / Mrs V Moore

Y3 Elder: Mrs R Hanson / Mrs H Fleming

Y4 Holly: Mrs F Yasmin

Y4 Hazel: Miss C Talbot

Y5 Larch: Mr T Bentley (Key Stage Two Leader and Assistant Head Teacher)

Y5 Lime: Mr D Gilday

Y6 Oak A: Ms S Chohan

Y6 Oak B: Mr G Setchell

PPA/Leadership Cover Teacher: Mrs C Leadbetter and Mrs S Ridges

Intervention Teacher: Mrs V Wall

Learning Support Assistants:

Acorn: Mrs N Workman, Mrs N Bridgen

Key Stage 1: Mrs D Brown, Mrs V Harwood, Mr M Hough, Mrs A Lynch (Miss J Gregory and Ms L Shalaby - 1-1 support)
Key Stage 2: Miss E Wilkes, Mrs G Unwin, Mrs K Simkin, Ms J Evenson (Miss C Allsop - 1-1 support)

IT Manager: Mr H Janjua

Sports Coach: Mr C O'Hanlon

Lunchtime Supervisors: Mrs K Powell, Ms L Aizlewood (Relief), Mrs B Hibbert, Ms T Cox, Mrs F Zammit, Mrs A Trevis, Mrs D Martin,

Mr M Fall, Mrs S Hughes (Relief), Mrs S Nash, Ms L Haynes, Miss S Hydara, Mrs C Davis, Miss T Davies, Mrs R Carver, Miss A O'Neill and Mrs L Ryder (Relief).

Breakfast Club Supervisors: Mrs F Zammit, Mrs A Trevis and Mr C O'Hanlon

After School Club Supervisors: Mrs F Zammit, Mrs A Trevis and Mrs R Carver

Senior Office Manager: Mr J Shattock (contact for general enquiries)
Administrative Staff: Miss A O'Hanlon (contact for general enquiries)

Miss L Haynes (contact for general enquiries)

Site Manager: Mr N Hartland

Cleaning Staff: Mrs S Jones & Mrs D Moss

Professional Development of Staff (2024-25)

The Staff were involved in a variety of training sessions last academic year, including: Safeguarding and Child Protection; Online Safety; PREVENT; Asthma; Epilepsy; Allergies; Diabetes; Special Educational Needs; Teaching and Learning; Behaviour; Leadership and Management; Reading Comprehension;Sounds Write; Mastery in Maths; PSHE (SCARF); History; Paediatric First Aid; Forest School; Food Hygiene - Level 2; Fire Marshall training etc.