Classroom Staff

Sam joined The Dales School in 2012, she moved away for a period in 2019 and returned to us in 2021.

B.A. (Hons) Early Primary Education

Amy has taught across the school and is currently leading PSHCE and SRE as part of her middle leader role within school. She is a member of our Teaching and Learning team and supports school improvement across sites.

B.A. (Hons) PGCE in Early Primary Education.

Ashley trained as a teacher at Northumbria University. She has worked at The Dales School since 2010, initially as an apprentice then as a qualified teaching assistant. Following this, Ashley held the position of Speech and Language Therapy Assistant before qualifying as a teacher. She also supports trainee and newly qualified teachers at The Dales.

Bianca holds a certificate in Level 1 Counselling skills, Level 2 certificate in Teaching & Learning in Schools and she recently completed a Level 3 Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Schools. Bianca is based at Ashdale site.

Carole has worked at The Dales School since 2000. She has worked with all the groups of children within school and is a first aider and can administer medication.

Chloe started at The Dales School in 2015 as a teaching assistant apprentice. She is based at Blythdale and is currently studying at Sunderland University to complete a degree in childhood, youth and family studies.

B.A. (Hons) Childhood, Youth and Family Studies.

Daniel started at The Dales School in 2014 as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant. He  is now a HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) and his particular specialism is within physical health and wellbeing. Daniel is currently teaching P.E. and Games at The Dales School and has recently begun a teacher training course.

Demi joined The Dales School in 2019 as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Ashdale site.  She has experience of working with children with complex needs and SEMH from KS1 through to Post 16. Demi is a Thrive Practitioner and leads learning in class and also supports parents of pupils at Ashdale site.

B.A. (Hons) Primary Education

Diane started working at The Dales School in 2019 and she thoroughly enjoys working with the wonderful children there. She is very interested in  continuing to develop her knowledge and practice to be part of a team that supports all children to meet their full potential!

Donna has worked at The Dales School since 2013. She has had a few different roles in school but has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the last 3 years supporting pupils at Blythdale site.

B.A. (Hons) Children and Young People

Emma has worked at The Dales School since 2017 having previously worked in a private day nursery. She is currently training to become a teacher at Northumbria University.

Faye is part of a small team developing outdoor learning at The Dales School.

B.A. (Hons) Children and Young People

Holly joined The Dales School in 2011. She oversees pupil voice and school council in school. Holly is a class teacher and recently completed her NPQML.

John has a Level 5 qualification in Sport and Exercise Therapy. He supported PE in a mainstream school before joining The Dales School as a TA in February 2020.

Judith was a parent helper when her children were at a small rural school. She was encouraged to take part in some outreach NVQs relating to primary education and this led to Judith being employed to take a role in a mainstream setting as a classroom assistant. This role developed into supporting children with additional needs. Judith then qualified as a special needs assistant and, after ten years in mainstream, she joined the East Hartford team which became The Dales School at Blyth. She now leads first aid, medication coordination and hygiene across both sites.

Karen joined The Dales School in 2020 as a level 3 Teaching Assistant who previously worked at other SEN schools. She is interested in developing her knowledge of children's behaviour and emotional development.

Laura started at The Dales School in September 2019. She has recently completed a Level 2 course in Support Teaching and Learning, and she has now started studying towards Level 3.

Lauren started at The Dales School in June 2018 as an apprentice and she is now in the process of completing her Level 3 apprenticeship. Throughout this time she has mainly worked with younger children in school.

BA (Hons) PGCE

Liselle worked for a charity delivering PSHE & SRE sessions across Northumberland. She then trained as a teacher at Gateshead 3-7 SCITT and began her teaching career teaching GSCE Performing Arts at a Special School in South Tyneside before joining The Dales School in 2013. Liselle teaches in KS2 and her particular specialisms lie in performing arts and outdoor learning. She is currently studying for a Forest School qualification and is due to complete this in December 2020.

Michelle joined The Dales School September 2019 as a lunchtime Supervisor. Using her personal experiences living with SEN she started supporting in classrooms. She is now a Teaching Assistant at the Ashdale site. She is also the parent of a child at The Dales School and feels lucky to have experienced it as both.

B.A. (Hons) Education and Professional Practice

Rachel joined The Dales School in 2011 as a Teaching Assistant. She completed a Certificate in Education in 2015 in which she received First Class Honours. Rachel is also a trained Thrive practitioner and has Emotional Literacy training.

Rio is a Teaching Assistant at the Ashdale site. She joined The Dales School in 2018 as an apprentice and is now currently studying her foundation degree in Children and Young People.

B.A. (Hons) English, PGCE

Sam trained as a primary teacher through the School Direct programme and taught as a mainstream teacher for 5 years before joining The Dales School in April 2019. Her specialisms lie in children with behavioural needs and attachment difficulties. She is an ambassador for CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection), FRIENDS Resilience and supports Computing and ICT in school.

PGCE Primary Education; PGCE Special Needs and Inclusion

Sarah trained to be a teacher at Newcastle University. She taught mainstream EYFS and worked as a qualified SENCo until she joined The Dales School in 2018. Within school, Sarah is EYFS lead and specialises in working with children who have speech and language difficulties.

Sarah previously worked in the airline industry. After adopting her son, she decided that she would like to share her lived experience by working with other children who also have special educational needs.

B.A. (Hons)

Stacey joined The Dales School in 2012 as an apprentice. She is now training to become a teacher at Northumbria University.