Meet the Walled Garden Staff

• Kate Blomfield
  Head of The Walled Garden
  Kate Blomfield

  Mrs K BLOMFIELD BA (Hons), QTS

  Head of The Walled Garden

  Head of Drama

  EYFS & KS1 Teacher

  DSL

  I come from a family of educators and was passionate about teaching from a very early age. After graduating from university, where I studied Primary Education and Music, I completed my Newly Qualified Teacher year at an independent school in the South East of England. I worked at an independent school in Bristol, then moved to Sandroyd to work within the Pre-Prep department following my first maternity leave.

• Eloise Collis-Hunter
  Year 2
  Eloise Collis-Hunter

  Mrs EL COLLIS-HUNTER BA(Hons), EYTS

  Deputy Head of Walled Garden

  Year 2 Teacher

  I thoroughly enjoy working in early years learning but it is not where my career began. I graduated with a BA Hons in Performing Arts and then worked in London, Greece, Austria and Devon, before moving back to Dorset. I have my Early Years Professional Status and using my love of drama, dance, sports, I am passionate about making all learning a fun and exciting experience.

• Elise Beaumont
  Nursery
  Elise Beaumont

  Mrs E BEAUMONT NNEB

  Nursery

• Karen Campbell Hill
  Year 1
  Karen Campbell Hill

  Mrs K CAMPBELL HILL BSc (Hons), EYPS, PGCE

  Year 1 Teacher

  It was not until having children of my own that I realised how much I enjoyed the company of young people and entered the unique world of ?Early Years?! As an EYFS teacher, I am passionate about the value of building a sound foundation to a child?s education. The thrill I get from teaching a child to read and seeing the ?lightbulb moment? when all those meaningless squiggles start to make sense is still as exciting now as when I started.

• Jane Lambert-Hurley
  Reception
  Jane Lambert-Hurley

  Mrs J LAMBERT-HURLEY BA (Hons), PGCE (RECEPTION)

  Reception Teacher

  Walled Garden Art CoOrdinator

  My background has been varied but has always involved learning, it started within adult learning where I designed bespoke workshops and training programmes with my own consultancy. After having my daughter in 2007 I began to look at learning with a completely different perspective.

  I am passionate about early learning, and truly feel that helping children to achieve their own goals and desires, is the most rewarding role I could ever have, second only to being a mother.

• Jackie Dale
  Teaching Assistant
  Jackie Dale

  Mrs J Dale

  Teaching Assistant

• Jane Scott
  Teaching Assistant
  Jane Scott

  Mrs J Scott

  Teaching Assistant

• Jenna Turner
  Teaching Assistant
  Jenna Turner

  Miss J Turner

  Teaching Assistant

  Houseparent of Alaska House

• Gemma O'Brien
  Walled Garden Secretary
  Gemma O'Brien

  Mrs G O'Brien

  Walled Garden Secretary

  School Secretary