Meet The Staff

Mrs Matthewman has been head at the school since September 2013. Previously, she worked in larger schools in Leicestershire, near the edge of Leicester City. She teaches French and Philosophy For Children and believes education should involve learning through fun and real experiences, allowing children to be and do their very best. She has three, now adult, children and loves to cook and garden.

Mr Scaife is the Year 3 and Year 4 teacher. He is the Science and P.E. Co-ordinator. His hobbies include cycling and walking.

Mrs Hedley is an HTLA in Class 1 and has worked at Bowes School for the last 20 years. She works predominantly with EYFS children and loves to see their progression throughout the school. She also supports other children in school wherever there is a need. Mrs Hedley organises the Scholastic Book Club and the Annual Book Fair and she runs our very popular After School Gardening and Christmas Craft Clubs.

Mrs Gedye is our school secretary and this is her sixth year as secretary/administrator at the school. She lives in Barnard Castle with her husband and two teenage children.

Linda is our cook. She lives locally in Barnard Castle and has been a school cook for the last seven years. She cooks delicious meals and is friendly and welcoming to everyone.

Mrs Turner is a fully trained NVQ 2 Teaching Assistant. She has worked in the school on a voluntary basis since 2002. She recently covered for Mrs Pollard’s maternity leave and is currently working on the Apprenticeship Programme, studying one day per week in college towards NVQ 3 and working four days per week in school. She works with children throughout the school.

Mrs Scaife teaches Class 1; which is Reception and Years One and Two. She is our Forest School Leader. She really likes to encourage children to become life-long learners. Her interests and hobbies include painting, gardening, walking and travelling.

Mrs MacInnes is the Upper Key Stage 2 teacher. She co-ordinates Maths, the Gifted and Talented curriculum and Drama activities at school.

Mrs Pollard has worked here for 12 years. She is our Key Stage 2 HTLA but she also sometimes works with Class 1. She supports children with SEN and is a fully trained counsellor.  She loves every part of her job; one of her favourite groups is Socially Speaking which encourages children to express their thoughts and feelings in appropriate ways.

Shaun is our caretaker and he lives in Barnard Castle. He has two grown up boys and a daughter. He supports Sunderland but we forgive him for that!

Mr Miller is our ICT technician. He maintains and updates our computers and works with the school to introduce new technologies and assists with keeping systems safe and secure. He has a daughter called Evie.