Nuala is a Key Stage Two teacher who has been supporting schools as an AST and SLE since 2010. She leads English and supports other schools to grow leadership capacity in this field, developing teaching and learning, action plans and monitoring systems. Recently, Nuala has delivered English sessions to trainee teachers and she mentors NQTs. In particular, Nuala has focused on the improvement of reading and writing across the curriculum to support each school’s vision for English.

Samantha is a Year 2 class teacher and member of the Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for standards in English and Maths at Key Stage 1. In addition to this, Samantha is a moderator for the local authority so has experience in working with year 2 teachers in a variety of schools across Sefton. Samantha has also taken part in the Every Child a Writer (ECaW) initiative as a lead teacher. Schools participating in the Every Child a Writer (ECaw) initiative reported accelerated progress in writing amongst children in targeted groups. In these roles and as part of her SLE work, Samantha has worked closely with teachers and senior leaders to identify actions for improvement and ways to implement these effectively for maximum impact.

Helen is Assistant Headteacher, RE Co-ordinator and Year six teacher. She has gained the NPQH qualification and is an accredited NCSL mentor who has coached members of staff towards their middle leadership qualification. During her seven years at Great Crosby Catholic Primary School, she has been a member of the RE team.

Helen has led change through times of challenge and resistance and witnessed the benefits for children. This has cemented her belief that any organisation can achieve cohesion for the advancement of its vision. Ofsted and The Christian Education team have recognised the impact of her leadership in ensuring that school improvement priorities are met.

Helen has worked closely with four other schools and was able to provide them with her expertise of the Come and See scheme and Inspection materials to help build the case for Good if not Outstanding judgments. Helen has worked closely with the RE co-ordinators and Headteachers to help in preparation for their inspection.

The impact of the support has been that the schools supported have been awarded Good if not Outstanding judgements. Direct feedback form the schools said that the support offered was invaluable.

Dympna is an Assistant Headteacher at Great Crosby Catholic Primary School. She has taught in four different schools in two Dioceses and worked to develop the Liturgical life for all members. She is passionate about ensuring all members of the school family, have the opportunity to develop and contribute to inclusive Liturgies. Dympna has worked with staff with varying experiences to support and challenge in order to bring about change and improved outcomes for pupils.

As RE co-ordinator, Dympna has worked to support a variety of Catholic schools across authorities in preparation for inspections and in order to raise the profile of the subject with staff, children and families. She has worked alongside management teams and co-ordinators to support challenge and direct to bring about improved outcomes for the whole school family.

Within her current school Dympna has led the RE team to maintain and improve standards in the RE curriculum.

Gemma is a Year 6 Teacher, a member of the Senior Leadership team, Upper Key Stage 2 Phase Leader, has responsibility for Teaching and Learning, Subject Leader for Maths and is the MADCOS Cluster Group Leader.

During Gemma’s 5 years of teaching in Year 6, she has improved pupil progress. In writing, on entering Year 6, results moved from being below the National Expectation to being significantly above National Expectation.

As a subject leader for Maths, Gemma has implemented many new initiatives with regards to teaching, learning and assessment within her own school. After producing Calculation and Numeracy Policies, her school now has a rigorous and progressive approach.

Gemma has supported a number of local schools and neighbouring Local Authorities to improve practice. She has coached and mentored staff in accelerated learning through fast pace, innovate curriculum design and teaching techniques. She led and managed the MADCOS Maths Cluster Group to implement APP, cross phase moderation and assessment across all phases and age ranges. Gemma has also staged demonstration lessons for large numbers of staff and provided support for planning, ensuring differentiation, challenge and a variety of teaching and learning styles. Gemma’s Headteacher commented – ‘The impact of Gemma’s work has been remarkable’.