I qualified in 2007 with a BA Honours degree in Primary Education. I have had experience teaching every year group in Primary but have spent a lot of my career teaching Year Two ? I have done some lecturing at Manchester University and working with students which is good fun, but I think that Year Two children have a much better imagination and better attendance!! I have been lucky enough to work at St James since 2012. I am Key Stage One Leader and English Co-ordinator; which means I keep a close eye on the English we teach here at Saint James and I also put on a cracking Nativity every year. I also work as a Local Authority Moderator and support other schools in Tameside with their assessments for Key Stage One. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and exploring new places in our campervan!! Miss Birtles
I joined St James in April 2009 initially I started working in nursery in the mornings and year 1 in the afternoons. For the past 9 years I’ve been working in year 2 with Miss Birtles where we have lots of fun sometimes too much haha along with some afternoons in year 1. I am part of the Science co-ordinator team working alongside Miss Chapman. I have also worked with Mrs Kinder to implement Lexia throughout the school. Outside school, I spend most of my spare time with my 3 horses training and competing in show jumping and dressage. I also love spending time with my 2 grandchildren. I currently work part time in school Wednesday and Thursdays, which I run alongside my work in the family business. Mrs Seton-Jones
I went to The University of Nottingham where I studied History and American Studies and graduated in 2015. I then completed a PGCE course and qualified as a teacher at the University of Cumbria in 2015 and then completed my NQT year in 2016-2017 at St John Fisher Primary School. I then joined the amazing team at St James in September 2017, where I began teaching as the class teacher in Year 1. Since 2018, I have been the class teacher in Year 3 working closely with Miss Alcock. I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Key Stage 2 team. I became the Geography Coordinator at St James in 2018 and I am part of the running club with Mr Woolley and Mrs Collins. I particularly love the musical talent that we have at St James, I love how music plays a huge part of school life and I enjoy contributing to Parish masses at St James Church by playing my flute. In my spare time, I love spending time with my family, and I am always kept busy by reading books that are recommended to me. Mrs Field