Meet the Staff
We welcome you to meet the Marksbury Road family!
Principals
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Clare RobinsonRegional Director of PrimariesClare previously worked at one of our other Oasis Academies - Oasis Academy Connaught where Clare was Deputy Principal and also year 6 class teacher. Clare has been teaching since 2001 and has been a senior leader since 2004 and has since been appointed as Regional Director of Primaries. Clare's qualifications include; BA Hons in Primary Education from the University of Wales. |
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Alex DartPrincipalAlex started as Assistant Principal, with a responsibility for Pedagogy, at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2022. Prior to this he has worked at one of our other Academies (Longmeadow) as Assistant Principal. Alex is now the Principal at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road. |
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Kerry FosterDeputy PrincipalKerry has joined the OAMR team from one of our other academies - Oasis Academy Woodview - which is in Birmingham, where she had been for 10 years. Kerry has been teaching since 2005 in Year 1, 2, 5 and EYFS and has been an EYFS Co-Ordinator since 2011. She took up the role of Assistant Principal, with responsibility for Curriculum, as of September 2022 and has since moved on to become Deputy Principal. |
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Samantha BlackwellAssistant Prinicpal (SENDCo)Sammi started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2016. She started in the role as a class teacher, before moving on to become SENDCo and Assistant Principal. |
Teaching Staff
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Rosie ParsonsTeacherRosie started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2017. |
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Charlotte ThorneTeacherCharlotte started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2023. |
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Lois KitchenTeacherLois started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2020. |
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Miss AlmondTeacherMiss Almond started with us on a long term placement from a local supply agency and fitted straight in. Since then she has been employed with Oasis Academy Marksbury Road. |
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Kirsty PughTeacherKirsty has joined the Marksbury Road family from a local supply agency. She is working with us long term to cover Ms Preece's maternity leave. |
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Mel MockTeacherMel started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2018. |
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Aimee WatsonTeacherAimee joined us at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2023. She did her student placement at the Academy, so already is familiar with the school, children and staff and we are excited to have her on board. |
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Bethany RedfernTeacherBethany joined us at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2020. |
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Mollie DowningTeacherMollie joined us at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2023. She did her student placement at the Academy, so already is familiar with the school, children and staff and we are excited to have her on board. |
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Natasha GoodenTeacherNatasha joined us at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2023. |
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Lucy ThomasTeacherLucy started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2018. |
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Emma GourlayTeacherEmma started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2020. |
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Rebecca HarrisonTeacherRebecca started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2021. |
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Arusha PreeceTeacherArusha started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2022. However, she was appointed by Marksbury Road in September 2021 but spend her first year working at Oasis Academy Connaught on secondment, whilst we did not have a full class intake. |
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Lauren DartTeacherLauren started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road officially in September 2023. However, through 2022/2023, Lauren was on long term supply with us at the Academy, before securing recruitment with us. |
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Kim HarringtonTeacherKim has been with us at Marksbury Road as a Teaching Assistant. In September 2023, she completed her teacher training with us at Marksbury Road. As of September 2024, Kim has joined the team as a qualified teacher. |
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Becky SainsburyTeacherBecky has been with us at Marksbury Road as a Teaching Assistant. In September 2023, she completed her teacher training with us at Marksbury Road. As of September 2024, Becky has joined the team as a qualified teacher. |
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Sonia GoddardTeacherSonia started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2017. |
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Ioannis MirmigkidisSports CoachIoannis started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in January 2023. Prior to his appointment with us, he was a Sports Coach and PE Lead at Oasis Academy New Oak. |
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Sam CliftonSports CoachSam started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2020. |
Teaching Assistants
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Emma LucasSENDCo Teaching AssistantEmma started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2017. |
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Aimeeleigh JacobsTeaching AssistantAimeeleigh started with us in January 2024. |
Tracy BurtTeaching AssistantTracy started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in May 2024. |
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Melissa HughesTeaching AssistantMelissa started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in January 2017. |
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Charmaine TurfreyTeaching AssistantCharmaine started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2018. |
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Vicky CraferTeaching AssistantVicky started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2018. |
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Emma GrahamTeaching AssistantEmma started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in October 2015 as a SMSA and progressed to Teaching Assistant. |
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Ruby-Mae RichardsApprentice Teaching AssistantRuby started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2024. Ruby is currently completing an Apprenticeship with the academy alongside LMP to gain her teaching assistant qualification. |
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Sarah McNeillyTeaching AssistantSarah started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road as a Playworker in our Gruffalo Club provision. Since then, she has moved into the role of a Teaching Assistant. |
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Sophie FrancisTeaching AssistantSofie started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2021. |
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Liz JohnsonTeaching Assistant (HLTA)Liz started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in April 2020. |
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Celeste GoodfellowTeaching AssistantCeleste started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in January 2024. |
Amelia StanleyTeaching AssistantAmelia started working with us as a teaching assistant from a local supply agency. Since then, she has secured a role with us as a Teaching Assistant. |
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Connie SayersTeaching AssistantConnie Started as an Apprentice Teaching Assistant with us in April 2023. She completed her apprenticeship at Marksbury Road and in June 2024 secured a role as a Teaching Assistant with us. |
Carly JonesTeaching AssistantCarly has previously worked for 10 years as part of the Sodexo catering team at Oasis Academy Connaught. She has decided to take her career to the next step and started with MRd as a Teaching Assistant in September 2024. |
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Natasha TurnbullTeaching AssistantNatasha started with MRd as a Teaching Assistant in September 2024. |
Academy Support Staff
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Emma PriceOperations ManagerEmma started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in November 2021, having previously worked at Oasis Academy Connaught from 2014, before relocating overseas in 2015, and then returning to Connaught in 2019. |
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JaneAdministration Assistant/ReceptionistJane started with the Academy in October 2023. |
Nikki Robinson-CarterSafeguarding ManagerNikki started at MRd in September 2024 following a relocation from Cumbria to Bristol. |
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Robert PriceSite ManagerRob works across both Oasis Marksbury Road and Connaught and started at OAMR in September 2015. |
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Joe PriceSite AssistantJoe started at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road in September 2016. |
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Aimee GriffinSchool Meals Supervisory AssistantAimee started with the Academy in January 2024. |
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Eleni NaxiadouSchool Meals Supervisory AssistantEleni started with the Academy in March 2024. |
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Grace MatthewsSchool Meals Supervisory AssistantGrace started with the Academy in April 2024. |