OUR STAFF - 2026/27
Welcome you to Dale School and Stonehill Nursery

Senior Leadership Team
Headteacher: Mrs Foster
Deputy Head: Mrs Parr
Assistant Head: Mr Decrean
Assistant Head: Mrs Morgan-Tilson
School Business Manager: Mr Pass
Inclusion Manager and SENDCO: Mrs Murfin

Stonehill Team:
Teachers: Ms Gibson and Mrs Quenby
Teaching Assistants:, Mrs Bednall, Mrs Dhillon, Mrs Mahmood, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Thompson and Miss Wilson
Support Staff: Miss Henson (Administrator) and Mrs Kauser (Midday Supervisor)

Foundation Stage Two Team:
Butterflies: Miss Akhtar & Mrs Moffatt
Caterpillars: Mrs Morgan-Tilson, Miss Kirk & Miss Murfin
Ladybirds: Mrs Anwar, Mrs Sandhar & Miss Khaliq

Year One Team:
1C: Miss Cowley & Miss Batool
1G: Miss Grewal, Mrs Hussain & Mrs Jones
1P: Miss Plaza & Mrs Akbar

Year Two Team:
2C: Mr Clarke & Mrs Rai
2H: Miss Hicks, Mrs Mahmood & Mrs Appleton
2T: Mrs Turner and Ms Bi

Year Three Team:
3B: Miss Booth and Miss Jackson
3H: Mr Haslam, Mrs Lauska & Mrs Dorka
3S: Mrs Simmonds & Ms Butt

Year Four Team:
4M: Mr Mills, Mrs Curpen & Mrs Najib
4T: Mr Telford & Mrs Hussain
4RW: Miss Roome, Miss Wilson & Miss Vergette

Year Five Team:
5A: Mr Amin & Mrs Hall
5F: Ms Faruq & Mrs Jabeen
5R: Mrs Robinson & Mrs Randhawa

Year Six Team:
6A: Mrs Ali & Mrs Akhtar
6C: Mr Decrean, Mrs Coleman & Mr Kooner
6KA: Mr Simper & Miss Fairman-Smith

Admin Team: Mr Pass (School Business Manager), Miss Backler (Administrative Assistant), Miss Browne (Administrative Assistant) and Mrs Shahzad (Administrative Assistant & Clerk to Governors)

Site Team: Mr Ottewell (Assistant Site Manager) and Mr Meakin (Site Manager)

Inclusion Team: Mrs Murfin (Inclusion Manager and SENCO), Miss Deans (SEND TA), , Mrs Hazell (Inclusion Officer), Ms Holness (Inclusion Officer), Miss Jahangir (SEND TA), Miss Khan (SEND TA), Mrs Rafiq (SEND TA), Mrs Razzaq (SEND TA), Mrs Redfern (SEND TA), Mr Rehman (Inclusion Officer), Mrs Sabir (SEND TA), Miss Sabir (SEND TA), Mrs Scott-Wilson (Inclusion Officer), Ms Slater (SEND TA) & Miss Stone (SEND TA)

Sports Team: Mr Dodes (Sports Manager), Miss Jackson (Sports Mentor), Mr Kooner (Assistant Sports Manager) and Miss Vergette (Sports Mentor)

Kitchen Team: Miss Abdi, Miss Allseybrook, Mrs Begum, Mrs Dunnicliffe, Mrs Hallam (Kitchen Manager), Mrs Jahangir, Mrs Kaur, and Mrs Tabassum (Assistant Kitchen Manager)

Midday Supervisors: Ms, Aurangzeb, Ms Banwet, Miss Begum, Mrs Bi, Mrs Kouser, Mrs Keyt and Mrs Rafiq

Support Staff:
Senior ICT Technician: Mr Berridge & Mr Toor
Graphic Designer: Mrs Pilkington

Staff Vacancies

Head Teacher
Early Years Teaching Assistant (Level 2) at Stonehill Nursery
Send Support Assistant

Dale Community Primary School is a large vibrant school which is federated with Stonehill Nursery School.  Both schools are located in the heart of the city of Derby. We have 550 pupils on roll.  Our pupils live in a multi-cultural environment and the school is proud to be at the centre of that community.  The majority of our children are of Asian origin with 72% British Pakistani and the remainder consisting of a number of different nationalities.

Dale School was built in 1908.  The school and is on two floors and additional buildings have been added to the school over time. We have approximately 100 highly committed staff that work well together as a team. We describe ourselves as a school for creating opportunity and embracing innovation to nurture each and every individual.

We aim to

  • INSPIRE a love of learning

  • BUILD a strong community

  • CELEBRATE our diversity

  • PROVIDE life-changing opportunities

  • ACHIEVE in all areas of school life


Visits to the school are welcomed.  For further details or to book a visit please call 01332 760070 or email admin@dale.derby.sch.uk.

Your completed application forms can be emailed to Mr Pass on cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk; alternatively, you can post your application to the school or drop it in by hand. We look forward to hearing from you.

Safeguarding: Dale Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All appointments are subject to suitable references, a Medical Clearance check and a DBS check.