Mrs P Black - Headteacher

Hello, I joined Woburn Lower School 12 years ago and I am the Headteacher. I teach Owls one day a week and lead the school’s Eco-Warrior team. I have worked in large urban schools in London and Buckinghamshire teaching across Nursery to Year Six but my passion is for Early Years. I am an advocate for the outdoor curriculum across the Key Stages and I love teaching science. At home, I enjoy working on my allotment, cooking and walking in the woods with my Labrador.

Mrs K Windle - Early Years Teacher

Hello, my name is Mrs Windle and I teach 3 days a week in Owls Class. I joined this wonderful school in September 2019 and I have taught across the whole school in my time here. My experience as a teacher began at a large urban school in Brixton, after this I moved into the independent sector in Nottinghamshire before moving to Woburn. As a teacher I love to see children grow in confidence and independence and I love challenging children with open ended active learning tasks. However, my real passion is teaching children how to read and the love of reading. I feel this is the basis for so much learning and “snuggle up story time” is always an important part of my day at school. My biggest hope for the children I teach is that they feel safe, happy and valued each day they come to school. Currently, I am working towards the school gaining “Hygge in the Early Years” accreditation, this is to enhance all of the wonderful things we achieve a Woburn Lower by bring in more nature and calm to the school day.

At home I love to spend time with my husband and 2 gorgeous daughters, Bea and Tilly. We love to entertain and often the house is busy with visitors at the weekend, we also enjoy swimming and walking our very cute and very energetic dog Ivy.

Miss A Freeman - KS1 Teacher

I teach Year 1 and Year 2 in our charming village school, Woburn Lower School.  Following four years at University, studying for my degree and my PGCE, I entered into this wonderful profession.   I encourage the children to be kind, curious and considerate of one another.  At home I enjoy photography and love to go for walks in the countryside.

Mrs K Grant - KS2 Teacher / SENDCo

Believe it or not, many years ago I was a professional ballet dancer. After many years travelling around I then went to work as an actress in London’s West End, before deciding that Stage Management was for me. I spent many happy years “calling” shows. That is the person who sits by the side of the stage and tells everyone when to change the lights, sound, set or pyrotechnics. It was whilst working in theatre that I met Alistair, he was a lighting designer and we married and had two children. As Alistair toured the world we moved out of London to the country and as a mum I spent a great deal of time helping in playgroups and Lower Schools. As our boys grew older we realised that I would probably not go back to working in theatre, so I trained as a teacher instead. The course I took allowed me to teach in a wide range of schools, from village schools of 25 children to big Luton schools with 400. I’ve now taught for many years, and still enjoy the energy that children bring to their learning.

At home I love to spend time in the garden, growing plants, fruit and vegetables and chasing the cats around!

Madame Gylphé - French Teacher

My name is Madame Gylphé. I am a Modern Foreign Languages Teacher of French and German and have been teaching French at Woburn Lower School since 2012. I grew up in France and have lived in Germany. I enjoy speaking French, German and Spanish. At Woburn Lower School, I introduce pupils to their first foreign language and accompany them on their learning journey until they leave for Middle school.

I find it very rewarding to teach pupils about the various French “fêtes” and traditions, and foster their appreciation of the French culture.

Mrs E Lunn - Office Manager

My name is Emma Lunn and I have worked in the office since 2016. Woburn is such a lovely school to work in and I love seeing the children grow and progress through the different year groups.

 

I have a daughter at university and a son of school age and at weekends I enjoy long family walks with our cocker spaniel Lottie.

Miss K Borthwick - Teaching Assistant

My name is Kirsty Borthwick and I have been working at Woburn Lower since September 2020. I have worked across all the classes in a variety of roles and I currently work daily in Owls Reception class. I have a variety of qualifications in supporting children’s learning and development across all age ranges, as well as those with additional needs. I am currently undertaking speech and language development training and I also run weekly Lego Therapy sessions to support children’s wellbeing and social development. I love working in a small school environment where we know all the children so well, I love seeing them grow and develop throughout their years with us. Outside of school I’m kept busy with my two children, on weekends and school holidays we look forward to going for walks and fun days out together. 

Mrs R Gordon - Teaching Assistant

Miss E Taylor - Teaching Assistant

I have been working at Woburn Lower School for 13 years now. I have a BA Hons Degree in Early Years and also a Level 3 Diploma in Early Years and Education. I first worked as a nursery nurse leading the nursery and I now work as a teaching assistant after returning from having my little boy. I currently work with Badgers Class in the mornings and then lead 1:1 and group interventions across both KS1 and KS2 in the afternoons. Outside of school I enjoy taking my little boy to play parks and farms and going out for meals with my friends.

Mr P Gendall - Caretaker

My name is Peter Gendall and I have been the Caretaker at Woburn Lower School since April 2019. My previous roles were in the fire service and latterly as a painter and decorator.

Outside of school, I enjoy taking my dogs for long country walks.

Miss C McBride - Midday Supervisor

My name is Caroline and I first joined this lovely school in September 2021. I started by just covering the breakfast club but now I am the lunch time supervisor as well as still working at the breakfast and after school club.

I have my own three children that are unfortunately too old to attend this friendly little school. Out of school I enjoy gardening and a wide variety of sports with my children, including swimming, football and running club.