Mr Gordon Stainsby

Reeth Community and Gunnerside Methodist Primary Schools

I am a teaching head of a federation of two small schools, Reeth Community Primary School and Gunnerside Methodist Primary School. We operate very closely with well refined systems for collaboration. We secured Good Ofsted outcomes in 2017 and 2018 and an Outstanding SIAMS judgement in 2016. Working in the heart of Swaledale gives us superb opportunities for outdoor learning and education, and the activities that we offer contributed to a Sport Premium Award that we won for Innovation in 2020.

Before my appointment in 2014, I was a Y6 teacher for over 10 years and trained as a maths specialist teacher as part of this role. I really enjoy time in the classroom and continue to teach maths most days.

I have worked with the Swaledale Alliance on several CPD projects, including data, school improvement and monitoring. I like to work on new strategies, and especially those that support leaders and teachers to develop systems that are as efficient and effective as possible. I think that collaboration is really important and look forward to working with other schools as a Regional System Leader.

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