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Our Staff

Leadership

Mr Peter Beare

  • Head of School
  • Monmouth (Yr 3/4) Class Teacher - Thurs, Fri
  • Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Mrs Andrea Rice

  • Executive Head, Acorn Multi Academy Trust

Mr Gerard Rourke

  • Academy Improvement Partner

Mrs Nicki Bland

  • Acorn MAT Early Years Lead

Mrs Barbara Capper

  • Acorn MAT SENDCo

Teaching Staff

Mr Sebastion Gawen

  • Chesil (Yr 1/2) Class Teacher
  • Deputy DSL
  • Maths Lead

Mrs Beth McGrath

  • Monmouth (Yr 3/4) Class Teacher - Mon, Tues, Weds
  • Science Lead
  • Sports Lead
  • Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) Lead

Mrs Carole Nicholls

  • Eype (Yr R/nursery) Class Teacher

Mrs Bridget Pearse

  • Music Teacher 

Mr Mark Walsh

  • Cogden (Yr 5/6) Class Teacher
  • English Lead

Mrs Lydia Knowles (maternity leave)

  • Eype (Yr R/nursery) Class Teacher
  • Early Years Lead

Non Teaching Staff

Ms Kate Drew

  • Administrator

Mrs Lorna Spiller

  • Teaching Assistant

Mrs Tracey Malyon

  • Lead Teaching Assistant for Pupils with Additional Needs

Mrs Ruth Shaw

  • Teaching Assistant

Miss Carley Hill

  • Early Years Teaching Assistant

Mrs Anna Willmore

  • Sports Teaching Assistant

Mrs Kim Bowring

  • Catering Assistant

Mrs Lydia Scriven

  • Catering Assistant

Mrs Rachel Peters

  • Midday Supervisor

Mrs Claire Wheadon-Leaf

  • Midday Supervisor

Mrs Pam Good

  • Cleaner-in-Charge
Announcement

Dorset are re-consulting on the Home to School Transport Policy and the Post 16 Transport Policy for 2019/2020 with effect from Monday 3rd September 2018 to Sunday 30th September 2018. Details of the consultation are available to view at https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/education-and-training/education-and-training.aspx?folderIds=5377,43802. There are also two accompanying documents to provide additional information to potential respondents. All comments (both negative and positive) should be sent to schoolorganisation@dorsetcc.gov.uk

BSO Live Stream

23 May 2018

All of Key Stage 2 enjoyed a wonderful concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra today via a live stream weblink.  After some initial technical issues, everything ran smoothly and everybody was t...

Memories of the war

17 May 2018

Monmouth class were able to find out what it was like to grow up in World War 2 today when Mrs Higgins (Mrs Malyon's mum) visited the class. She shared lots of interesting stories and was accompanied...

Soup, glorious soup!

16 May 2018

Eype class chopped up some carrots, potatoes and squash today to make thir own soup. It was so tasty that some children even came back for a second bowl! Take a look and see what you think... {! gall...

The work of an architect

11 May 2018

Chesil class visited local bridges as part of their topic investigating architecture. Inspired by their vsisit from Seb's dad who is an architect and has designed bridges around the world, Chesil clas...

Springtime lamb

10 May 2018

Eype class enjoyed meeting a lamb brought in by Joseph's mum. At just five weeks old, this lamb is orphaned and has had to be bottle-fed which the children were happy to assist with.  

Entering Narnia

01 May 2018

Monmouth class have been entering Narnia through the wardrobe to enjoy their new class book 'the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. The children have enjoyed sitting on the snow to listen as the excit...

A trip to the woods

20 Mar 2018

In search of inspiration for a writing task, Chesil class visited the woods in Loders on Tuesday. In her recount Evelyn wrote: On the way there we saw the pigs, then we crossed the slippery brid...

Loders in the snow!

02 Mar 2018

Thankfullly this doesn't happen too often but when it does, it makes a lovely picture. Here is a photo of the school taken on Friday 2nd March when we were closed. 

Welly Walk to Wellplot

27 Feb 2018

On Tuesday, Ms Morgan and Miss Hill braved the cold to take Eype class for a welly walk to Wellplot. It was the first time out and about for 3 of our newer Nursery children. Here are some photos of th...

Bridport's war on plastic begins here

20 Feb 2018

Children from Loders Primary School work with local sculptor Peter Margerum to make art with a message: "Save our seas from plastic pollution" The one-day session, paid for jointly by the school and...

Tractor Visit

02 Feb 2018

As part of their topic ‘On the Farm’, Eype class were delighted when one of the parents drove into the school playground in the biggest tractor most of us had ever seen!  With its back wheels taller t...

The Big Write 2018

29 Jan 2018

Literary talent was on show again last week when the whole school took part in this term’s Big Write. This time pupils were asked to write on the subject of the mysterious well and tunnel that has bee...

Welcome Back and a Happy 2018

02 Jan 2018

School will reopen again on Wednesday 3rd January 2018 at the usual time.  May all the staff at Loders Primary take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy New Year.

The Christmas Play

15 Dec 2017

By Tristan, Monmouth Class On the 13th of December we performed a Christmas play in Loders church. I was in it and I was a shepherd in the play. My mum and dad saw me on stage. We performed it twice...

The Christmas Dinner

15 Dec 2017

By Haze, Monmouth Class On Wednesday the 13th of December 2017 we all went to the Christmas dinner, which was amazing! I liked all of it but my favourite bit was pulling the Christmas crackers. We al...

The Annual Panto Trip

15 Dec 2017

by Lexi, Monmouth Class On Tuesday 12th of December we went to watch the pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’ in Weymouth. We went on a coach to get there. When we got there, we put our bags on the floor and...

Water, Wells and What’s This?

13 Dec 2017

We recently rediscovered the well in the playground. Built sometime in the 19th century, we assume, the well existed before the school was built in the late 1860s, on the site of a farm and farm build...

Washingpool Farm – 20th June 2017

18 Jul 2017

The Seals had lovely a day out on Tuesday 20th to Washingpool Farm. Here’s 6 year old Evelyn’s account of the day: “On Tuesday we all went to Washingpool Farm. When the coach was arriving I was reall...

Year 6 Leavers Event at Salisbury Cathedral

18 Jul 2017

On Tuesday 20th June our year six children travelled with Burton Bradstock Primary School and Thorners Primary School to Salisbury Cathedral for a diocese year six leavers service. In the morning the...

May Fair – Saturday 13th May 2017

18 Jul 2017

The weather was fantastic for the annual May Fair this year. As usual, the children impressed the large audience with their Maypole dancing, and May Queen, Lucy R and May King, Owen S both gave brilli...