Sherri Bailey

Chair of Governors

sbailey@stamshaw-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk

Sherri was born in Portsmouth and she and her husband have two boys who both attended the Stamshaw schools, although quite a while ago now. Sherri has been a Governor at the Infant school for 10 years and is now excited to be looking after both Stamshaw Schools.

Rob Jones

Headteacher

Stamshaw Junior School

Rob has worked in education for over 25 years and has always wanted to be a teacher.  He grew up in Namibia and South Africa where he completed his studies and taught for a few years. He moved to the UK in his mid 20s and loves it!  He is married to a teacher and has three children who he is immensely proud of.  Rob loves all sports and music of any kind and has always wanted to be a drummer in a band. He is also a keen squash player, albeit he is not as fit as he would like to be. He is very proud to be the headteacher of Stamshaw Junior School and really enjoys working with school governors to challenge and support the school to being the best it can be.

Jo Cooper

Headteacher

Stamshaw Infant School

Jo has been teaching for almost thirty years. She has been the Headteacher at Stamshaw Infant School since 2007 and is passionate and proud of the vibrant, wonderful community and the amazing children at Stamshaw. Born in Portsmouth, Jo has always loved living on the south coast. After completing her degree at the University of Liverpool and spending a year teaching in New York, Jo returned to Portsmouth and loves walking her dogs on the beach with her family.

Mike Bond

Risk Assessment & Staff

Mike was born in Portsmouth and has two children who both attended Stamshaw schools.  Mike spent 30 years in retail before becoming Site Manager at Penhale Infants for 3 years and has been at Stamshaw Junior School for 7 years.  He likes DIY and is a massive Portsmouth FC supporter both home & away.  He is really looking forward to strengthening the link between the two schools.

Anna Fancey

Staff

Anna has worked at Stamshaw Infants for 20 years! She has been in her current role as Head of Pastoral Care for 12 years and loves to work with the pupils, parents and the staff team at Stamshaw. Anna is a passionate supporter of the understanding of Mental Health and is the school’s Wellbeing Lead.

Anna enjoys living life to the full and having fun with family and friends. She enjoys the outdoors and her favourite place to be is by the sea. She loves to travel and see the world with her husband. Anna likes to engage with the whole school community and is always happy to meet with parents and offer support when needed.

Carol Hughes

Curriculum and SEND

Carol is semi-retired but does part-time work as an associate link tutor for the primary education department at the University of Chichester. Throughout her career, she has always got great job satisfaction from playing a part in training the next generation of teachers. Carol started working at the university in 2009 as a lecturer in primary education. Prior to that she had over 25 years experience as a primary teacher in many different parts of the country including Merseyside, Harrow, Portsmouth and Bognor Regis. In her spare time, she tries to stay as fit as possible and enjoys spending time in the company of her friends, family and dog!

Jonathon Mackay

Premises and Health & Safety

Jonathon has been a School Governor for 5 years and is excited to be taking on responsibility for the Junior School as well as the Infant School. He has three sons, two of whom attend Stamshaw Junior School (having both attended Stamshaw Infants). Jonathon has worked for Portsmouth City Council for the past 17 years, mainly in Finance and Housing roles.

Cally Payne

Staff

Cally Payne has been a teacher for 13 years and enjoys seeing how far the children progress throughout the year. She always wanted to be a teacher and is loving working at Stamshaw Infants. She enjoys singing and will often sing to the class....whether they want her to or not! She is also a keen gardener and loves being surrounded by nature, both in her own garden and out about when walking. She also loves to travel to far away places such as Peru, China and India and can’t wait to start travelling again.

Mike Pearce

Finance Chair

Mike was born in Warwick, grew up in the neighbouring town of Leamington Spa and joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17. He served in ships and shore establishments in different parts of the world and retired from the Navy after 35 years service in 1999.

After working in London for two years he moved to a position with a small service charity and housing association based in Portsmouth and retired in 2012. He made his permanent home in Portsmouth in 1978 and currently lives in Southsea.

He has been a governor of Stamshaw Infant School for over 6 years and welcomes the opportunity to continue his involvement as a governor in both schools. He is married, has two children and five grandchildren, and has a keen interest in Education, Travel, Rugby  and Information Technology. 

Sam Cantini

Deputy Headteacher

Stamshaw Junior School

Sam has worked in education for 23 years, over 20 of those in Portsmouth. She had a brilliant teacher, Mrs Merrill at the age of 7; this drove her passion to be teacher and make a difference. Her ethos is that everyone deserves the chance to sparkle!

She was born in Germany, as her dad was in the army, and she then grew up in Dorset. She moved to Portsmouth when she was doing her teaching degree and never moved away. She is married, with three children and one grandson; they make her proud every single day.She loves art and is learning how to paint, which she really enjoys and would like to spend more time doing. She also likes to learn new things, standing by the phrase that every day is a learning day.

She loves working at Stamshaw Junior and is proud to be part of the school’s journey.