1. I have been at WCM since it opened in 2008 after working at Busk Meadow since 1996.

2. I love WCM because of all the energy and love you feel when ever you walk through the doors.  The children, families and staff make it such a special place.

3. Out of work I love being with my family.  Eleanor and I are currently learning how to decorate cakes and love making them for family to enjoy.  I also like reading, some of the 101reads are my favourites.

4. I am a silver service trained waitress and used to serve the top consultants at the Hallamshire Hospital

1. I started Shirecliffe Junior School in 2006 so I have been at Watercliffe right from the start!

2. I love Watercliffe Meadow because there is always something happening! Happy kids who want to learn, great families and staff who want to make a difference. We are at the heart of the Shirecliffe community providing as many opportunities as we can for our children.

3. Out of school I enjoy spending time with my family. I have just had a little girl and am enjoying being a mummy. I have always taken part in exercise and gym classes. My sister and I love going to watch football!

4. Interesting fact about me is that I actually have two different coloured eyebrows! I dye one of them!

1. When did you start at WCM
I started when Watercliffe Meadow opened in 2008.
2. What do you love about WCM?
The way that no two days are the same! The fact that every day you make a difference to someone.
3. What do you love doing outside school?
Reading and cooking are my real two interests, apart from buying lots of shoes!
4. One interesting fact about yourself
I was once given the lead part in a school production that required me to sing two very high solo songs! You might not believe that if you heard me sing now!

1. I started at WCM in Sept 2010
2. My most favourite thing about WCM is that it feels like a big family and a second home
3. In my spare time I like playing out with the Alfster
4. An interesting fact about me . . . When I started school I could not speak English!

1. I joined Watercliffe Meadow in September (after placement from university last year)

2. What I like most about WCM is that staff and pupils are so welcoming to visitors and new staff.

3. Outside of work I play rugby and enjoy walks in the park.

4. Interesting fact is that I am from Newcastle (not that interesting but can’t think of much else!)

1. When you joined WCM, – When it opened

2. What you love most about WCM, – Unbelievably, the children. So many different characters.

3. What you enjoy doing out of work – Just started playing football in an ‘old man’s league’

4. An interesting fact about yourself – I can waggle my ears.

1. When did you start at WCM
I started at Watercliffe Meadow in September 2016.

2. What do you love about WCM?
I love the caring and friendly atmosphere. We all play a part in the WCM family which makes it such a special place to be.

3. What do you love doing outside school?
Outside of school I love to spend time with my family and friends. I love going to the theatre, shopping and watching football at Bramall Lane.

4. One interesting fact about yourself
I am part of a amateur dramatics society which means I am involved in performing in shows and pantomimes. It’s so much fun!

1. When did you join WCM?
September 2019

2. What do you like most about WCM?
The children are amazing, they are so kind and supportive of each other, always ready to celebrate each other’s success or offer a hug if one of them is feeling down. It is like one big happy family!

3. What do you like doing outside of work?
I like (trying to) keep fit by going running, a hobby my little girl, Grace has also began to inherit. Spending quality time with my wife and Grace is always fun, as a family we enjoy adventure days out and watching Disney movies together snuggled up at home! I also enjoy reading and doing Sudokus.

4. An interesting fact about yourself. Before I worked with primary age children I spent 14 years working in secondary schools.

1. Started in 2009

2. Residentials and our togetherness. We are a family.

3. I love making and decorating cupcakes spending lots of time with my family.

4. I performed at the Lyceum in ‘A Christmas Carol’.

1. I’ve worked at WCM since September 2014.
2. My favourite things are the enthusiasm everyone I meet has for our school, how positive we are about learning…and the under floor heating!
3. Outside school, I love to travel – at the moment I’m planning a trip to Central America and hopefully China. Running, yoga and even a bit of touch rugby usually feature somewhere in my week, as does meeting up with friends and family and having a good giggle.
4. One of the most exciting things I’ve done was swapping the 7 hills of Sheffield for Rwanda, the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’, in Africa for a whole year!

1. I joined WCM in September 2910.

2. I like working with our amazing children and their families. My favourite subject to teach is science.

3. Outside work I like walking, especially in the lake District.

4. Interesting fact: I love to write stories and poetry.

1. When did you start WCM? – I came to Watercliffe Meadow from Shirecliffe Junior School, so I have been here right from the beginning.

2. What do you love most about WCM? – I love how enthusiastic our children are, and how many exciting visits and residentials we go on (London is my favourite!)

3. What do you love doing outside of school? – I love to read – I like a whole range of genres, thrillers and girly books the most! I also love to listen to music. My best night of the week is Thursdays, when I spend the evening with Miss Heap and her children.

4. Interesting fact about yourself – I have a Grade 2 qualification for playing the clarinet. I also met S Club 7 on the day their first single went to number 1!

1. I started at Watercliffe September 2008.

2. I love the fantastic children and families. I am very lucky to be able to say I have taught most of the children in school if they came to our nursery.

3. Out of work I enjoy watching football (particularly going to Anfield to watch Liverpool play), reading and spending time with my family and friends.

4. An interesting fact about me is I have been underwater walking on the seabed and fed fish.

1. I’ve been at Watercliffe Meadow since it opened in 2008.
2. I love how friendly the school is especially when children come to say hello or wave to me when I’m sat in my room. I also love that children like our Quizzle Question and Minion Maths challenges.
3. I like crocheting, reading, baking and going to the gym with Mrs Moss, Mrs Hubbard and Mrs Cusworth. I also like going on visits, my next visit is to The Harry Potter Studio.
4. I go belly dancing with Mrs Moss and we’ve just performed in our first show.

1. I started WCM in January 2012.

2. What I love most about WCMis the amazing children.

3. What I love outside of WCMare my friends and spending time with them. I also enjoy ‘boxercise’.

4. An interesting fact is that me and my mummy both work at WCM.

1. I started at Watercliffe Meadow when it first opened in September 2008.
2. I love that my job enables me to get to know all the children in school and I can help the children that struggle with their learning.
3. Out of school I like to go walking and calling in Cafes for coffee and cake. I love visiting new places.
4. My interesting fact is that I have been in a show with Mrs Morton where we did some Belly dancing.

1. When did I join WCM:  I join WCM about 6 weeks after the school opened – I took over from Miss Deans when she went on maternity leave.

2. What do I like most about WCM : The relationship that we have between staff and pupils is my most favourite thing about WCM.

3. What I like doing outside of work : Spending time with my family, reading, sleeping, running (sort of), planning and then going on exciting holidays.

4. An interesting fact about myself : I used to be on the opening credits of Grandstand on BBC1 every Saturday morning.

1) I started at WCM when it first opened in September 2008 and before that I was at Shirecliffe Junior.

2) What I love the most at WCM are the people; the staff, the children and parents. I don’t think that you could find the same level of caring and love amongst people in any other school, we are so lucky to have one another.

3) When I’m not at school I love spending time with my family and going on visits to lots of different places. Just the other weekend we had a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (which is somewhere that we have visited many times before), I love the open space and beautiful surroundings.

I also love going to a regular ashtanga yoga class, this always makes me feel better and improves my mood.  I have taught yoga to some of the children at WCM as part of PE and community week activities.

4) An interesting fact about me: In 2012 we had to move out of our family home as it was used as a filming location for the Sheffield based TV series, Prisoners’ Wives.  We had to live in hotel for two weeks until the filming had been completed and then we could move back home.  So you could say that I have a famous house!

1. When did I join WCM? – I came to WCM on supply in May 2011.

2. What do I like most about WCM? – The children! The feeling of being a small part of something/somewhere that matters.

3. What I like doing outside of work – Looking after my family, especially my little lovelies Lily and Oscar.

4. An interesting fact about myself  – I play the flute and love music.

1. Started in 2010

2. I love the way we celebrate children’s achievements and efforts

3. I love shopping, especially for dresses and shoes

4. I worked in Thailand for a summer in an infant school. It was an amazing experience especially living with a Thai family in a remote village.

1. When did you join WCM?
Originally Sept 2012. Second time around Sept 2018.

2. What do you like most about WCM?
The friendliness of the school, whether that’s staff, parents or the children.

3. What do you like doing outside of work?
Anything sport related. I’m enjoying running at the moment and I love watching any sport.

4. An interesting fact about yourself.
I was in the newspaper for being born on New Years Day.

Started at Watercliffe September 2016

What do I love about Watercliffe: “wow. where do I start. We are one big family and always look after each other. I never go a day without smiling or laughing. There is always something happening and the buzz around the place is inspiring.”

What do I love doing outside of school: “I love watching my beloved Sheffield Wednesday. Annoying Mr Hiron. Listening to BBC Radio 2 whilst reading a good book. Adore cooking, and always trying new recipes.”

Interesting Fact: At University, my house mate and I had a game of Monopoly that lasted for 72 hours.

1. Joined in 2008
2. What I like most is that everybody is so friendly and supportive and work alongside each other to meet every child’s individual needs.
3. Out of work I enjoy spending time with my family. I like walking and cycling.
4. Interesting fact – I am related to the Duke of Leeds

1. I have been at watercliffe meadow since it first opened in September 2008.
2. What I love most about watercliffe meadow is how everyone is encouraged to learn. If it wasn’t for my colleagues, our lovely families and the support they gave me, I would never have gone to university and achieved a BA hons in Early Years.
3. When I’m not at school, I love being with my daughter, Ava. We spend lots of time outdoors, visiting exciting places! I also spend lots of time eating out as I am rubbish at cooking!!!
4. My grandad is of Jamaican descent. Also, I started a new hobby, lifting weights 6 months ago and I am now officially the strongest girl at my gym!!!

I started at WCM 10 years ago and worked at Shirecliffe Juniors before that.
The thing I love most about WCM is the children and the try anything attitude. Outside of school I love walks in the countryside and outdoor pursuits. I am an outdoorsman at heart!

My interesting fact is that I once nearly died on Mount Snowden.

I started at WCM when it opened and worked at Shirecliffe Juniors before that.
I love what a friendly school WCM is and how supportive everyone is of each other.
Outside of school I enjoy reading and spending time with my family.
My interesting fact is that I passed my driving test first time!

1. I started Watercliffe Meadow in 2008.

2. What I like about Watercliffe Meadow is that we are a caring and easily approachable school. We all want the best for each individual child to help them reach their best potential and give them the confidence to go for what they want.

3. I enjoy watching Callum playing football it’s my proud mummy moment.

4. My interesting fact is I met Boyzone live on stage at Sheffield Arena. (My claim to fame)

1. I started at WCM in September 2008

2. I love going to work everyday, engaging with parents and their children, showing a welcoming, caring and understanding manner. Helping the children progress with their learning and play. Working alongside lovely members of staff.

3. Out of school I enjoy going to the east coast with my family and joining in with different activities.

4. My interesting fact is that I’ve been married for 22 years, and still going!

1. I started Watercliffe meadow in February 2012,

2. Things I like about Watercliffe we all want the kids to achieve their potential.

3. I like watching films and walking my dogs.

4. (The only interesting fact I can think of) is I love animals and have 2 bearded dragons, 2 Alaskan malamutes and a cat

1. I started Watercliffe meadow when it first opened in September 2008.

2. I love WCM for being a place I can work in a happy and caring environment. I feel privileged to work amongst children and families of Shirecliffe.

3. When I’m not at work I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends, past and present.

4. I have worked with the children of Shirecliffe for 40 years and i am now seeing pupils back with their own children and grandchildren! I also used to horse ride but unfortunately I didn’t become a show jumper because I used to be over the jumps before the horse!!!

1. I started at WCM when it first opened in September 2008.

2. The thing I love most about WCM is of course the children, but I also love how our school is part of the community and has a real family feel.

3. Out of school I love spending time with my family and friends.

4. My interesting fact is that I swam with dolphins in Israel, I lived in America for a while and I have a strange phobia of tomato ketchup.

1. I started at Watercliffe when it opened in 2008

2. The thing I love most about WCM is being able to meet the new nursery children and their families when I do the home visits and then see them settle in and become part of the Watercliffe Meadow family .

3. Outside school I like to go walking, dance and go to the theatre.

4. Interesting fact: I have been dancing since I was 3 and teach tap, ballet and theatre dance and tread the boards twice a year!

1. I started volunteering at Watercliffe Meadow when the school opened. I did a variety of courses through school and became a L2 Teaching Assistant in January 2011.

2. The thing I love about Watercliffe Meadow is greeting the children when they enter Nursery and watching them grow and mature as they make their way through school. Working in a happy and friendly environment with great people, both work colleagues and parents.

3. One of my hobbies is knitting. I love to knit toys, some of which I fetch into school when we hold our fairs to raise money for school funds.

4. A fact about me is that I like to use power tools and I am getting a good collection together.

1. Started WCM September 2008.

2. I like the fact that everyday seeing the potential in every pupil.

3.In my spare time I like going to the gym.

4. I was 1 of 7000+ who broke the Guinness World Record for number of participants doing a spinning class at the same time!

1. I joined Watercliffe when it first opened in 2008.

2. I love the warm and friendly atmosphere around school.

3. I really enjoy gardening, it is a love of mine that is growing.

4. I was once associated with the ‘Rat Pack’.

I started at WCM when the school opened in 2008.
I love working here because all the staff are always positive. I love the experiences we give the children.
Outside of school I like to spend time with my family. I enjoy spending time with my friends, going shopping and out for meals. I also enjoy taking my little dog for long walks in the country.
My interesting facts – I have met Olly Murs. I have type 1 diabetes and I’m also qualified in eyelash extensions!

1. When it opened in 2008

2. Hearing children read and handwriting

3. Reading, going to the theatre and cinema

4. I can write with both hands and like Leonardo da Vinci I can mirror write

I have been at WCM since it opened and worked at Shirecliffe Juniors before that.
I love working at WCM because of the children, the staff and the community spirit.
Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with family and friends.
An interesting fact about me is that I was once a hairdresser!

I started at WCM when the school opened in 2008 and worked a Busk Meadow before that.
WCM has a lovely welcoming, caring and safe atmosphere throughout school.
Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family.
One interesting fact about me is…when I was 14 I met Prince Charles through a school project.

I joined Watercliffe in 2020 and have been welcomed with open arms by the lovely staff and children who are all happy to be there. Such a lovely atmosphere where everyone is there to help each other.

Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my husband, two boys and our crazy cockapoo.

An interesting fact about me is that I have held a held a baby crocodile and swam with dolphins (not at the same time!)

1. When did I join WCM: I joined Watercliffe Meadow in July 2019.

2. What I love the most at WCM: I never go a day without laughing or smiling! I am very lucky to work in such a happy and caring environment with both lovely staff and children.

3. Outside work I love going to watch Sheffield United with my dad and spending time with family and friends.

4. An interesting fact about me is that I used to play for Sheffield United Ladies.

1. I joined WCM when it opened, coming from Shirecliffe School.

2. I like all aspects of it…the children, the staff, the friendships and especially the residentials and WCMGT!

3. I like walking, swimming and reading and especially enjoy spending time with my grandchildren.

4. I abseiled down the side of a tall building!

1. I’ve been working at WCM since 2011 (although I’ve provided support for the school for longer than this)
2. What I love most about the school: I love the way that everyone is so welcoming and friendly in school. Teachers and children are all caring and considerate and we all look after each other.
3. When I’m not at school I like spending time outdoors. I go running when I can and enjoy going for walks and adventures with my family and friends.
4. Interesting fact: I once spent a month walking 300km over the Himalayan mountains in India to reach the Tibetan plateau.

1 Been here from the start.
2 I like the family atmosphere

1. I started at Watercliffe Meadow when we opened in 2008. Before that I worked at Shirecliffe Junior School from 2000.
2. In my job, apart from looking after the money, I organise school visits, particularly residentials. I love this part of my job as it gives me the opportunity to introduce the children to locations, activities and ideas that they maybe haven’t tried before. It’s lovely to see the children complete a long walk, splashing in puddles, climbing mountains and just enjoying the countryside.
4. I have been racing in a Formula 1 car with The Stig.

1. Here from day one
2. No two days are the same
4. I qualified as a motor mechanic

What made you want to be a governor?

I was initially asked if i would like to become an associate governor by Mrs Kingdon (the former Headteacher). I was really enthusiastic about taking up this role, as I believe parents can have a positive input into how the school is run, and I feel that staff and fellow governors at WCM really value and listen to our views. I have been fortunate to have also been a parent governor, and I am now a community governor.

How long have you been involved in WCM?

I have been involved with WCM since it opened, initially as a parent, and for the past 4 years I have been a governor and a volunteer in school.

What is your connection to WCM?

I have had a child and 2 nephews that attended WCM, and now have a role as a community governor. I always look to support the school with residential visits, summer fetes and any other events. I have lived for the majority of my life in the community that WCM serves.

What do you love most about WCM?

For me, the thing I love the most about WCM is the family friendly, welcoming atmosphere. There always seem to be happy, smiling faces there and, from my own experiences, I have always found staff to approachable, empathetic and supportive, not just to parents but, most importantly, to our children. I speak from personal experience, as a father of a child with initial Special Educational Needs who, with the support and encouragement he received at WCM, went on to thrive and has become a ‘high attainer’ in secondary school, when he could have easily been allowed to ‘drift’ without support in primary.

Every child is treated as an individual at WCM, and given the best possible chance to thrive.

Tell us a bit about yourself – what do you do?  What are your personal interests?

I am currently a final year social work student at the University of Huddersfield, where I also have an important role as a student representative on the Student Panel, Course Committee and the University Board . I hope to work with children when qualified, possibly with children with a learning disability or those who need some additional support to reach their potential.

In my spare time, I like to watch my son play rugby, and I am a massive Sheffield United supporter. I also enjoy reading and going to places of interest, such as historic buildings (castles, churches etc).

What made you want to be a governor?

I have a background of working within schools and now work in education recruitment so wanted to still be involved with schools directly share my knowledge and make a difference to childrens lives

How long have you been involved in WCM?

Since the beginning, I was made Chair of the shadow Governing Body very early on so was part of WCM before it even existed

What is your connection to WCM?

I was previously Chair of Governors at Watermead NI before the school closed and WCM opened. I have a real love for WCM, for short period of time due to work commitments I had to step down as Chair but was still involved but there is something so special about the school which pulls you in

What do you love most about WCM?

The love that each and every person has for the children and in making a difference to their lives. We were very clear from the beginning before the school opened that every decision we made, no matter how difficult would be about the children and that is something that still happens each and every day

Tell us a bit about yourself – what do you do?  What are your personal interests?

I am Managing Director of an Education Recruitment Agency so the business I run places supply teacher sin schools. In my spare time my 2 Labradors, Barney & Wesley keep me busy and am also a member of an amateur musical theatre group in Sheffield

What made you want to be a governor?

To be able to give something back that would be positive both to my child’s education and the community as a whole.

How long have you been involved in WCM?

5 years

What is your connection to WCM?

My two children have attended the school,(and my Sister In Law is deputy head)

What do you love most about WCM?

The atmosphere which is created by the positive culture within school. Children are always put first, every child does matter and opportunities for children to learn new life skills and become good citizens are endless.

My name is Margaret Anderson and I am very happy to be a co-opted governor at Watercliffe Meadow.

I am now retired, having worked in schools and with Sheffield Education Authority for 39 years.  This included working as a class teacher, special needs co-ordinator, Deputy and Headteacher in a variety of schools and as a School Adviser with the Local Authority.

I was very pleased to be invited to join the governing body two years ago and as I have time to give, decided to accept the invitation.  I had previously been involved with the old Shirecliffe Junior, Busk Meadow and Watermead Infant Schools when I worked as a School Adviser, so I had real interest in re-establishing my relationship with the wonderful “new” Watercliffe Meadow school.

My very first visit to the school, just prior to being approved as a governor, left me in no doubt that Watercliffe Meadow was a special place that I really wanted to be associated with.

When I visit the school, I am always impressed by the calm learning environment that has been created and the friendliness of the children and staff.

When not being a governor at Watercliffe Meadow, I enjoy being retired as I now have time to read, travel and see family and friends more often.