Teaching Staff

Head Teacher

Mrs D. Day

Hello, I'm Mrs Day. I have been at Guston since September 2006, initially as Deputy but then as Headteacher from April, 2008 and have enjoyed every minute! I am very passionate about our school and all that we do. I value the contributions and commitment of all the children, staff, parents and governors together we make a unique Guston family. We run as 'open door' policy, so if you have questions, issues, conerns (or even compliments!), please feel free to pop in and see me.

Mrs S. Hixon (Year 6)

Hello, I am Mrs Hixon and I currently teach in Year 6. I began my teaching career at Guston in 2012 and I am now joint Science and Design and Technology co-ordinator along with Miss Lawrence. I love teaching year 6 and one of my favourite parts of the day is sharing a story (or two) with my class!

Mr J. Wells (Assistant Head Teacher -Year 5)

Hello, I am Mr Wells and I am Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning. I began teaching in 2000 and taught in three different schools. I joined Guston in 2012.  I have lots of experience in Year 6 but love teaching in all year groups. I am also the P.E and joint English subject leader. I really enjoy creative teaching and involving the children in their learning!

Mrs H. Rhodes (Year 4)

Hello I am Mrs Rhodes and I have been teaching for 28 years, the last 15 at Guston. I have taught all year groups from Yr R to 6 but currently teach Y4/5. I am also the Humanities and the joint English subject leader alongside Mr J. Wells for the school. I enjoy singing and anything creative.

Miss C. Lawrence (Year 3)

Hello everyone, my name is Miss Lawrence! I started my teaching career in 2012, here at Guston and am the proud teacher of Seahorse Class. I run Homework Club alongside Mrs Kemp and am the facilitator of School Council, which is a great opportunity to model democracy to our students. I am also Science and Technology co-ordinator. One of my favourite subjects to teach is our theme, as it gives me an opportunity to be really creative with the learning.

MIss S Gifford (Year 2)

Hello, I am Miss Gifford and I started my teaching career at Guston in September 2020. I am very proud to be the teacher in Seahorse Class and I am the joint PSHE lead with Mrs Day. I enjoy teaching Maths and providing the children with concrete objects to explore new concepts in a hands-on format!

Miss T Gower (Year 1)

Hello, I am Miss Gower and I am thrilled to be teaching the super Sycamore class this year. I cannot wait to work at such a wonderful and welcoming school and I look forward to getting to know you all! My favourite subjects are maths and art and I always love to include a song and a story as often as I can.

Mrs K. Powell (Reception)

Hello, I am Mrs Powell. I feel very privileged to be teaching the Starfish this year and look forward to sharing their first year at Guston Primary School. I am also the joint Music subject leader for the school. I am very passionate about the Early Years and enjoy engaging with the children in their play. I especially love reading stories to the children and art activities (the more glitter the better!).

Mrs T. Tee (Assistant Head Teacher - Inclusion)

Hello, I am Mrs Tee. I joined the school in 2014 and previously taught years 1 through to 6. I support children and families throughout the school in my Inclusion role which brings together the roles of SENCo, Family Liaison Office, Designated Safeguarding Lead. I have the pleasure of teaching Maths in Year 5  and the Sharks each Friday, but am available before school and afternoons if you need to talk. If you have a question about your child's learning, wider community issues or just a great idea for a parent session, please let me know.