The senior leadership team includes Mr Port (Headteacher), Miss Mellersh and Mrs Whitlock.
Mr Port is the designated safeguard lead (DSL) and Mrs Whitlock and Miss Mellersh are the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL).
I joined the leadership team in 2012 and after being Deputy Head for 10 years, I became the Headteacher in September 2025.
Mrs Whitlock, our Head of Inclusion and member of the Senior Leadership Team, joined Meadowside in 2008. She has taught across all year groups during this time, from Reception to Year 6! This makes her experience and skills set perfect for this incredibly important role at Meadowside.
Mrs Whitlock’s primary role is to work with children, families and external agencies to ensure the children are accessing correct and well delivered support through the graduated pathway.
Her role of Head of Inclusion also includes: delivering CPD to staff, managing a very talented group of 1:1 teaching assistants, learning mentor, pastoral support, SENDco and Thrive.
Like Mr Port, I joined the leadership team in September 2012.. As well as this, I am part of the school PTA, Friends of Meadowside, so I am involved with many different aspects of school life! In all my roles I work with dedicated people who are determined to make the children’s school life entertaining, fun and, most of all, enlightening!