Mrs Williams is our School Business Manager and has worked at the school since the beginning of 1997. Previously, she was employed as a Financial Analyst working for an American Investment Bank in London. She is a qualified accounting technician, has a 1st class honours degree in School Business Management and is member of the Senior Management Team. Mrs Williams provides specialist expertise on a range of support functions such as managing budgets, human resource management, premises and project management, negotiating contracts and ensuring the environment of the school is encouraging pupils to maximise their potential.

Mrs Banks is our Deputy Headteacher, a member of the Senior Management Team, NQT Mentor and a Year 6 Teacher. She is our English expert and has previously worked in an advisory capacity as a Leading Literacy Teacher throughout Cumbria. Mrs Banks has been working at South Walney Junior since 1993 and is as passionate today about the pupils' learning, as she was when she started. As well as being our History Subject Leader, Mrs Banks also takes a great interest in pupils' health and wellbeing and non-academic attainment. She is the driving force behind our jogging warm-up before school starts and our healthy eating cooking clubs. You will also find her at poolside coaching our swimming team, at the edge of football and rugby pitches coaching our respective teams, as well as providing advice at our singing and acting after-school clubs.

Mrs McKellar joined the school in 2004. She is one of our Assistant Headteachers, a member of the Senior Management Team, and a Year 6 teacher. Mrs McKellar is our Maths Subject Leader and has been the driving force behind implementing our new and exciting Maths scheme - Big Maths. Mrs McKellar is also our Music Subject Leader and was 'instrumental' in forming the school brass band which currently spans Years 3 through to 5. She is also our Educational Visits Co-ordinator, our Gifted and Talented Leader, and Modern Foreign Languages Subject Leader!

We were delighted to welcome Mr Edwards to our team in 2012. Mr Edwards was previously a South Walney pupil himself and currently teaches in Year 4. In 2015, he was appointed Assistant Head with specific responsibility for the sports provision in the school. He has greatly enriched our PE curriculum within the school introducing a wide ranging variety of sports as well as arranging specialist coaching. Our trophy cabinet proudly boasts a large number of sports successes over recent years. Mr Edwards is also our Student and Apprentice Mentor.

Mrs Atkinson joined the school in 1994. She has had experience in every year group in the school, but currently works alongside Mrs McParland in Year 3. Mrs Atkinson is our PSHE Subject Leader, our Healthy Schools Co-ordinator, our Geography Subject Leader, and takes great pleasure in being able to share her love of cricket with the pupils. Mrs Atkinson was the driving force behind achieving two of the school's awards: The Silver Geography ActiveMark, and the Healthy Schools Award.

Mrs McParland was employed as a teacher in the school in 2009. Mrs McParland holds a First Class Honours teaching degree with Special Educational Needs as her specialism. We feel very privileged to have Mrs McParland on our team as Senco (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) offering her expert advice on the differing needs of our pupils. She is a well-respected professional within the County, and we know our parents also appreciate her caring and supportive help as is evidenced in the video we've uploaded in the SEN section of this website. Mrs McParland enjoys playing competitive Netball and shares her love of the game with the pupils.

Mrs McIntyre has an Honours Degree in English and Primary Education and joined our school in 2003. She teaches Year 5 and leads IT, ensuring coverage of the Computing curriculum and the use of technology to raise standards across other subjects. She has recently become an Honorary Teaching Partner with Lancaster University, working alongside other teachers to help to develop a network of excellence in Computer Science teaching across the North-West region. Outside of school, Mrs McIntyre is also a dance teacher and enjoys bringing this expertise into school, working with pupils to choreograph dances for festivals and school productions.

Mrs Hall is one of our Year 4 class teachers and a previous pupil of South Walney Junior School. She has an Honours Degree in Special Needs. She is one of the two Science Coordinators throughout the school. Mrs Hall is an advocate of Activate which supports the whole child with fine and gross motor skills. She organises the Year 4 residential trip to York for all the children in Year 4. Mrs Hall runs the Gardening Club and grows potatoes, beetroot, peas and carrots to name a few! Additionally, Mrs Hall has been a mentor for TAs at South Walney, guiding and supporting them to make the children's learning activities fun and accessible.

Mr Wilson joined the school in 2000. He is currently working in Year 3 and takes great delight in welcoming our incoming pupils and helping them to settle into their new school as quickly as possible. Mr Wilson is our Design Technology Subject Leader and runs an after-school STEM Club. The children particularly enjoy making Goblin cars with Mr Wilson, as well as firing water rockets in the school grounds!

Mrs Anderson joined our team in 2014 and works alongside Mrs McIntyre in Year 5. Mrs Anderson is our Science Subject Leader with a particular interest in Space. In addition, she is our Religious Education Subject Leader. Mrs Anderson enjoys table tennis, and shares her love of the sport with the children during an after-school Club.