Meet The Teaching Team

Mr Forrester

Whilst Mrs Riley is on maternity leave this Autumn, I am thrilled to be teaching Kestrel Class having recently moved to Welshampton from Hertfordshire where I spent 7 years.

Life is kept very busy with my three children, my youngest being just 9 months old, and our labrador Annie.

When I’m not unpacking boxes, I love getting out for a hike, listening to music (I’m an enormous Beatles fan) and, most importantly, supporting Stoke City! I’m really looking forward to settling into the area and becoming part of the school community.

Mrs Riley

Prior to becoming re-training to become a teacher, I travelled to various countries around the world and eventually graduated with a degree in Law and practised insurance law in the United States. After four years, I made the decision that I needed a more fulfilling career and so my journey into teaching began. My teacher training brought me back to the UK and I found myself at a wonderful Church of England school in rural Devon before I decided to relocate to be closer to family in Shropshire, where I grew up. I adore working with children and I am so thankful that I made the leap into teaching after considering it for so long.

This will be my second year at Newtown and I am very excited to return from maternity leave after welcoming my first baby, a little girl, in February. Outside of school, you will find me out walking in the countryside with my husband and our little Cocker Spaniel, Pip, reading with a hot cup of tea, and planning trips as travelling is still very much a passion of mine. 

Mrs Reece

I have been a teaching assistant for 10 years here at Newtown, before that I was a Special Needs Support Worker for 9 years. I love working with children helping them to grow in all aspects of their learning. Seeing their faces always makes me smile.

Outside of school I have a son in Year 11, he keeps me busy! I enjoy spending time with family and friends and having meals out.  I have a love for cooking, and trying new recipes.