Senior Learning Team (SLT)

Ms Sharon McGhee
Head Teacher
The overall responsibility for all pupils in the school lies with Head Teacher, Sharon McGhee. In a school with 610 pupils, however, it is necessary to delegate responsibility for stages to Senior Staff.

Parents should make initial contact with the relevant Senior Staff member, should there be any issues regarding their child. Appointments can be made through Mr Duncan Tanner, our Administrator, on 0131 667 1243 or email:
admin@sciennes.edin.sch.uk

Depute Head Teacher
Early Years
Vacancy

Ms Lucy Gallagher Depute Headteacher

Upper School P5-P7
Ms Gallagher has responsibility for Primary Five, Six and Seven
Ms Gallagher began her teaching career in 1990 at Sciennes and was seconded to City of Edinburgh in 1999 as ICT Development Officer, working with nursery, primary, secondary and special schools across the city. She returned to Sciennes in 2004 and was seconded as a Curriculum Development Officer within Boroughmuir and James Gillespie’s Clusters to develop Literacy, Numeracy, Assessment and Transition, whilst also teaching ICT with classes at Sciennes and maintaining the school website. She returned to full-time teaching and became Principal Teacher in 2008, taking on the role of Acting Depute Headteacher in June 2010 and appointed Depute Headteacher in September 2012.

Mr John Armstrong, Depute Headteacher

P2 – P4

Mr Armstrong has responsibility for Primary Two, Three and Four

Mr Armstrong joined Sciennes from Davidson’s Mains Primary School in November 2019 as Principal Teacher and was appointed Depute Headteacher in June 2021.

Miss Jenni McGrouther, Principal Teacher Maternity Leave

Mrs Pamela Gardiner, Business Manager Tuesdays, Thursdays, alternate Fridays

Science Teacher Ms Carys Murphy

P.E. Specialists Mrs Cynthia Berry (W, Th), Mr Stephen Devine (M)

P.E. Teacher Ms Carys Murphy (T)

Teaching Staff

Class Teachers 2021-2022 – Click on Classes on left to view Teacher videos

Class	Teacher
P1A	Mrs Jo Lake / Mrs Katherine Clark
P1B	Mrs Emma Kidd
P1C	Mrs Jenny O'Hara / Mrs Katherine Clark
P2A	Mrs Sophie Mitchell / Mrs Katherine Clark
P2B	Mr Jamie Gilchrist / Vacancy
P2/3	Mrs Lynsey McCracken
P3A	Mrs Samanda Campbell
P3B	Miss Aisling Rogerson/Vacancy
P4B	Mr David Mitchell
P4B	Mrs Lucy Walker / Mrs Holli Barton
P5A	Ms Lindsay Dodds
P5B	Mrs Jane Maguire / Mrs Naheed Akram
P5C	Ms Jenny Gaffney / Mrs Naheed Akram
P6A	Mr Stavros Tsarnas
P6B	Ms Wendy French /Mr Forrest Howie
P6C	Miss Sara Shafiq
P7A	Miss Erin Wharton / Ms Lucy Gallagher DHT
P7B	Ms Daryl Gladstone
P7C	Ms Fiona Sellar