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 Mrs Zoe Jones, our Administrator, on 0131 667 1243 or email:
admin@sciennes.edin.sch.uk

Ms Carolyn Anstruther Depute Head Teacher
Early Years
Ms Anstruther has responsibility for Nursery and Primary One
Ms Anstruther began her teaching career at Bruntsfield Primary where she was soon promoted to Senior Teacher, the first in Edinburgh to have a Media Studies remit. She was successfully appointed Senior Teacher at Sciennes in 1998 and has played an instrumental role in leading initiatives in school throughout her career, most notably in Art and Design and in establishing the School Library. Ms Anstruther has been Acting Depute Headteacher since June 2010 and was successfully appointed to the post of Depute Headteacher in February 2012.

Ms Sharon McGhee Headteacher has overall responsibility for the school, supported by three Depute Headteachers – Ms Carolyn Anstruther, Mr John Armstrong and Ms Lucy Gallagher – and Principal Teacher Miss Jenni McGrouther.

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 and P3

Mr Armstrong has responsibility for Primary Two and Three

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

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

Science Teacher Ms Sarah Austen

P.E. Specialists Mrs Cynthia Berry (W), Mrs Diane Easson (T-Th)

Teaching Staff

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

Class	Teacher	Room
P1A	Mrs Jo Lake	P1 Pavilion
P1B	Mrs Jenny O'Hara/Miss Eirean Tansey (Wed)	P1 Pavilion
P1/2	Mrs Emma Kidd	P1 Pavilion
P2A	Mrs Lynsey McCracken	6
P2B	Mrs Sophie Mitchell / Miss Eirean Tansey(Mon, Tues)	7
P3A	Mrs Lucy Walker / (Mrs Holli Barton (Wed, Thurs)	4
P3B	Mr Jamie Gilchrist / Ms Diane Eason (Wed)	3
P4A	Miss Aisling Rogerson/Ms Carys Murphy	5
P4B	Ms Jenny Gaffney / Mrs Naheed Akram (Thurs, Fri)	15
P4C	Mrs Jane Maguire	11
P5A	Ms Wendy French	12
P5B	Mr Stavros Tsarnas	16
P5C	Mrs Samanda Campbell	14
P6A	Ms Fiona Sellar	13
P6B	Ms Lindsay Dodds/Mr Forrest Howie (Fri)	22
P6C	Miss Sara Shafiq / Ms Lucy Gallagher DHT (Wed)	17
P7A	Ms Daryl Gladstone	23
P7B	Mr David Mitchell	24
P7C	Ms Jenni McGrouther Principal Teacher	21