Senior Learning Team (SLT)

Ms Sharon McGhee
Interim 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 Brenda Ellis, our Receptionist, 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 Interim Headteacher has overall responsibility for Primary Four, 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

Mr Steve Davies, Business Manager Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Science Specialist Mr Mark McKenna

P.E. Specialists Mrs Cynthia Berry (W), Ms Charlotte Kuhlwillm (M-Th)

Teaching Staff

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

Class	Teacher	Room
P1A	Miss Aisling Rogerson	8
P1B	Mrs Fiona Barker / Mr John Armstrong, DHT (F)	6
P1C	Mrs Emma Kidd	7
P2A	Mrs Lucy Walker / Mrs Jo Lake (W)	3
P2B	Mrs Jo Lake (M,T,F) / Mrs Holli Barton (W,Th)	5
P2C	Miss Sophie Mitchell	4
P3A	Ms Jenny Gaffney (M,T,W) / Mr Forrest Howie (Th,F)	2
P3B	Ms Ali MacKintosh (M,T,Alt F) / Mrs Lauren Thomas (W,Th,Alt F)	15
P3C	Mrs Lynsey McCracken (Miss Charlotte Kulwilm until Oct)	1
P4A	Mrs Samanda Campbell	Hut 2
P4B	Ms Lindsay Dodds (M-W)/ Mrs Jenny O'Hara (Th, F)	Hut 1
P4C	Mr Stavros Tsarnas	11
P5A	Miss Anna Wittland	12
P5B	Mr David Mitchell	14
P5C	Ms Fiona Sellar / Mr Gregor Hutchison /(f)	16
P6A	Mr Jamie Gilchrist	17
P6B	Ms Wendy French	22
P6C	Mrs Katherine Clark	13
P7A	Ms Jenni McGrouther (PT)	21
P7B	Mrs Jane Maguire	24
P7C	Ms Daryl Gladstone	23