Meet the EYFS Team

Miss R Johnson – Nursery Teacher and SENDCo

BA (Hons) Early Primary Education
NASENCo Qualification

I have been a part of the Barley Fields family since I first started teaching in 2013 and have had the pleasure of working in Early Years throughout my career. I have taught across the EY Key Stage but the majority of my time has been in Nursery—spending 9 rewarding and enjoyable years preparing our youngest school children for Reception. I love to be involved in play, helping children to grow their own ideas and moving learning forward. I also enjoy having the opportunity to work closely with our school families across EY and KS1 in my role as SENDCo.

Mrs Flores Dominguez
Early Years Lead and Reception Teacher

BA (Hons) Primary Education (3-7) with Early Years Advanced Professional Focus

Hello! My name is Mrs Flores and I am incredibly fortunate to be the Early Years Lead here. I have been part of the Barley Fields Family since 2015 and started teaching in 2011. I have taught children from Nursery up to Year 2 but ten out of my thirteen years have been spent teaching in Reception. I have recently completed my NOCN Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders and have loved the challenge of embedding Forest School into our early year’s curriculum offer. My favourite area to spend time in is outdoors! Nothing can beat interacting with children as they discover the natural world around them.

Mrs B Allan – Reception Teacher

BA (Hons) History PGCE in Primary Education
ELKLAN Level 2 ‘Supporting Children with Unclear Speech’

Hi, my name is Mrs Allan and I am one of the Reception Teachers at Barley Fields. I have worked at Barley Fields for 8 years and spent 6 of them in
Reception. I am currently the NELI Lead and have expertise in Speech and Language Development. I love to go to Forest School each week and explore the different areas, my favourite thing to do is to dig for worms! I enjoy learning alongside the children and helping them to explore their interests and develop their ideas!

Mrs Ripley Reception Teacher

BA (Hons) Sport and Exercise Coaching Science

PGCE Primary Education with QTS

Hello, my name is Mrs Ripley and I have been fortunate enough to work at Barley Fields since 2008. Throughout my time here at Barley Fields, I have mainly work in Nursery, Reception and Year One. Currently, I am working towards gaining the NOCN Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders and I am developing the EY Forest School so that a wider range of activities can be offered to our children. My favourite time of the day is when we are investigating, exploring and learning outside. Working with children in EY is simply magical, supporting them with their development and learning journey is wonderful to be a part of.

Mrs Holmes  Reception Teacher

BSc Ed (Hons) ICT in Primary Teaching

Hello, my name is Mrs Holmes and I am the PPA Teacher for Early Years at Barley Fields. I have been teaching in Key Stage One and Early Years for over 20 years and joined the Barley Fields Family in 2021. I have expertise in Phonics and thoroughly enjoy supporting children with their Physical Development. I am qualified in Level 1 Yoga for children. I love getting creative and using my imagination! My favourite areas to explore are the painting and role play areas, but I also love to sit and share stories with children.

Miss Woolston Reception Teaching Assistant

CACHE Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Hello, My name is Ms Woolston. Since completing my CACHE Level 2 Teaching Assistant course in September 2016, I have worked in Nursery at Barley Fields Primary School. I’m dedicated and enthusiastic in my role as an Early Years Teaching Assistant. I particularly enjoy supporting the children in the writing area of the classroom to help the children develop their writing skills. I’m passionate about promoting each individual child’s independence and development. It’s an absolute pleasure to be part of such a wonderful, dedicated Early Years team. 

Mrs Taylor Nursery Teaching Assistant
BA (Hons) Children and Early Childhood
Level 3 Health and Social Care
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health

Hello,

I’m Mrs Taylor and I have worked at Barley Fields since 2012- although I have worked in education for 17 years in total. My experience varies throughout school and I have supported children in all year groups – finally returning back to into Early Years.

I thoroughly enjoy my job and it gives me great satisfaction to work alongside our children – especially with children who sometimes need extra therapy and emotional support. As a keen reader myself, I feel very passionate about reading to children and encouraging them to become little book worms!