The Teaching Team:

Miss Lucy Drohan - Middle School Team Leader

Mrs Emma Lee - Y2 Teacher 

Miss Izabela Idziak - Y2 Teacher

Jenny Armstrong - Teaching Assistant

Sally Billage- Teaching Assistant

Courtenay Clarke - Teaching Assistant

Katy Holman - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Emma Lee - Avocet

I have been teaching at Shiphay since I qualified in 2005.  In the 19 years I have been at the school, I have enjoyed teaching in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and, for the past eight years, in Year 2.  It has been wonderful to work in each of these year groups as I have had the chance to see how children develop throughout their learning journey both socially and academically. 

In my classroom, I strive to provide a learning environment where children feel valued, inspired to learn and motivated to reach their fullest potential.  In Avocet, we celebrate everyone’s efforts and achievements and we love to share our successes.

I believe that exploration and hands-on experiences are a vital part of learning and it is always great to see how the children’s creativity shines through when provided with these opportunities.  I thoroughly enjoy teaching Year 2 and feel privileged to share your children’s learning journey with them.

Miss Izabel Idziak - Heron

I have been working in Education since 2014 and have been a member of the Shiphay team for the past two years. In 2023/24 I undertook my teacher training at Shiphay and I am now very excited and honoured to be able to begin my ECT journey here. 

I am passionate about creating exciting and challenging learning opportunities for my students. It is at the heart of my teaching to ensure that  every student I teach receives the best possible education that is carefully planned and adapted to their individual needs. It is important to me to build positive relationships with children in my class, rooted in mutual respect. I am a strong believer in Growth Mindset and the importance of building self-confidence and resilience, where ‘FAIL’ is just a First Attempt In Learning. Children in my class will strive to be aspirational, independent learners and feel safe to share their ideas.

I enjoy teaching all areas of the curriculum, particularly Languages and Geography where children’s

enthusiasm shines through, as we get to travel the world without leaving our classroom!  I also enjoy Art and English, where children become creative writers and poets or incredibly sophisticated artists.

In my free time, I love spending time with my family. I have two daughters Amelia (14) and Hannah

(9); we enjoy spending time outside (especially when the sun is shining), going to the cinema and,

sometimes, watching movies on our sofa with some popcorn and my extremely lazy cat Lucy

cuddled on our laps.

Heron class will be a safe and welcoming place, where children feel valued, respected and inspired

by lots of fun and challenging learning experiences. I am looking forward to meeting everyone!