This is the list of Bassenthwaite School’s staff and their many roles.

Mrs Leanne Day 
Head Teacher, Child Protection Officer, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Staff Development Officer, Literacy Leader, Maths Leader, Computing Leader, PE Leader, MFL leader, EVC, Y4/5/6 Teacher (mornings)

Mrs Leanne Day has joined our school as Headteacher in September 2025 and is excited about engaging with the whole school community. Mrs Day’s hobbies are reading, walking in the fells and around local lakes, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

Mrs Anneli Pickering
SENDCO, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Science Leader, Creative Arts Leader (Art, D/T,Music),  KS1  and KS2 Teacher

Mrs Pickering currently teaches in KS1 and KS2. She has taught here and nowhere else for a long time. She loves the small friendly classes and enjoys the sporty playtimes were she sits on her bench enjoying the countryside view of Skiddaw. In her free time she goes to lots of places with her four boys and she enjoys shopping for clothes or cooks different foods at home. She likes writing emails to her friends and loves reading.

Miss Rebecca Lyle
Part-time (0.8)  EYFS teacher, History and Geography Leader, RE Leader and KS1 teacher .

Miss Lyle works at Bassenthwaite School as a part time teacher in our Infant (KS1) class and  Ducklings Nursery. She is a qualified Early Years teacher and has worked here since our Nursery opened in 2014.

Miss Emily Poole Teaching Assistant. She works 1:1 with particular children and also with children of all age groups to support them in small groups, as well as working alongside the class teachers in curriculum work. Miss Poole also runs after school club.

Miss Hope Metcalf Teaching Assistant Apprentice. Miss Metcalf is learning to be a Teaching Assistant. She also helps out at lunchtimes.