Staff

Please see below our staff team for session 2025-2026. If you need to contact a member of staff, please do so through our office on the below details:

Phone: 0131 445 1510
Email: admin@pentland.edin.sch.uk

Please note that your first point of contact for most enquiries will be your child’s class teacher who you can contact through the school office.

Senior Leadership Team

Headteacher (Acting)Miss Zara Stevenson
Depute Headteacher (Acting)Mrs Sarah McLean
Principal TeacherMrs Joanne Nelson
Business ManagerMs Lisa McCluskey

Teaching Staff

ClassTeacher(s)
P1YMiss Zaira Yasmin and Miss Emma Cornet
P1MMiss Mairi Mackay
P1GMiss Anna Gardiner
P2GMiss Allyson Glendinning
P2WMiss Kelly White
P3JMiss Serena Jagpal, Mrs Clare Johnson and Mrs Nicki McGregor
P3DMiss Lux Dahl
P4SMiss Laura Sandilands
P4LMs Julie Lamb and Mrs Ingrid Ingram
P5CMrs Carly McKenna
P5BMiss Leona Benson
P5MMrs Bianca Macnamara
P6CMr Conor Magill
P6DMiss Kirsten Duncan
P6MMiss Jenny MacNair (M-Th)
Miss Emma Cornet (F)
P7MMrs Laura Matthews
P7DMiss Jenna Douglas
Support for LearningMs Julie Lamb and Mrs Laura Murray
PE SpecialistMrs Debbie Millar

Support Staff

Pupil Support AssistantsMrs Gail Gray
Mrs Hui Ai
Mrs Rachel Mackay
Ms Maria Perez
Mrs Krystalia Amari
Miss Shannon Mcfarlane
Miss Millie McDougall
Miss Katie Coffey
Miss Xiaolei Qiao
Early Years Practitioner (P1)Miss Lisa Rogers
Senior Pupil Support OfficerMrs Nicki Gilchrist
Pupil Support OfficersMiss Sandra Montero
Mr Ruaridh Delaney
Playground and Dining Room Supervisory AssistantMs Ali Fisher
Mrs Sally Brydon
Firrhill Learning Community Pupil Support Officer (Attendance)Miss Maria McKenzie

Nursery Team

Early Years OfficerMrs Farina Javaid
Early Years PractitionersMrs Shonagh Ross-Nimmo
Mrs Rachel Rowlands
Mrs Rachael Macgregor
Mrs Judith Newcombe
Mrs Martina Proudfoot
Mrs Claire Henderson
Mrs Sarah-Jane Whyte
Mrs Laurie Weight
Early Years AssistantsMiss Paige Masson
Ms Farhana Hanif
Early Years Domestic SupportMrs Susan McLaren

Office and Support Staff

School AdministratorMrs Emma Cox
Clerical AssistantsMiss Yvonne Duncan
Mrs Tina Torrens
Facilities TechnicianMr John Begbie