Welcome to Glebedale School. We hope you enjoy looking around the site and learning about the school. At Glebedale we have worked hard to develop a caring and nurturing school community, an environment where children can thrive.
Our dedicated staff team ensure our children are at the heart of all that we do. We want our children to feel safe to learn and enjoy a wide range of experiences. Our curriculum offers both a broad range of academic subjects for pupils to study to GCSE or BTEC level but also has a strong focus on personal development.
We aim to support all pupils to grow and develop resilience so in the future they are able to make the most of what the world has to offer and become successful citizens.
Karen Keeling – Head Teacher
Karen began her role as Head Teacher in January 2016. Karen has over twenty years’ experience of working within the sector supporting young people, their families and education professionals. Her roles and experience include; Head Teacher, registering and establishing a number of independent special schools, advising schools on supporting pupils with SEMH needs on behalf of Local Authorities and facilitating Local Authority reviews of pupil referral and alternative provision for pupils excluded from mainstream schools.
Paul Wheatley – Deputy Head Teacher
Paul commenced his role as Deputy Head Teacher in March 2016, prior to this he was the school’s SENDCO and Maths and PE Teacher. Paul has over ten years’ experience of working with children and young people with complex social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Paul is instrumental in ensuring all of the children and young people attending Glebedale School have access to high quality teaching and learning and a challenging and relevant curriculum
Matthew Wheatley- Primary Lead Teacher
Matt started his role, with our school, in December 2018. Prior to this, he taught, and had curriculum responsibility, in mainstream primary settings, as well as delivering education programmes to vulnerable young people across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Matt is responsible for overseeing the Primary Curriculum and ensuring that it is relevant, challenging for students and delivered through high quality teaching.
Emily Edwards – Pastoral Manager
Emily joined Glebedale School in September 2017 as a Learning Support Assistant exploring career paths in education.
Emily demonstrated a natural affinity for building strong relationships with pupils and families and lead the school’s emotional literacy provision as a registered Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA), delivering bespoke 1:1 and small group intervention sessions.
Before being appointed as the school’s Pastoral Manager Emily was responsible for delivering the school’s PSHE provision and established and ran the school’s Student Council.
Emily was appointed as Pastoral Manager in 2024 and is committed to ensuring all pupils families feel heard and receive the support they need.