Meet The Team

My name is Louise Muller and I am Acting Headteacher and Deputy Safeguarding Lead here at West Rise Infant School.  I knew I wanted to be a teacher from a very early age, and my dream came true when I qualified as a teacher and began my career at West Rise as a Newly Qualified Teacher in the year 2000. My passion is for developing the whole child and I have a particular interest in developing children’s wellbeing.  I love academic research and hold a Masters Level Degree in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education.

I have two grown-up children who both attended West Rise and I am a huge Welsh Rugby fan!

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Hi, I’m Melissa Gilkes and I am the Deputy Headteacher, the SENDCO and the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

I have been teaching at West Rise since 2001 when I joined as a Final Teaching Practice Student. As a teacher I love getting to know new
children and watching them as they blossom and fly into beautiful people, full of passion and creativity in their learning.

I have two children of my own, Thomas and Sebastian, who both attended West Rise Nursery. In my own time I enjoy singing in a choir and spending time reading quietly.