Birkenhead Locality Team Information
Below you will find the details of confirmed team members in the Birkenhead Locality. There may still be some vacancies. Details will be updated as and when new staff join the team or roles are confirmed.
If this is the locality your school or setting is in please use this email address for any requests or enquiries. Please indicate clearly in the subject box what your email is about.
birkenheadsend@wirral.gov.uk
Locality Manager - Dawn Taylor
Personal expertise Children Looked After (CLA)
Caseworkers
Claire Mcdermott
Chris Hadfield
Hannah O’Neill
Louise Thompson
Stacey Price
Thomas Bromley
Support Officers
Josh Parker
Joanne Robinson
Specialist Business Support Officer - Leigh Roberts
All Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) Requests or general enquires should be sent to your localities new email address.
Settings in this locality and named Caseworker
Early Years Settings
Bidston Avenue Pre-School - Hannah O’Neill
Busy Bees, Beechwood - Claire McDermott
Butterflies’ Day Nursery, Oxton - Hannah O’Neill
Cosy Corner Day Nursery, Oxton - Hannah O’Neill
Jack and Jill Day Nursery, Oxton - Hannah O’Neill
Jack and Jill Day Nursery, Upton - Louise Thompson
Little Robins Nursery, Upton - Chris Hadfield
Miriam Day Nursery, Birkenhead - Claire McDermott
Overton Nursery and Pre-School, Upton - Chris Hadfield
Park Wood Nursery, Bidston - Hannah O’Neill
See Saw Pre-School, Upton - Louise Thompson
The Priory Pre-School, Birkenhead - Hannah O’Neill
Upton St Mary’s Pre-School - Louise Thompson
Building Blocks Day Nursery and Pre-School, Prenton - Claire McDermott
Daisy and Jake Day Nursery, Prenton - Hannah O’Neill
Essential Early Years Nursery, Birkenhead - Claire McDermott
First Class Nursery School, Prenton - Claire McDermott
Funtrain Day Nursery, Birkenhead - Louise Thompson
Ladybird Pre-School, Oxton - Hannah O’Neill
Little Learners Nursery, Prenton - Hannah O’Neill
Little World Nursery Chris - Hadfield
Prenton Penguins Nursery - Hannah O’Neill
The Learning Tree, Prenton - Chris Hadfield
Winston’s Place, Oxton - Louise Thompson
Wirral Montessori Nursery, Oxton - Louise Thompson
Primary Mainstream Settings
Bidston Avenue Primary - Hannah O’Neill
Bidston Village Primary - Chris Hadfield
Cathcart Street Primary - Chris Hadfield
Co-op Academy Hillside - Claire Mcdermott
Holy Cross RC Primary - Claire McDermott
Manor Primary - Claire McDermott
Our Lady & St Edwards Primary - Chris Hadfield
Overchurch Infants - Chris Hadfield
Overchurch Juniors - Chris Hadfield
Co-op Academy Portland - Claire McDermott
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Upton - Louise Thompson
St Paul’s Catholic Primary - Claire McDermott
St Peter’s Catholic Primary, Noctorum - Claire McDermott
The Priory Parish CE Primary - Hannah O’Neill
Bedford Drive Primary - Louise Thompson
Christ Church CE, Birkenhead - Louise Thompson
Devonshire Park Primary - Claire McDermott
Mersey Park Primary - Louise Thompson
Oxton St Saviours - Hannah O’Neill
Prenton Primary - Hannah O’Neill
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Birkenhead - Louise Thompson
St Werburgh’s Primary - Louise Thompson
Townfield Primary - Hannah O’Neill
Well Lane Primary - Hannah O’Neill
Woodchurch Road Primary - Hannah O’Neill
Woodlands Primary - Louise Thompson
Birkenhead High School Academy - Stacey Price
Secondary Mainstream Settings
Ridgeway High School - named caseworker to follow
Prenton High School - Stacey Price
Birkenhead High School Academy - Stacey Price
The Birkenhead Park School Academy - Thomas Bromley
St Anselm’s College & Sixth Form - named caseworker to follow
Specialist Settings
Hayfield School - Chris Hadfield
Kilgarth School - Stacey Price
Wirral Hospital School/Joseph Paxton - Stacey Price
The Observatory School (Vyner Site) - Thomas Bromley
Specialist Bases
Bidston Village (Moderate Learning Disability/Social Communication Needs) - Chris Hadfield
Devonshire Park (KS1/KS2 Autistic Spectrum Condition) - Claire McDermott
Manor Base (KS1 Social Emotional Mental Health specialism from Jan 2025) - Claire McDermott
Manor Base (KS2 Social Emotional Mental Health specialism from Sept 2025) - Claire McDermott