Knop Law Primary School is a school

School

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...

 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

. The school teaches pupils in years Reception

Reception (school)

Reception or Primary 1 or FS2 is the first year of primary school in the United Kingdom and South Australia. It is preceded by nursery and is followed by Year One in England and Wales or Primary 2 in Northern Ireland and Scotland.Pupils in Reception are usually aged between four and five...

 to Year 6

Year Six

Year Six is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand. It is usually the sixth year of compulsory education and incorporates students aged between ten and twelve.-Australia:...

. Usually, students who attend the school move on to the nearby Walbottle Campus Technology College

Walbottle Campus Technology College

The Walbottle Campus opened in 1959 as the following three schools; Walbottle East, Walbottle West and Walbottle Grammar. They were officially opened in 1960. Several years later, the three schools were merged into Walbottle Campus Technology College . The school is a State Secondary School in...

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Staffing

The school's head teacher is Pauline Dutton, who has been head teacher for over 10 years.

Staff

Title	Name	Year Group	Teacher Duties	Notes
Mrs	P Dutton	n/a	Head Teacher
Miss	M Leman	4	English Co-ordinator	Deputy Head Teacher
Mrs	S Humble	6	Assistant Head
Mrs	Y Watson	Reception
Mrs	G Richardson	Reception
Mrs	J Saville	1
Mrs	S Slater	1
Mrs	M Charlton	2	Science Co-ordinator
Miss	E Henry	3		Runs Newspaper club
Mrs	T Robinson	3
Mr	D Lynch	5	P.E. Co-ordinator
Mrs	D Sarginson	5	R.E./Humanities co-ordinator
Mr	J Singh	6	I.C.T Co-ordinator
Mr	A Hawkins	-	Music Teacher	Also cover teacher
Mrs	A Harrison	PPE Cover	R.E./Humanities co-ordinator
Mrs	H Abernethy	PPE Cover

Former staff

Mr. E Nelson...........................Former teacher of Music/Head of Music/Music Co-ordinator/Current supply teacher-Retired

Mrs. J Nelson..........................Former Teacher of Year 2/Current supply teacher-Retired

Miss Monroe............................Former assistant of Year 1 and Reception-Withdrawn

Miss J Easterby........................Former Teacher of Year 3/Former Teacher of Year 5-Unknown

Mrs. Murray............................Former Teacher of Year 3/Former PPE supply teacher/Current supply teacher-Retired

Miss Binks.............................Former Teacher of Year 3/Former teacher of Year 1-Transferred

Mr. Hilton.............................Former Teacher of Year 4/Former Teacher of Year 6-Transfered

Mr. Cole...............................Former Headteacher/Current special events attendant-Retired

New site and building

In September 2010 the school moved to a new building located on the site of the former school building for the Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick was an English wood engraver and ornithologist.- Early life and apprenticeship :Bewick was born at Cherryburn House in the village of Mickley, in the parish of Ovingham, Northumberland, England, near Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 August 1753...

 school. The Thomas Bewick school, in turn, moved to a new site in West Denton

West Denton

West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne is an area in the west part of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It includes West Denton shopping centre and West Denton fire station .Some of the schools in the area include:*West Denton Primary School...

, located next to All Saints College.

Friends of Knoplaw

The "Friends of Knoplaw" is a group of people, usually parents or former students of the school, who help the school raise money during events such as the annually held Christmas fair.

Transport

There is a bus stop located just outside the school. Buses 38A/40/63/72. All buses in the area are operated by Stagecoach North East

Stagecoach North East

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