Who teaches at Pioneer Academy

Marta taught kindergarten and first grade for eleven years before moving online, and she designs the elementary timetable around how long a young child can actually concentrate. She leads the weekly reading check that every elementary child sits.

• Early reading and phonics
• Elementary mathematics
• Classroom routines
• Working with parents

Jonah makes science happen at the kitchen table: his lessons use what families already have at home, and every investigation ends with the child explaining what they found. He also runs elementary number practice.

• Primary science
• Number fluency
• Practical investigations
• Assessment for learning

Priya works with students who need something adjusted: more time, different materials, a quieter room, or a plan agreed with the family. She reviews every new student’s placement notes and checks in through the year.

• Learning support plans
• Reading intervention
• Assessment access arrangements
• Family liaison

Daniel teaches pre-algebra through calculus and is unusually patient with the middle bit, where most students decide whether they are "a maths person". He sets the school’s end-of-term papers and moderates the marking.

• Algebra and functions
• Geometry
• Calculus and statistics
• Exam preparation

Sophie teaches English from grade 6 to grade 12 and marks every essay with one thing to fix and one thing to keep. She runs the independent reading programme that each student builds across the year.

• Literary analysis
• Essay writing
• Independent reading
• Personal statements

Thomas runs high school chemistry and physics, including practical work designed for a home setting and written up to a standard a college will recognise. He supervises grade 12 capstone investigations.

• Chemistry
• Physics
• Practical write-ups
• Capstone supervision

Imani teaches history, government and Spanish, and insists students argue from sources rather than opinion. Her Spanish classes are conversation first, grammar second.

• US and world history
• Government and civics
• Spanish
• Source analysis

Hannah works with grades 10 to 12 on course choices, admissions tests, applications and funding, and is straight with families about what a given application realistically needs.

• College applications
• Financial aid
• Admissions testing
• Careers guidance

Andre leads the school, sets the timetable and the assessment calendar, and is the person a family escalates to when something is not working. He teaches one grade 9 class a week to stay close to the classroom.

• School leadership
• Curriculum planning
• Assessment
• Safeguarding policy