Mrs Sandford joined Heathlands in April 2021 having previously taught at a Primary school in Great Cornard, Suffolk. Mrs Sandford has been a teacher since graduating from the University of Brighton with a BA Hons in Secondary PE and Geography in 1998. After leaving university she taught for 15 years at Great Cornard Middle School before moving to Wells Hall Primary School in 2013. Mrs Sandford has always loved sport and being outside so becoming a PE and Geography teacher was an obvious choice.

To relax, Mrs Sandford plays netball, runs (not very fast) and loves to swim. She can be found walking her greyhound, Alba, on the Sudbury water meadows. She enjoys cooking, going to the cinema, Formula 1, Jurassic Park/World films, reading or listening to books and loves to grow flowers in her garden.