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Staff
Senior Leadership Team
- Mr Tom Macdonald - Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Dodds – Deputy Headteacher, Student Welfare
- Mr Andy Jones – Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum & Timetable, Quality Assurance & Standards
- Mr Jamie Smith - Assistant Headteacher, Personal Potential
- Mrs E Wilkinson – Assistant Headteacher, Teaching & Learning & CPL
- Mrs J Airey - Assistant Headteacher, Prepared for Excellence
- Mr C Cannings - Assistant Headteacher, Academic Potential
Key leadership roles and responsibilities
| Name | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Mrs Sally-Jo Wilkinson | 2QA, Achieve Excellence, Y11 AE, Faculty Directors, Productions, PTFA, Appraisal, Pyramids, Staff Voice, Line Management Process, Leadership and Development, Complaints, Capability. |
| Mrs Sharon Fletcher | Parents Evening, Form Tutors, Heads of House, Attendance, Behaviour, Anti-bullying, Pupil Premium, E Safety, Transition, Primary Liaison, FAP, Admission, Mental Health. |
| Mr Andy Jones | Cover, Timetable & Rooming, Curriculum & mastery, Options process, Schemes of Work, Examinations, Assessment & Moderation, Reporting, Data Collection & Analysis, Target Setting, Duties . |
| Mr Jamie Smith | Rewards, Trips & Visits, Character Education, CEIAG, British Values, Enrichment, Statutory RE, SMSC, SRE, PSHE, Student Leadership, Student Voice, Prefects. |
| Mrs E Wilkinson | Open Evening, Teaching and Learning, Teachmeet, IRIS, Lesson observations, Learning Walks, Chartered College, Ped Champs, Lead Practitioners, Strategic Teaching and Learning Team, CPL Teaching and Learning, CPL Programme, Coaching and Mentoring. |
| Mrs J Airey | Rewards,British Values, Enrichment, Statutory RE, SMSC, SRE, PSHE, |
Teaching staff
Business, IT & Modern Languages (French & Spanish)
- Mr G Fendek - Faculty Director of Computing & Business Studies and SLT Associate (IT)
- Mrs Nathalie Gotting: WAT Lead Practitioner for MFL
- Miss Nikki McFarlane - Teacher of Computing & Dance, Curriculum Leader for CEIAG and Work Experience
- Mrs Helen Mersh - Teacher of MFL
- Miss Louise Barlow - Teacher of MFL
- Miss Briony Richards - Trainee Teacher
- Mr Daniel Round - Teacher of Computing
English
- Miss Elizabeth Whittaker - WAT Director of English
- Miss Larissa Lapikens - Faculty Director of English (Maternity Cover)
- Miss Amy Jordan - Faculty Director of English
- Mr Andy Jones - Deputy Head
- Mr Craig Cannings - Assistant Head
- Mr Jamie Smith - Assistant Head
- Mrs Jenny Carriere - Teacher of English
- Mrs Emily Cooper - Teacher of English
- Miss Syra Johal - Teacher of English
- Miss Georgia Darlington - Teacher of English
- Mr Greg Dimmock - Teacher of English
- Miss Charlotte Barnett - Teacher of English
- Miss Nicola Concliffe - Teacher of English
Performance (Dance, Drama, Music and PE)
- Miss Natalie Abel - Faculty Director of Performance (Music)
- Mr Dave Cotterill - WAT Subject Lead Drama & Curriculum Leader of Drama (Year 8 Leader/Head of House - Helium)
- Miss Sarah Holder - Curriculum Leader of PE
- Mr Clark Gould - Teacher of PE
- Mr Oliver Staten - Teacher of PE
- Miss Hannah Horton - Teacher of PE & Dance
- Mr Kieran Price - Teacher of PE
Art, Design and Technology (ADT)
- Mrs Elizabeth Wilkinson - Faculty Director of Art, Design & Technology & WAT Subject Lead DT
- Mrs Sharon Bianco - Curriculum Leader of Art and WAT Lead Practitioner for the Arts
- Mr Niall Barnett - KS4 Lead DT
- Mr Luke Mroczko - KS3 Lead DT
- Mrs Louise Griffiths - Teacher of Art
- Mrs Claire Shaw - Teacher of Art
- Mrs Samantha Wray - Teacher of Food Tech
- Mrs Heather Harrold - Teacher of Art (Year 7 Leader/Head of House Argon)
Humanities (History, Geography and Religious Studies)
- Mr Matthew Child - Faculty Director of Humanities
- Mrs Jenny Naujeer - WAT Subject Lead History & Curriculum Leader of History
- Mrs Katherine Murray -Teacher of History & Curriculum Lead History
- Mr Mark Carey -Teacher of History
- Mrs Jess Airey - Assistant Head
- Mrs Heather Smith - Teacher of History & Geography
- Mr Howard Gray - Teacher of Geography
- Mrs Gurdeep Purewal - Teacher of Religious Education (Curriculum Co-ordinator)
- Miss Nicole Murray: Teacher of Geography
Maths
- Mr Vijay Patel - Faculty Director of Maths
- Mrs Rebecca Deakin - Deputy Faculty Director of Maths
- Miss Helen Lewis - Teacher of Maths
- Mrs Anusha Ganesan -Teacher of Maths
- Miss Amy Gulliver - Teacher of Maths
- Miss Laura Heritage - Teacher & KS3 Lead
- Mrs Anna Walters - Teacher of Maths
- Mr Daniel Round - Teacher of Maths
- Mrs Angela Jones - Teacher of Maths
- Miss Jodie Bettelley - Teacher of Maths
Science
- Mrs Donna Castle - Faculty Director of Science
- Miss Sarah Felton - Second in Science Faculty Area
- Mr Michael Bills - Key Stage 3 Coordinator and Community Coordinator
- Mrs Katherine Wilkins - Teacher of Science
- Miss Amber Wall - Teacher of Science (Head of House Krypton)
- Miss Seona Rose - Teacher of Science
- Miss Harriet Potter - Teacher of Science
- Miss Amy Plant - Teacher of Science
- Mr Robert Hanson - Teacher of Science (Head of House Argon)
SENCO
- Ms Jenn Willmitt SENCO & Teacher of Drama
Professional Services Staff
Human resources
- Miss Helen Knowles, Personal Assistant to Headteacher & HR Lead
Administrative team
- Mrs Penny Guest - Office Manager, Marketing & Communications Lead
- Mrs Toni Ferrans - Secretary to SLT
- Mrs Jill Woodhouse - Work Experience and Careers Admin Assistant
- Miss Tia Millard - First Aid Lead /SEN Administrator
- Mrs Claire Malpass - Admin Assistant/Receptionist
- Mrs Jennifer Ashmore - Admin Assistant/Receptionist
- Miss Janet Geggie - Admin Assistant/Receptionist
- Mrs Sarah Clark - Admin Assistant/Receptionist
SIMS, data and exams team
- Mr Bradney Willetts - Data Manager
- Mrs Rachel Wheeler - Exams Officer
- Mrs Lynda Wise - SIMs Manager
Behaviour management team
- Mrs Kim Jones - Behaviour Mentor and Assistant Head of House
- Mrs Debbie Davies - Behaviour Mentor and Assistant Head of House
- Mrs Gail Dickens - Attendance Officer
- Mrs Gemma Baxter - Student Support Mentor
- Miss Claire Williams - Student Support Mentor
- Mr Marc James - Safeguarding & Pastoral Administrator
Year/House team
- Miss Amber Wall - Head of Krypton House
- Mrs Jessica Airey - Head of Neon House
- Mr David Cotterill - Head of Helium House
- Mr Robert Hanson - Head of Argon House
- Miss Nicky McFarlane - Head of Neon House (maternity cover for Mrs H Harrold)
Assistant teachers and education support
- Mrs Karen Barker - Assistant SENCO
- Mrs Paula Hendy - Librarian
- Miss C Hanna-Hyson - Cover Supervisor
- Mrs Pamela Cairney - Assistant Teacher
- Mrs Lorraine Shrimpton - Assistant Teacher
- Mr Steve Simmons - Assistant Teacher
- Miss Debbie Copson - Assistant Teacher
- Miss Clare Smith - Assistant Teacher
- Miss Lauren Whitehouse - Academic Mentor
- Miss Catherine Hall - Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead
- Mrs Paula Emery - Assistant Teacher
- Miss Tamara Cox - Assistant Teacher
- Miss Claire angel - Assistant Teacher
Cleaning team
- Miss Kelly Lewis - Cleaning Supervisor
- Mrs Theresa Shakespeare
- Mrs Sharon Welch
- Mrs Donna Westwood
- Miss Hayley Millard
Site team
- Mr David Parry - Site Manager
- Mr Jason Rhodes - Site Assistant
Technicians
- Mr Chris Oakley - Senior Network Technician
- Mr Perry Ford - IT Technician
- Mr Mahesh Patel - Senior Science
- Mrs Sharon Wall - Science
- Mr Adrian Edwards - Technology
- Mrs Michelle Lodge - Art, Design & Technology
Lunch Time Supervisors
- Mrs Laura Avery
- Miss Emma Yates