Staff List

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Principal: Nick Hinchliffe
Senior Vice Principal:   Joanne Carter-Mills
Vice Principal: Tom Sergeant
School Business Manager: Hannah Carpenter
Assistant Principals:

Matthew Sinclair (Designated Safeguarding Lead) 

Gail Smith (Curriculum)

Jon Smith

Sarah Wardell (Inclusion)

SENCO:

Elizabeth Lockhart

EXTENDED SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Curriculum Director English:

Curriculum Director Maths:

Curriculum Director Science:

Curriculum Director EBACC: 

Dir of Student Participation:

Chris Wales

Linda Thacker

Jenny Mackey

Colum McArdle

Derek Block

Pastoral Director Key Stage 3:

Pastoral Director, Year 9: 

Pastoral Director Key Stage 4:

Director, Student Progress:

Director, Values Curriculum: 

Director, Careers & WBL:

Lead Practitioner, Curriculum: 

Kathryn Whitaker

Hannah Harrison

Joe Williams

Samantha Johnson

Michael Hainsworth
Simon Birkenshaw

Samantha Sheard

MATHEMATICS

Curriculum Director - Linda Thacker

Mathematics
Darren Adkin
Rachel Blatchford
Jason Choi
Charlotte Cole (Numeracy Co-ordinator)
Chris Jones
Freya Kirk
Iain Spence (ACAL Maths)

ENGLISH & MEDIA STUDIES

Curriculum Director – Chris Wales

English & Media Studies
Rowena Pickering (ACAL English) 
Ed Kisby (Progress Leader, Year 9)
Deborah Leach
Nichola Mather
Nicholas Ogle (English Curriculum Development)
Isobel Sewell
Nicola Welsh (T&L: Literacy and SEN)
Kathryn Whitaker (Pastoral Key Stage 3 Director)
Joseph Williams (Pastoral Key Stage 4 Director)
Ben Patchesa (CAL Media Studies/Literacy Leader)

VALUES CURRICULUM

Religious Education, Sociology and Life Development
Hannah Harrison (Pastoral Director, Year 9 & Projects)
Michael Hainsworth (Director, Values Curriculum)

E.BACC.

Curriculum Director - Colum McArdle (CAL Geography)

Geography
Charlotte Hall
Stephen Hawksworth (House Leader)
Victoria Smith (Key Stage 3 Lead Teacher)

History
Jack Anderson (CAL History)
Sarah Burgess
Jess Haythorne
Sarah McCabe (Progress Leader, Year 11)

Modern Foreign Languages
Kathryn Lee (CAL MFL)
Ana Brigido-Sanchez

Alison Haigh
Rebecca Harwood (ITT & New Staff Coordinator)

SCIENCE

Curriculum Director - Jenny Mackey

Science
Sophie Bell (Key Stage 4 Science Coordinator)
Joanne Carter-Mills (SVP)
Lewis Dudley (Science Progress of Vulnerable Students)
Yvonne Duffy
Alistair Foster
Emma Owens
Fiona Parkinson (Science Key Stage 3 Coordinator)
Stephen Semmens
Samantha Sheard (LP Curriculum)
Matthew Sinclair (AP & DSL)

COMPUTER SCIENCE, BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE

Craig Walton (CAL Computing & Director of Digital Learning) 
Tom Sergeant (Vice Principal)
Jon Smith (Assistant Principal)
Katie Steingold (T&L Team- High Aspirations Lead)
Jennie White (Online Resources Champion)

PERFORMANCE & CREATIVE ARTS

Director of Student Participation - Derek Block

PE and Games
Ben Sheehan (CAL PE)
Lucy Farrell (CAL, Performing Arts)
Kate Harris

Samantha Johnson (Director, Student Progress)
Steve Morton (Progress Leader, Year 7 and 8)

Gail Smith (AP)
Josh Thorpe

Art, Design and Technology
Andrew Graham (CAL Technology)
Lisa Johnstone (CAL Art)
Katy Arrand
Simon Birkenshaw (Director, Careers & WRL)
Jade Deacon
Matthew Hargreaves
Nicola Whattam
Victoria Wright (Technology Key Stage 3 Coordinator)

PERFORMING ARTS

Curriculum Director, Performing Arts -  Lucy Farrell

Music
Heath Lanzillotti (CAL Music)
Lorna Boole

Drama
Lisa Cammell

EARLY CAREERS TEACHERS & MENTORS

Jo Carter-Mills – Lead Tutor
Lorna Boole – mentor Lucy Farrell

ADMINISTRATION

Caroline Airth (PA to Principal & SLT)
Natalie Allcock (Student Services Officer)

Fiona Barry (Finance Officer)
Danielle Bowden (Finance Officer)
Bobby Clayton (Finance Officer)

Laura Currey (Office Manager)
Victoria Garside (Behaviour & Attendance Lead Officer)
Catherine Gilleard (Student Services Officer)
Hollie Goodall (Reprographics & Admin Officer)
Sally Lewis ( Cover/Admin Officer)
Beth Lister (Reception & Admin Officer)
Ellen Machin (Attendance Officer)
Jenny Morley (Exams Officer)
Megan Rudd (Admin Officer)

Lauren Wood (Data Manager)

SAFEGUARDING OFFICER

Sarah Langridge

YEAR MANAGERS & PASTORAL SUPPORT

Eunice Mouncer (Year 7)
Angela Hunter (Year 8)
Louise Williams (Year 9)
Sharon Baron (Year 10)
Sarah Addison (Year 11)

Kelly Wood (Attendance and Engagement Officer)
Emma Elgie (Student Wellbeing Practitioner) 

THE HUB

Jamie Williamson (Relational Behaviour Practitioner)

ALTERNATIVE PROVISION

Gemma Adamson
Dawn Collins

Cheryl Hindle
Amelia Tuck

TUTOR

Paula Graves

SENIOR ADVANCED TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Elisha Adamson (Cognitive and Learning Needs: Numeracy)
Vicky Booth (Communication and Interaction Needs)
Tina Clayton (Cognitive and Learning Needs)

Lauren Darley (Cognitive & Learning Needs: Literacy)
Angela Moughan (Social, Emotional and Mental Health)
Amy Ridley (Social, Emotional and Mental Health)
Monika Thornton (EAL)

ADVANCED TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Lindie Brinded
Sandra Fotheringham
Sophie Hunter
Ann Irving

GENERAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Hannah Binham
Duncan Crompton
Alisha Gallacher
Lorna Sim

HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Emma Butler
Rose Hall

TECHNICIANS

Jane Lovett (Technology Technician)
Alex Sambrook (Senior Science Technician)

Katrina Newey (Science Technician) 
Andrew Watson (Technology Technician)

ICT

Phill Lock (Digital Learning Manager)
Anthony Priestley (IT Technician)

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

Beth Francis (LRC Manager)

 SCHOOL SITE TEAM

Jeremy Needham (Facilities Manager)
Neil Fox (Premises Officer)
David Laird (Premises Officer)

Karl Standing (Premises Officer)

FOOD 4 THOUGHT

Kirsty Ward (Catering Manager)
Nicola Wilson (Catering Supervisor)

Susan Campbell  
Kerry Gadsden
Debra Little
Jenny Priestley
Gemma Reeson
Jeannette Richardson
Lianne Ripley                        
Carol Whiteley