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Buxton Community School

Buxton Community School

Staff Team

We are fortunate to have a very dedicated and motivated team of teaching and support staff. Our staff are professional, innovative and committed to the personal and academic development of the students. The school has a very strong community ethos and staff support for students is outstanding.

If you wish to contact individual members of staff , their email addresses are listed below. Alternatively telephone the school Reception on 01298 23122 or email (Contact) . This email address is monitored daily and your enquiry will be forwarded to the most appropriate member of staff. 

 

Senior Leadership Team 

Mrs Samantha Jones

headteacher@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Headteacher

 

Mrs Alex Garner

alex.garner@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Deputy Headteacher - Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Simon Gort

simon.gort@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning

Mrs Gill Ashworth

gillian.ashworth@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Headteacher - Student Personal Development

Mrs Caroline Gelsthorpe

caroline.gelsthorpe@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Headteacher - Standards & Expectations

Mrs Christina Warrington

christina.warrington@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Headteacher - Recovery 

Mrs Claire Austin 

claire.austin@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Associate Assistant Headteacher 

Mr Adam Warrington

adam.warrington@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Associate Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Jayne McMillan

jayne.mcmillan@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of School Business and Resources

 

Teaching Staff  

Mr Daniel Allen

DAllen@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Science

Mrs Claire Austin

claire.austin@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Associate Assistant Headteacher & Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Miss Abigail Barker

abigail.barker@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

Mrs Emma Batey

emma.batey@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Film Studies

Mrs Judith Birtles

judith.birtles@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Design & Technology

Miss Danielle Berry

dberry@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Science 

Mrs Stephanie Barratt

stephanie.barratt@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Psychology & Sociology

Mrs Leanne Bothamley

leanne.bothamley@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Mathematics

Mrs Vicki Booth

vicki.booth@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Mathematics

Ms Joan Carr

joan.carr@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Philosophy/Philosophy and Ethics

Mr Ciaran Buckley

ciaran.buckley@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of English & Teacher of Media Studies

Miss Abbie Copley

abbie.copley@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

Ms Jackie Cruse

jackie.cruse@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Sixth Form & Teacher of Media Studies/English

Ms Lorraine Cushnie

Lcushnie@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Drama

Ms Hannah Edwards

hannah.edwards@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of  Food Technology

Mr Louis Edge

louis.edge@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Philosophy

Mrs Laura Flint

laura.flint@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Psychology & Head of PSHE (KS3)

Mr Luke Fowler

luke.fowler@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Head of Science

Mr Paul Fowler

pfowler@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Design & Technology and Construction

Mr Martin Gardner

martin.gardner@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Geography, Health & Social Care and Psychology

Mrs Hayley Gardner

hayley.gardner@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

Ms Claire Gillespie

claire.gillespie@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of History

Miss Louise Grabowski

lgrabowski@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Maths

Ms Siobhan Gregory

sgregory@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Science

 

Mr Tom Griffin

thomas.griffin@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Mathematics 

Mrs Sophie Hardy 

SHardy@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of PE

Ms Hannah Hayes

hannah.hayes@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Music

Ms Abigail Heywood

abigail.heywood@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Geography

Mr Charlie Holman

charlie.holman@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Director of Progress & Teacher of Physical Education

Mrs Anoma Howard

ahoward@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

 

Miss Georgia Hunter

georgia.hunter@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Food Technology

Miss Lucy Ingham

lucy.ingham@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Director of Progress & Teacher of History

Mr Anthony Isaac

anthony.isaac@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Design and Technology

Mr Ed Jones

eddie.jones@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Geographer

Mr Gareth Jones

gareth.jones@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Head of Mathematics

Mr Edward Kitchen

edward.kitchen@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

Mr Stephen Lockett

stephen.lockett@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Science 

Mrs Jessica Lomas

jess.lomas@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Director of Progress & Teacher of Geography 

Mrs Hayley Martin

hayley.martin@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Mr Michael Milner

mike.milner@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Mathematics

Mr Michael Moore

michael.moore@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Art

Dr Stuart Norris

SNorris@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Science

Ms Jessica Nichols

jessica.nichols@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

Mr Christian O’Brien

christian.obrien@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Physical Education

Mrs Claire O’Brien

claire.obrien@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Director of Intervention & Teacher of Physical Education

Mrs Claire Pickford

claire.pickford@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

Mrs Samantha Priest

spriest@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Music 

Mr Adam Prosser

aprosser@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of PE

Maternity Cover

Mrs Stephanie Reddy

stephanie.reddy@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

SENCo

Miss Caroline Scholes

caroline.scholes@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Head of Maths

Mr Greg Smith

greg.smith@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Director of Progress & Teacher of Science 

Mr Algis Sveikutis

algis.sveikutis@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Art & Head of PSHE (KS4)

Miss Sorrel Thomas

sorrel.thomas@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of English

Mr James Ward

james.ward@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Business Studies

Mr Adam Warrington

adam.warrington@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Associate Assistant Headteacher & Head of History

Mrs Emma Wentworth

emma.wentworth@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of IT and Computing

Mr Gary Wentworth

gary.wentworth@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Teacher of Physical Education & Transition Co-ordinator

Ms Carina Wood

carina.wood@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Assistant Head of Science

Support Staff 

Administration

 

Mrs Sandi Flint

sandi.flint@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

School Business Officer & Headteacher’s PA

Mrs Helen Dinardo

School Business Assistant

Mrs Caroline Sumner

School Business Assistant 

Mr Tim Shaw

School Business Assistant
Miss Emma Murray

School Business Assistant - Receptionist

Mrs Anne Mulhall School Business Assistant

Mr Ben Mawbey

School Business Assistant - Clerk to Governors

Pastoral

 

Mrs Caroline Siddons

caroline.siddons@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Pastoral Care - Year 7

Mrs Laura Gale

laura.gale@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Pastoral Care - Year 8

Mrs Denise Lowe

denise.lowe@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Pastoral Care - Year 9

Mrs Debbie Birkin

debbie.birkin@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Pastoral Care - Year 10

Mrs Jane Walters

jane.walters@buxton.derbyshire.sch.uk

Head of Pastoral Care - Year 11

Finance and Personnel

 

Mr Lee Russell 

School Business Officer

Mrs Dawn Penman School Business Officer

Cover 

 
Mrs Amy Buckley School Business Assistant

Ms Carol Faram

Cover Supervisor

Ms Dawn Garrett Cover Supervisor
Mrs Louise Hallows Cover Supervisor

Data/Exams/SIMS

Mrs Heidi Bryan                      

 

School Business Officer - Exams Officer

Mrs Julie Houston

School Business Officer

Mr Tom Hope School Business Assistant - Exams
IAG  
Miss Stephanie Moss School Business Assistant

ICT 

 

Mr Tim Gilhooly

ICT Manager

Post 16 

 

Ms Rebecca Hall

Sixth Form Senior Learning Mentor

Mr Matt Lomas Sixth Form Pastoral Manager

School Counsellor

 

Mrs Debra McDonald- Webb

 

Student & Family Support Manager   
Mrs Julie Woods  

Site and Community

 

Mr Paul Thompson

Facilities Manager

Mr Shane Birchenough

Caretaker

Mr James Hunter

Caretaker

Mr Mark Williams Caretaker

Mr Alex Kitchen

Caretaker (Evenings & Saturday)

Cleaning Team 

 

Mrs Miggie Birchenough

Ms Susan Greenhalgh

Ms Rosie Brockman Ms Julie Hudson
Mr Stuart Donnelly Mrs Anastasia Jones

Mr Tom Edge

Miss Carol O'Dwyer

Miss Florence Frith

Ms Louise Piper

Miss Hannah Frith

Mr David Walters

Mrs Cheryl Greenhalgh

 

Technicians

 

Mrs Julie Carr

Design Technology 

Curriculum Support Technicians

 
Miss Trinite Blackley  
Mr Darren Henderson  
Miss Shannon Eley  
Mrs Fiona Flynn  
Miss Stephanie Moss  
Mr Gwyn Pritchard-Williams  

Mrs Deborah Ward 

 

Alternative Provision 

 

Ms Pauline Slater

Senior Learning Mentor
Mrs Rhian Mitchell-Smith Senior Learning Mentor
Miss Lois Rushworth Senior Learning Mentor

Learning Support 

Learning Support Team

 
Mrs Valda Wood Team Leader

Mrs Carol Austin

 
Miss Kirsti Beesley  
Mrs Jane Byatte  

Mrs Christine Edge

 
Ms Kelly Egerton  
Miss Nicola Hackney  
Miss Rosie Heeney  
Miss Eve Hodgkinson  

Mrs Debbie Melville

 
Miss Amelia Reilly  
Mr Joshua Steer  
Ms Rebecca Tomlinson  

Mrs Tracey Waller

 
Mrs Amanda Ward  

Mrs Sarah Weston

 

Catering 

Catering Staff

 

Mr Carl Bothamley

Catering Manager

Mrs Victoria Gardener

Catering Supervisor

Catering Assistants

 

Mrs Donna Barlow

Mrs Sarah Law

Mrs Nicola Gregory

Mr Kevan Logan

Miss Alison Hallows Mrs Sandra Todd

 

Miss Coral Warburton