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
Mr Craig Yates |
Headteacher |
Mrs Samantha Jones |
Deputy Headteacher
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Mr Simon Gort |
Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning |
Mrs Gill Ashworth |
Assistant Headteacher - Student Personal Development |
Mrs Caroline Gelsthorpe |
Assistant Headteacher - Standards & Expectations |
Mrs Alex Garner |
Assistant Headteacher - SENCo/Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Mrs Christina Warrington |
Assistant Headteacher - Recovery |
Mrs Jayne McMillan |
Head of School Business and Resources
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Teaching Staff
Mrs Claire Austin |
Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
Miss Abigail Barker |
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages |
Mrs Emma Batey |
Head of Media |
Mrs Judith Birtles |
Head of Design & Technology |
Miss Stephanie Barratt |
Head of Psychology |
Mrs Leanne Bothamley |
Teacher of Mathematics |
Mrs Vicki Booth |
Teacher of Mathematics |
Ms Joan Carr |
Head of Philosophy/Philosophy and Ethics |
Mr Ciaran Buckley |
Head of English & Teacher of Media Studies |
Miss Abbie Copley |
Assistant Head of English |
Miss Laura Bowden |
Head of Science |
Ms Jackie Cruse |
Head of Sixth Form & Teacher of Media Studies/English |
Ms Lorraine Cushnie |
Head of Drama |
Miss Sarah Davenport |
Teacher of Science
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Miss Hannah Edwards |
Head of Food Technology |
Mr Louis Edge |
Teacher of Philosophy |
Mrs Laura Flint |
Teacher of Psychology |
Mr Luke Fowler |
Teacher of Science |
Mr Martin Gardner |
Teacher of Geography, Health & Social Care and Psychology |
Mrs Hayley Gardner |
Teacher of English |
Ms Claire Gillespie |
Teacher of History |
Ms Abigail Heywood |
Teacher of Geography |
Mr Charlie Holman |
Director of Progress Year 7 & Teacher of Physical Education |
Mrs Anoma Howard |
Teacher of English
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Miss Georgia Hunter |
Teacher of Food Technology |
Miss Lucy Ingham |
Director of Progress Year 9 & Teacher of History |
Mr Anthony Isaac |
Teacher of Design and Technology |
Mr Ed Jones |
Teacher of Geographer |
Mr Gareth Jones |
Assistant Head of Mathematics |
Mr Tom Griffin |
Teacher of Mathematics |
Ms Hannah Hayes |
Teacher of Music |
Mr Edward Kitchen |
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages |
Mr Stephen Lockett |
Assistant Head of Science |
Mrs Jessica Lomas |
Director of Progress Year 8 & Teacher of Geography (Maternity) |
Mrs Hayley Martin |
Assistant Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
Ms Amy Meaden |
Teacher of Physical Education |
Mr Michael Milner |
Head of Mathematics |
Mr Michael Moore |
Head of Art |
Mrs Chi-er Morris |
Teacher of Music (maternity cover) |
Miss Catherine Murray |
Assistant Head of Mathematics |
Mrs Sue Newsome |
Director of Intervention & Teacher of Science |
Ms Jessica Nichols |
Teacher of English |
Mr Christian O’Brien |
Head of Physical Education |
Mrs Claire O’Brien |
Director of Progress KS4 & Teacher of Physical Education |
Mrs Claire Pickford |
Teacher of English |
Mrs Elisabeth Rawson |
Assistant Head of Science |
Mrs Stephanie Reddy |
Head of Music |
Miss Caroline Scholes |
Teacher of Maths |
Miss Jayne Simcock |
Teacher of ICT |
Mr Greg Smith |
Assistant Director of Progress KS4 & Teacher of Science |
Mrs Tracey Stafford |
Teacher of Technology – Food/ DT |
Mr Algis Sveikutis |
Teacher of Art & PSHE |
Miss Sorrel Thomas |
Teacher of Drama & English |
Mr Simon Thomson |
Teacher of Science |
Mr James Ward |
Head of Business Studies |
Mrs Christina Warrington |
Head of Geography |
Mr Adam Warrington |
Head of History |
Mrs Emma Wentworth |
Head of IT and Computing |
Mr Gary Wentworth |
Teacher of Physical Education & Transition Leader |
Ms Carina Wood |
Teacher of Science |
Support Staff
Administration |
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Mrs Sandi Flint |
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 |
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Mrs Caroline Siddons/Mrs Denise Lowe |
Pastoral Manager - Year 7 |
Mrs Laura Gale |
Pastoral Manager - Year 8 |
Miss Kirsti Beesley |
Pastoral Manager - Year 9 |
Mrs Debbie Birkin |
Pastoral Manager - Year 10 |
Mrs Jane Walters |
Pastoral Manager - Year 11 |
Finance and HR |
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Mr Lee Russell |
School Business Officer |
Mrs Dawn Penman | School Business Assistant |
Exams and Cover |
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Mrs Janette Naden |
School Business Officer |
Ms Carol Faram |
Cover Supervisor |
Mrs Amanda Ward | Cover Supervisor |
SIMS/Data Mrs Heidi Bryan |
School Business Officer |
Mrs Julie Houston |
Senior Business Assistant |
IAG | |
Miss Stephanie Moss | School Business Assistant |
Reprographics |
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Mr Darren Henderson |
Curriculum Support Technician |
ICT |
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Mr Chris Carroll |
ICT Manager |
Mr Tim Gilhooly |
Network Manager |
Post 16 |
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Ms Rebecca Hall |
Sixth Form Learning Mentor |
School Counsellor |
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Mrs Debra McDonald- Webb |
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Student & Family Support Worker | |
Mrs Julie Woods | |
Site and Community |
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Mr Paul Thompson |
Facilities Manager |
Mr Shane Birchenough |
Caretaker |
Mr James Hunter |
Caretaker |
Mr Mark Williams | Caretaker |
Mr Alex Kitchen |
Lettings Assistant (Evenings & Saturday) |
Cleaning Team |
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Mrs Laura Ball |
Ms Julie Hudson |
Mrs Miggie Birchenough |
Mrs Anastasia Jones |
Ms Rosie Brockman |
Mrs Sarah Law |
Mr Stuart Donnelly |
Miss Carole O'Dwyer |
Miss Hannah Frith |
Mrs Jane Oliver |
Mrs Cheryl Greenhalgh |
Ms Pam Taylor |
Ms Susan Greenhalgh |
Mr David Walters |
Technicians |
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Mrs Julie Carr |
Technology |
Mr David Ford |
Technology |
Mrs Mel Babington |
Senior Science Technician |
Mrs Nicola Hackney |
Senior Science Technician |
Curriculum Support Technicians |
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Mrs Denise Lowe |
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Mr Gwyn Pritchard-Williams |
Internal Exclusion Manager |
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Ms Dawn Garrett |
Alternative Provision Managers |
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Ms Pauline Slater Mr Matt Lomas |
Learning Support
Learning Support Team |
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Mrs Valda Wood | Team Leader |
Mrs Carol Austin |
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Mrs Shelly Barton |
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Mr Kevin Bloor | |
Mrs Jane Byatte | |
Mrs Christine Edge |
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Mrs Allison Hoyle |
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Mr Eden Hutchins | |
Mrs Debbie Melville |
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Ms Hilary Smith | |
Ms Rebecca Tomlinson | |
Mrs Jennifer Torkington | |
Mrs Tracey Waller |
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Mrs Sarah Weston |
Catering
Catering Staff |
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Mr Carl Bothamley |
Catering Manager |
Mrs Victoria Gardener |
Catering Supervisor |
Catering Assistants |
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Mrs Donna Barlow |
Mrs Sarah Law |
Mrs Nicola Gregory |
Ms Alison Hallows |
Mrs Sandra Todd |
Ms Kelly Egerton |
Ms Clare Thornley |
Miss Coral Warburton |
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