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 please 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
Mrs Lynne Pope	Assistant Headteacher - Alternative Provision
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 Jayne McMillan	Head of School Business and Resources

Teaching Staff

Mr Thomas Adams	Assistant Head of Science - Physics
Miss Abigail Barker	Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Mrs Emma Batey	Head of Media
Mrs Judith Birtles	Head of Design & Technology
Miss Stephanie Barratt	Acting Head of Psychology (Maternity Cover)
Mrs Leanne Bothamley	Teacher of Mathematics
Mrs Vicki Booth	Teacher of Mathematics
Ms Joan Carr	Head of Religious Studies
Mr Ciaran Buckley	Head of English & Teacher of Media Studies
Miss Abbie Copley	Assistant Head of English
Miss Laura Bowden	Head of Science
Mrs Georgia Cornwell	Teacher of Food Technology
Ms Jackie Cruse	Head of Sixth Form & Teacher of Media Studies/English
Mrs Chrissy Desforges	Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Miss Hannah Edwards	Head of Food Technology
Mr Louis Edge	Teacher of Religious Studies
Mrs Laura Flint	Head of Psychology (Maternity Leave)
Miss Annika Hall	Teacher of Science & Transition Leader
Mr Martin Gardner	Teacher of Psychology (Maternity Cover)
Mrs Hayley Gardner	Teacher of English
Miss Hayley Gould	Assistant Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Ms Claire Gillespie	Teacher of History
Miss Hanna Gustin	Teacher of Geography (Maternity Cover)
Ms Abigail Heywood	Teacher of Geography
Mr Charlie Holman	Director of Progress Year 7 &Teacher of Physical Education
Mrs Jacinta Howard	Teacher of English
Miss Lucy Ingham	Director of Progress Year 8 ( Maternity Cover) & Teacher of History
Mr Anthony Isaac	Teacher of Design and Technology
Mr Gareth Jones	Assistant Head of Mathematics
Mr Tom Griffin	Teacher of Mathematics & PSHE (Maternity Cover)
Ms Hannah Hayes	Teacher of Music
Mr Edward Kitchen	Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Mr Stephen Lockett	Assistant Head of Science - Chemistry
Mrs Jessica Lomas	Director of Progress Year 8 & Teacher of Geography (Maternity Leave)
Ms Amy Meaden	Director of Progress Year 9 & Teacher of Physical Education
Mr Michael Milner	Head of Mathematics
Mr Michael Moore	Head of Art
Miss Catherine Murray	Assistant Head of Mathematics
Mrs Sue Newsome	Director of Intervention & Teacher of Science - Biology
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 - Biology
Mrs Stephanie Reddy	Head of Music
Ms Shairon Rodgers	Head of Drama
Miss Caroline Scholes	Teacher of Maths
Mr Greg Smith	Assistant Director of Progress KS4 & Teacher of Science – Physics
Mrs Tracey Stafford	Teacher of Technology – Food/ DT
Mr Algis Sveikutis	Teacher of Art & PSHE (Maternity Cover)
Miss Sorrel Thomas	Teacher of Drama & English
Mr Simon Thomson	Teacher of Science - Physics
Mr Jason Warhurst	Teacher of IT and Computer 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
Mrs Sandi Flint	School Business Officer & Head’s PA
Mrs Helen Dinardo	School Business Assistant
Mrs Amanda Ward	School Business Assistant
Mrs Anne Mulhall	School Business Assistant
Mrs Caroline Sumner	School Business Assistant
Mr Tim Shaw	School Business Assistant
Mr Ben Mawbey	School Business Assistant - Clerk to Governors

Finance and HR
Mrs Louise Hallows	School Business Officer
Mr Lee Russell	School Business Assistant

Exams and Cover
Mrs Janette Naden	School Business Officer
Ms Carol Faram	Cover Supervisor

SIMS/Data
Mrs Julie Houston	Senior School Business Assistant

Reprographics
Mr Darren Henderson	Curriculum Support Technician

ICT
Mr Chris Carroll	ICT Manager
Mr Gareth Ward	Senior ICT Technician

Learning Resources Centre & Careers Information, Advice & Guidance
Mrs Sarah Barnwell	Learning Resources Centre Manager & IAG

Post 16
Miss Rebecca Hall	Sixth Form Learning Mentor

Pastoral
Mrs Caroline Siddons	Pastoral Manager - Year 7
Ms Kirsti Beesley	Pastoral Manager - Year 8
Mrs Laura Gale	Pastoral Manager - Year 9
Vacancy	Pastoral Manager - Year 10
Mrs Debbie Birkin	Pastoral Manager - Year 11

School Counsellor
Mrs Debra McDonald- Webb	School Counsellor

Student & Family Support Worker
Mrs Amy Wray	Student & Family Support Worker
Site and Community
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
Mrs Laura Ball	Ms Stephanie Hampson
Mrs Miggie Birchenough	Mrs Fran Nuttall
Ms Rosie Brockman	Mrs Jane Oliver
Ms Susan Greenhalgh	Ms Christine Russell
Ms Julie Hudson	Ms Anna Conner
Mrs Anastasia Jones
Mrs Sarah Law

Technicians
Mrs Julie Carr	Technology
Mr David Ford	Technology
Mrs Mel Babington	Senior Science Technician
Mrs Nicola Hackney	Senior Science Technician

Curriculum Support Technicians
Mrs Jeni Smith
Mr Gwyn Pritchard-Williams

Internal Exclusion Manager
Ms Dawn Garrett

Alternative Provision Managers

Ms Pauline Slater

Mr Matt Lomas

Learning Support

Learning Support Team
Mrs Valda Wood	Team Leader
Mrs Carol Austin
Mrs Andrea Bailey
Mrs Shelly Barton
Mrs Christine Edge
Mrs Allison Hoyle
Mrs Joanne Meakin
Mrs Debbie Melville
Mrs Mandy Merrick
Mrs Emma Rhodes
Mrs Tracey Waller
Mrs Jane Walters
Mrs Sarah Weston
Mrs Karey Lucas - Hughes
Mr Kevin Bloor

Catering

Catering Staff
Mr Carl Bothamley	Catering Supervisor
Mrs Victoria Gardener	Catering Supervisor

Catering Assistants
Mrs Donna Barlow	Mrs Sarah Law
Mrs Nicola Gregory	Ms Alison Hallows
Mrs Sandra Todd	Ms Anna Conner