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Meet our Staff

Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team
Mr D Jones Head Teacher
Mr J Brownlie Associate Head Teacher
Mr L Chesters Deputy Head (Director of Pastoral and BfL – Yr7 -11)
Mr G Hirst Associate Deputy Head (Director of Teaching and Learning)
Mr A Smith Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form)
Mrs D Gallimore Executive Leader
Mr C Davis Associate Assistant Head (Pastoral 7 – 11)
Mrs S Peers Associate Assistant Head (Personal Development)
Mr J Stead Associate Assistant Head (Curriculum & Achievement)
Mr M Weston Associate Assistant Head (Data & ECT/ITT)

Safeguarding Team

Mr L Chesters Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr D Jones Safeguarding Lead
Ms J Rudman Safeguarding Lead

Pastoral Team

Mr D Spencer Progress Leader Y7 (Teacher of Geography)
Mr N Charlesworth Progress Leader Y8 (Teacher of Computer Science)
Ms A Cameron Progress Leader Y9 (Teacher of Biology)
Mr I Riley Progress Leader Y10 (Teacher of Maths)
Mr P Smith Progress Leader Y11 (Teacher of Religious Studies)
Mrs B Denton Progress Leader Y12 (Teacher of PE)
Mr J Davis Progress Leader Y13 (Dept Leader of History)
Mrs E Griggs Pastoral Leader (KS3)
Mr M Irving Pastoral Leader (KS4)
Ms J Rudman Pastoral Leader (KS5)
Mrs C Heaton Family Liaison and Attendance Officer

Teaching Staff

biology

Dr S Chipperfield Department Leader - Biology
Ms A Cameron Teacher of Biology
Miss C Dollive Teacher of Biology
Mrs R Jackson Teacher of Biology and Physics

chemistry

Mrs E Ryan Department Leader – Chemistry
Dr J Norcliffe Teacher of Chemistry (Y7 & 8 Science Lead)
Mrs S Slack Teacher of Chemistry
Dr H Stevens Teacher of Chemistry
Mrs A Usman Teacher of Chemistry

computer science

Mr M Weston Associate Assistant Head / Department Leader -Computer Science
Mr N Charlesworth Teacher of Computer Science

dt

Mr D Pritchard Department Leader - DT
Mrs C Lowery Lead Teacher of Food & Nutrition
Mr N Barber Teacher of DT
Mrs A Saldana Teacher of DT

economics and business

Mr M Schofield Department Leader - Business and Economics
Mrs T Temelkovski Teacher of Business and Economics / PD/Careers Coordinator
Mr L Chester Deputy Head / Teacher of Business

english

Mrs V Johnson Department Leader – English
Mr A Coote Assistant Department Leader - English / UCAS Lead
Miss R Twort Teacher of English (KS4 Lead)
Miss R Clissitt Teacher of English
Mrs J Doig Teacher of English
Miss K Paxman Teacher of English
Mr A Todde-Wilson Teacher of English
Mrs L Todde-Wilson Teacher of English

geography

Miss C Johnson Department Leader for Geography
Mr D Spencer Teacher of Geography
Miss L Turner Teacher of Geography

history

Mr J Davies Department Leader – History
Mr L Chesters Deputy Head / Teacher of History
Mr S Donlan Teacher of History
Miss H Fern Teacher of History

Languages

Mrs T Kneebone Department Leader - Chinese
Mrs K Howarth Department Leader – French
Mrs Z Cole Teacher of French
Mr C Priestley Teacher of MFL
Mrs A Hazelton Department Leader – German
Mr J Brownlie Deputy Head / Teacher of German
Mrs S Grossova Teacher of German and French / Wellbeing Champion

maths

Mr C Moore Department Leader - Maths
Mr C Garbutt Assistant Department Leader - Maths
Mr J Barran Teacher of Maths
Mr A Cartmell Teacher of Maths
Mrs H Cartmell Teacher of Maths
Mrs S Dews Teacher of Maths
Dr S Flood Teacher of Maths
Mrs J Lever Teacher of Maths
Mr K Malik Teacher of Maths
Mr A Smith Assistant Head / Teacher of Maths
Mr I Riley Teacher of Maths

music

Mr R Nimmo Department Leader – Music
Mrs S Peers Associate Assistant Head / Teacher of Music

pe

Mrs S Hillam Department Leader – PE
Ms S Mallinder Assistant Department Leader – PE
Miss B Denton Teacher of PE
Mr C Davis Associate Assistant Head / SENCo / Teacher of PE
Mr N Hale Teacher of PE
Mr Z Baker PE Assistant / Rugby Coach

physics

Mr J Stead Associate Assistant Head / Department Leader for Physics
Mr M Carradus Teacher of Physics
Mr A Mistry Teacher of Physics

Psychology

Mrs D Drucquer Department Leader – Psychology
Mrs L Jones Teacher of Psychology

Religious Studies

Mrs N Greening Department Leader – Religious Studies
Miss K Catterson Teacher of Religious Studies
Mr P Smith Teacher of Religious Studies

Sociology

Miss Z Azam Department Leader – Sociology / Teacher of Psychology

Visual Arts

Mrs R Henson Department Leader - Visual Arts
Mr G Hirst Assistant Head/Teacher of Visual Arts

support staff

 

sixth form

Mr A Smith Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form)
Mrs V Pennington Sixth Form Development Manager
Ms J Rudman Pastoral Leader Year 12 
Mrs A Hussain Study Support Assistant

administration

Mrs B Collins Admin Assistant
Mrs S Elder Admin Assistant
Mrs G Fisher HR and Events Coordinator
Miss C Hamilton Head's PA
Mrs E Masters Data Manager
Mrs T McMahon Reprographics Technician
Mrs S Mir Admin Assistant
Mrs C Ross Receptionist
Mrs S Thristan Exams Officer
 

Business and finance

Mrs C Spencer Management Accountant
Miss A Bibi Finance Assistant
Ms J Henderson Finance Assistant
Mr J Lees Compliance, Cover and IT Manager

It Support

Mr B Bale Senior IT Technician
Miss J Riddlesden IT Technician
 

catering

Mr D Muirhead Catering Manager
Mrs J Tingle Chef
Miss V Grajnert Kitchen Assistant
Mrs N Kiran Kitchen Assistant
Miss G Middleton Kitchen Assistant
Miss L Batley Catering Assistant
Mrs D Malecki Catering Assistant
Mrs D McHale Catering Assistant
Mrs A McNeish Catering Assistant

cleaning

Mrs B Balmforth Cleaning Supervisor
Miss T Drake Cleaner
Miss M Gray Cleaner
Miss S Hewitt Cleaner
Mrs S Johnson Cleaner
Mrs D Malecki Cleaner
Mrs A McNeish Cleaner
Ms S Nasreen Cleaner
Mrs T Spencer Cleaner
Ms S Steele Cleaner
Ms S Wormald Cleaner
 
 

Library

Mrs M Fielding Library Assistant
Miss C Hurst Library Assistant

mid-day duty

Mr H Balmforth Mid-Day Supervisor
Mrs S Bashir Mid-Day Supervisor
Mrs A Bazine Mid-Day Supervisor
Miss L McNeish Mid-Day Supervisor
Ms C Oliver Mid-Day Supervisor
Mrs A Rohla Mid-Day Supervisor
Mrs N Umar Mid-Day Supervisor

site services

Mr M Bunn Site Manager
Mr A Gagic Maintenance Technician
Mr P Judge Maintenance Technician

technicians

Mr P Buchanan Senior Science Technician
Mr P O'Donnell Science Technician
Mrs R Rogerson Food Technician
Mr J Senior Science Technician
Mr S Taylforth DT Technician
Mrs L Tomlinson Art Technician