Staff List

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Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Miss A. McNaney, Headteacher  
Mr T. Patteson, Deputy Head  
Mr H. Bradbury, Assistant Head / DSL / SENDCo  
Mrs S. Hammond, Finance & Operations Director  
Mr S. Hayes, Assistant Head  
Mr S. Pearce, Assistant Head  
Mrs M. Rasekh, Associate Assistant Headteacher  

 

Year Leaders
Mr N. Spittle, Year 7  
Mrs L. Andrews, Year 8  
Ms G. Maishman, Year 9  
Mrs S. Rees, Year 10  
Miss K. Chafer, Year 11  
Miss R. Houghton, Year 12  
Miss C. Penberthy, Year 13  

 

House Leaders
Austen – Ms G. Maishman
Darwin – Miss M. Day-Haynes
Franklin – Mrs N. Jochum
Shakespeare – Mr N. Spittle


Departmental Staff List

Art
Mrs N. Gregory, Subject Leader – Art and Photography
Miss M. Day-Haynes
Mrs L. Wynne, Art and Photography
Mrs E. Rowbotham, Art Technician
 

Computer Science
Mr A. Villegas, Subject Leader 
Mr A. Toseland
 

Drama
Mrs N. Jochum, Subject Leader 
Mr E. Rousseau
 

Economics
Mrs S. Ghaffar, Subject Leader / Young Enterprise Coordinator
Mrs S. Busby
 

English
Mrs K. de Silva, Acting Co Subject Leader
Mrs B. Tutton, Acting Co Subject Leader
Mr E. Champion
Mr S. Davis
Mrs W. Jelly
Mr B. Wescomb
Mr C. Wood
 

Food Technology
Mrs S. Rees, Subject Leader 
Mrs A. Morgan
Mrs T. McCall, Food Technician
Mrs J. Thomas, Food Technician
 

Geography
Miss K. Butcher, Co Subject Leader
Miss L. Georghiades, Co Subject Leader
Mrs K. Davis
Miss E. Evans
Mr T. Patteson (Deputy Head)
 

History
Mrs L. Curtis, Subject Leader
Dr H. Southwood, Assistant Subject Leader
Mr H. Bradbury (Assistant Head)
Mr S. Hayes (Assistant Head)
Mr O. Johnson
Mr L. Selsby
 

Life Skills
Mrs M. Rasekh, Subject Leader
Miss A. McNaney
 

Mathematics
Mr G. Compton, Subject Leader
Mrs L. Andrews, Assistant Subject Leader
Ms H. Knowles, Assistant Subject Leader
Mr S. Armitage
Mrs M. Foy
Mrs R. Hobson
Mrs K. Roberts
Mrs C. Tobin 
Mr D. Wanasingha
 

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Miss C. Occhionigro, Head of MFL 
Mr S. Bailey, Subject Leader - Spanish
Mrs V. Karmi, Subject Leader - German
Mrs A. Alexander, German/ French
Mrs C. Ashcroft, MFL
Mrs N. Collier, German
Mrs D. Dorofte, French/Spanish
Mrs S. Eldridge, German
Mrs S. Proctor, French
Ms K. Simcox, MFL
Miss P. Huguet, French Language Assistant
Mrs H. Suatt, German Language Assistant
Mrs L. Thomson, Spanish Language Assistant
 

Music
Mr A. Meryon, Subject Leader 
Miss E. Canavan
Mr L. Sinden, Music Technician
 

PE
Mr A. Sharpe, Director of Sport
Mrs C. Fleming, Head of PE 
Miss B. Cogger, Second in PE Dept
Mr G. Agius
Mrs T. Craig
Ms G. Maishman
Mr N. Spittle
Mr D. Sear, PE Technician
 

Politics
Mr L. Selsby, Subject Leader 
Miss R. Houghton
Dr H. Southwood
 

Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE)
Dr K. Taylor, Subject Leader
Mr A. Alcock
Miss K. Chafer
Mrs M. Rasekh (Associate Assistant Head)
 

Psychology
Mrs A. Harris, Subject Leader 
Ms C. Sado
Mrs K. Trueman
 

Science
Mr K. Mutter, Team Leader for Science
Mr B. Madej, Subject Leader - Physics 
Miss C. Osborne, Subject Leader - Chemistry
Mrs S. Sawyer, Subject Leader - Biology 
Miss R. Bull, Chemistry
Mrs E. Cooper, Physics
Mr M. Dongray, Physics
Mr D. Haneef, Biology
Mrs C. Howie, Physics
Mrs N. Leaper-Martin, Chemistry
Ms S. Parkin, Chemistry
Mr S. Pearce, Chemistry (Assistant Head)
Miss C. Penberthy, Biology / Chemistry
Mrs J. Turner, Chemistry
Mr J. Dore, Senior Science Technician
Mrs P. Jayabalan, Science Technician
Mr C. Stevens, Science Technician
Mr C. Ventress, Science Assistant
Mrs E. Wilson, Science Technician
 

Sociology
Miss K. Chafer, Subject Leader
Miss R. Houghton
 

Technology
Mr J. Swart, Subject Leader - DT, Co-ordinator - Technology 
Mrs L. Barr
Mr R. Benford, DT Technician
Mrs M. Rosser, DT Technician
 

Textiles
Mrs A. Morgan, Subject Leader <
Mrs L. Barr
Mrs M. Rosser, Technician


SEND 
Mr H. Bradbury, Assistant Head / DSL / SENDCo  
Mrs L. Wise, SEND Manager 
Mrs J. Dattani, LSA
Mrs D. French, LSA
Mrs J. Horridge, LSA
Mrs K. Rawlings, LSA
Mrs C. Whitney, LSA
 

Pastoral Support
Mr H. Bradbury, Assistant Head / DSL / SENDCo  
Mrs A. Beatty, School Counsellor  
Mrs R. Destefanis, Pastoral Administrator
Ms K. Grobecker, Matron  
Mrs E. Guest, School Counsellor  
Mrs J. Moore, Student Learning Mentor
Mrs R. Thornton, Matron  
 

Sixth Form
Mr B. Wescomb, Director of Sixth Form
Mrs P. Griffin, UCAS Coordinator
Mrs A. Porter, Sixth Form Administrator
Ms L. Stevens, Sixth Form Learning Mentor


Support Staff
Mr S. Atkinson, Caretaker
Mr S. Bennett, Cover Supervisor
Mrs S. Chauhan, Finance Officer 
Mrs K. Dax, Associate Assistant Head / EVC
Mrs E. Fitzgerald, HR & Payroll Assistant
Mrs N. Frost, Property Services Manager
Mrs A. Harding, Data Analysis Manager / Finance Officer
Mrs C. Harvell, HR & Payroll Manager  
Mrs S. Hearn, Senior Finance Officer 
Mrs A. Kellett, Senior Exams Invigilator
Mrs B. Keown, Examinations Officer
Mrs K. Lovelace, Careers and Enterprise Leader  
Mrs K. McQuarrie, PA to SLT  
Mrs T. Moore, Educational Visits Administrator
Mrs C. Newport-Hall, Librarian
Mrs E. O’Shea, Cover Supervisor
Mrs G. Panasiuk, School Administrator  
Miss P. Parrott, Receptionist
Mrs C. Pearce, Curriculum Support
Miss J. Powell, Cover Supervisor
Mrs K. Reed, PA to Headteacher   
Mrs S. Sergeant, Attendance Officer   
Mr H. Small, Assistant Caretaker
Mr N. Stone, Caretaker
Mrs M. Ware, Alumni and Marketing Director  
Ms S. Watson, Development Director