The Leadership Team

PHILIP MOUNTAIN WADE
Head of School

SOPHIE GRANT
Deputy Head of School
Quality of Education
SADIE HARTLEY
Assistant Vice Principal
SEND
LAURA O’BRIEN
KS3 SENDCO
SEND
GERAINT WILLIAMS
Assistant Vice Principal
Progression / Outcome
JAMES FINCH
Assistant Vice Principal
Vulnerable Children (CLA)
JASON GIRLING
Assistant Vice Principal
Engagement & Attendance

The Team - Step Out

Dave Hackford
Teacher
Curriculum Lead TLR
Dave Shone
Teacher

Leanne Kelly
Teacher

Alice Welburn
Additional Needs Practitioner

Louise Rossington
Teaching Support

The Team - Rising Stars

Enhanced Targeted Provision

LAURA O’BRIEN
KS3 SENDCO

Stephanie O’Connor
Teacher
Teaching Team
Beth Green
Teacher
Teaching Team
Ryan Thompson
SEN Teacher

Wan Norazreen Ansari
Teaching Support

Lucy Jenkins
Teaching Support

Helen Cundill
Additional Needs Practitioner
Intervention Team
Kayleigh Cooke
SEN Admin
Admin Support

The Team - Rise Together

SEN/Nurture

LAURA O’BRIEN
KS3 SENDCO

Leanne Kelly
Teacher

Georgia Waudby
Teacher

Sue Pinkney
HLTA

Sofia Smith
Teacher

Tara Milner
Teaching Support

Ryan Smurthwaite
Teaching Support

Louise Rossington
Teaching Support

The Team - Rise Up

KS3

James Finch
Assistant Vice Principal
Vulnerable Children
Leanne McCarthy
Instructor
English
Dawn Lawtey
Teacher
Maths
Rob Dewhurst
Instructor
Science
Georgia Strafford
Teaching Support

Caroline Stolting
SEN Teacher

Alex Haley
Additional Needs Practitioner

Chanel Webb
Teaching Support

Alex Spurr
Teaching Support

Kristian Burke
Teaching Support

Helen Robinson
Learning & Engagement Practitioner

The Team - Rise Above

SEN Wave 3 & 4

SADIE HARTLEY
Assistant Vice Principal
SEND
Neil Ball
Teacher

Sofia Smith
Teacher

Sarah Tether
Teaching Support

Claire Penn
Teaching Support

Lauren Sumpton
Learning & Engagement Practitioner

Chloe Dunachie
Additional Needs Practitioner

KIM PICKERING
SEMH Outreach Manager
SEND

The Team - Rise Ahead

Voc Provision
Lesley Jarrad
Teacher

Jess Cocker
Instructor

Leann Bahn
Teaching Support

The Team - Main Site

KS4 Core and support staff
Geraint Williams
Assistant Vice Principal
Progression/Outcomes
Jason Girling
Assistant Vice Principal
Engagement & Attendance
SADIE HARTLEY
Site SEN Link
Sarah Cooney
Lead English

Rachael Thompson
Instructor

Katherine Scotney
Teacher

Jennifer Kingdom
Teacher

Bill Kirby
Teacher

Deanna Walsh
Instructor

Emma Jackson
Teacher

Sam Preece
Instructor

Georgina Dent
Instructor

Louise Southern
Teaching Support

Ola Chrusciel
Teacher
Science
Jo Richardson
Teacher

Lee Morgan
BTEC Instructor

Brianna Ribbit
Teacher

Tim Share
Teaching Support

Sharon Kassim
Teaching Support
Climate for Learning
Danielle Bedford
Teaching Support
Reading Intervention
Hayleigh Little
Asst. SENDCO

Jordan Palmer
Additional Needs Practitioner

Lewis McGrath
Additional Needs Practitioner

Cindy Moody
Careers

James Moobs
Teacher

Munzella Hassan Antcliffe
Operational DSL

Katie Hall
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
DSL
Steve Cundill
Attendance Lead

Carri Deyes
Pastoral Coordinator

Marie Holme
Advanced Learning & Engagement Practitioner
CLA

The Team - Wave 4

Various
Julie Walker
Teacher

Rebecca Edge
Teacher

Rebecca Barr
Additional Needs Practitioner

Charlotte Talbot
Teacher

Sarah Penny
Intervention

Sue Pinkney
Teacher

The Team - Admin

VARIOUS
Natalie Clark
Admin Manager

Emily Bould
Admin Officer

Kimberley Hayton
Admin Officer

Jamie Poole
Site Maintenance

Senior Leadership Team

TITLE NAME
Head of School Philip Mountain Wade
Business Manager John Robinson
Deputy Head of School – Quality of Education Sophie Grant
Assistant Vice Principal – Outcomes for Pupils Geraint Williams
Assistant Vice Principal - Engagement and Attendance Jason Girling
Assistant Vice Principal - SEND Sadie Hartley
Assistant Vice Principal - Vulnerable Children (CLA) James Finch
SENDCO Laura O'Brien

Middle Leadership (Bright Pinks)

TITLE NAME
Teacher Dave Shone
Teacher Ola Chursciel
Lead English Sarah Cooney
Instructor Jess Cocker
Teaching Support Alex Spurr
Teacher Lesley Jarrad
Additional Needs Practitioner Chloe Dunnachie
Teacher Bill Kirby
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