Rise Academy Staff
Our students need help to find a way forward and we are proud to guide them. Whatever it takes, we will be there for them and keep challenging them to be their better self. In the face of their anger and hurt, and society’s reproof, we will be strong for them and support them in finding a new direction.
Sue Yardley
Executive Lead AP
Philip Mountain Wade
Head Of School
Sophie Grant
Deputy Head Teacher
John Robinson
Commissioned Business Support
Jason Girling
Outreach Manager
Geraint Williams
Assistant Vice Principal
James Finch
Key Stage 3 Lead
Sadie Hartley
SEND Co-ordinator
Kimberley Pickering
SEMH Outreach Manager
Rebecca Edge
Teacher
Laura O’Brien
Teacher
Lesley Jarred
Teacher
Leanne Kelly
Teacher
David Hackford
Teacher
Ola Chrusciel
Teacher
Bill Kirby
Teacher
Erika Barker
Teacher
Neil Ball
Teacher
Julie Walker
Teacher
Kirk Johnson
Teacher
Danielle Bedford
Reading Intervention
Kayleigh Cook
SEN Administrator
Kadie Furniss
Customer Support Apprentice
Rebecca Smith
Learning and Engagement Practitioner
Alex Spurr
SEN Teaching Support
Lauren Sumpton
SEN Learning and Engagement Practitioner
Jessica Turner-Bone
Additional Needs Practitioner
Ella Draper
SEN Teaching Support
Georgina Dent
Instructor
Jessica Coocker
Instructor
Sarah Cooney
Instructor
David Shone
Instructor
Lee Carver
Instructor
Leanne McCarthy
Instructor
Deana Walsh
Instructor
James Mobbs
Instructor
Samantha Preece
Instructor
Sue Pinkney
HLTA
Joe Callum
Instructor
Hayleigh Little
Assistant SEND Co
Rebecca Barr
Additional Needs Practitioner
Helen Robinson
Additional Needs Practitioner
Lewis McGrath
Additional Needs Practitioner
Helen Cundill
Additional Needs Practitioner
Karis Leathley
Additional Needs Practitioner
Sharon Kassim
Teaching Assistant
Susan Crofts
Teaching Assistant
Sue Phillips
Teaching Assistant
Rachael Thompson
Teaching Assistant
Alice Welburn
Teaching Assistant
Kieran Moran
Teaching Assistant
Nikki Greenwood
Teaching Assistant
Cynthia Moody
Teaching Assistant
Kristian Burke
Teaching Assistant
Chloe Dunnachie
Teaching Assistant
Danielle Bigby
Teaching Support
Mike Blythe
Teaching Support
Jo-Anne Bould
Teaching Support
Sally Chand
Teaching Support
Tara Milner
Teaching Support
Claire Penn
Teaching Support
Sarah Penny
Teaching Support
Louise Rossington
Teaching Support
Tim Share
Teaching Support
Georgia Strafford
Teaching Support
Kezia Wedgwood
Teaching Support
Georgia Waudby
Teaching Support
Sarah Tether
Teaching Support
Munzella Hassan Antcliff
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Marie Holmes
Advanced Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Steve Cundill
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Stacey Sugden
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Rachael Banks
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Katie Hall
Learning & Engagement Practitioner
Natalie Gibson
Data and Exams Officer
Emily Bould
Admin Apprentice
Gary Robinson
School Chef
Paula Robinson
Catering Assistant
Sandra Encinoso-Gill
Catering Assistant
Senior Leadership Team
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of AP (The Constellation Trust) | Sue Yardley |
| Head of School | Philip Mountain Wade |
| Business Manager | John Robinson |
| Assistant Vice Principal – Quality of Teaching, Learning & Assessment | Leila Gorling |
| Assistant Vice Principal – Outcomes for Pupils | Geraint Williams |
| Outreach Principal – Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Jason Girling |
Middle Leadership
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| SENCO | Sadie Hartley |
| Lead Teacher KS3 | James Finch |
SEMH Outreach Manager – Assistant SENCO | Kimberley Pickering |