Staff List

Headteacher

Mr J G Porteous BA (Nottingham), PGCE (Liverpool), NPQH

Deputy Headteacher

Mrs C E Bach BSc, PGCE (Leicester)
Ms S Gorse BSc (Manchester), PGCE (Lancaster)

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs C A Miller MA (Essex), PGCE (West Midlands College)
Ms K Leonard BSc, PGCE (Liverpool)

Business Manager

Mrs A Bailey MAAT

Director of Sixth Form

Mr A G Mills BSc, PGCE (Southampton)

Deputy Director of Sixth Form

Mr P Rigby BSc, PGCE (Loughborough)
Mrs K Brooks BA, (Coventry), PGCE (Bolton)

Assistant Director of Sixth Form

Ms A Cook BA (Salford University), PGCE (MMU)

Student Achievement Management Group

Mr D Walsh BSc, PGCE (Salford), NPQH
Ms U M Hodgson BA (Open University), PGCE (MMU)
Mr S Braithwaite BA, PGCE (MMU)

Pastoral Team

Ms E Shaw BA, Manchester , GRTP (Lancashire)
Applied Learning Co-ordinator (BTEC)

Miss N Parry BA with QTS (Leeds)
Pastoral Leader Year 7

Miss R Richardson BEd, (Bedford)
Pastoral Leader Year 8

Miss L Outterside BSc (MMU), PGCE (St Martin's)
PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinator

Mr R Foy BA (Staffordshire), PGCE (MMU)
Pastoral Leader Year 11

Mrs J E Bazley BA (Sheffield), PGCE (Manchester), MSc ELM (MMU)
Pastoral Leader Yr 9

Miss S Worswick BA (Huddersfield), PGCE (Edge Hill)
Applied Learning Co-ordinator (COPE)

Miss A Golland BA (Hull) , PGCE (Leeds)
Pastoral Leader Year 10

Art, Design and Technology

Head of Department: Mrs J Kearns BA (Central Lancs), PGCE, Mrs G L Sabery BA (Liverpool), ATC (Brighton)

Mrs J E Bazley BA (Sheffield), PGCE (Manchester), MSc ELM (MMU)
Pastoral Leader Yr 9

Mr A Crompton BA (Wolverhampton), PGCE (MMU)

Mr D M Dacosta Oliveira BA , PGCE (MMU)
Head of Graphics

Mr A J Smith B.Ed (North Cheshire College)

Business Studies

Head of Department: Mrs S Chatburn BA (Huddersfield), PGCE (Edge Hill)

Mrs K Brooks BA, (Coventry), PGCE (Bolton)

Mr P Sanders BA (Coventry), PGCE (Manchester)

Miss S Worswick BA (Huddersfield), PGCE (Edge Hill)
Applied Learning Co-ordinator (COPE)

Design and Technology

Head of Department: Mrs S J Murphy BA , PGCE (MMU)

Mr M Brown BA, (Staffordshire), PGCE, (MMU)

Mrs C Dower BA , (Leicester), PGCE, MMU
Head of Food

Ms L Higgins BA (Hons), (Liverpool John Moores)

Miss R O Clare BA, PCGE (Liverpool John Moores)
Head of Resistant Materials

Ms C Owen BEd (Huddersfield)

Mrs R Reynolds BA, PGCE (Liverpool, John Moores)

Mrs L M Straker BA (Central Lancs), PGCE (Edge Hill)

Drama

Head of Department: Mrs J Parr BA (Edge Hill College), PGCE (Manchester)

Ms J Bimpson BA , PGCE (Liverpool)
Second in Department

Economics

Head of Department: Mr W Y Tomlinson MA (Dundee), PGCE (Lancaster)
Careers & Enterprise Learning, teacher of Geography

English

Head of Department: Mrs A Lane BA, PGCE (Leeds)

Miss L Aspen BA (Lancaster), PGCE (MMU)
Shared Second in Department

Mrs L A Baddeley BA (Birmingham), PGCE (MMU)
Lifelong Learning Co-ordinator

Ms A Cook BA (Salford University), PGCE (MMU)
Assistant Director Sixth Form

Ms C H Frackleton B.Ed (Avery Hill College), MA (MMU)

Miss A Golland BA (Hull) , PGCE (Leeds)
Pastoral Leader Year 10

Ms U M Hodgson BA (Open University), PGCE (MMU)
Student Achievement Co-ordinator KS3

Mrs L Johnston BA (Bolton), GRTP (Edge Hill)

Mrs D H McKay BA (Central Lancs), PGCE (Edge Hill)
Teacher of Social Sciences

Mrs C A Miller MA (Essex), PGCE (West Midlands College)

Mrs S Rogerson BA, PGCE (Leeds)
Shared Second in Department

Ms E Stones BA (Open University), MA (University of Birmingham), Cert Ed (Northumberland)

Faith and Ethics

Head of Department: Ms J Edge BA, PGCE (St Martins)

Miss F Hafeji BSc, PGCE (Manchester),
Joint Second in Department

Mrs C E Rowbottom BA , PGCE (Leeds)
Joint Second in Department

Geography

Head of Department: Miss C Smith BSc (Aberdeen), PGCE (MMU)

Mr R Foy BA (Staffordshire), PGCE (MMU)
Pastoral Leader Year 11

Mr M Scott BA (Newcastle), PGCE (MMU)

Mr C Searle BSc, PGCE (MMU)
Second in Geography

Govt and Politics

Head of Department: Miss K Bali BA (Hull), PGCE (Nottingham)
History Teacher

History

Head of Department: Miss S Jones BA (Liverpool), PGCE (MMU)

Mr S Braithwaite BA, PGCE (MMU)
Student Achievement Co-ordinator KS4

Mrs K L Johnston BA (Durham), MA (Lancaster), PGCE (MMU)
Lead Teacher

Mr P Koller BA, (Manchester), PGCE (Edge Hill)
Second in Department

Mr R Miller BA, (Nottingham), PGCE (MMU)

Mr M Reid BA, PGCE (Manchester)
Sixth Form Mentor

ICT

Head of Department: Mrs A Blakeley BA, GRPT (Manchester),

Mrs S Al-Talib BA (Baghdad), MSc (Birmingham), PGCE (Keele)
KS5 ICT Co-ordinator

Mr S P Buckthorpe BSc, PGCE (Sheffield)
ICT Development Co-ordinator

Mr C Jarvis BA (Westminster College, Oxford), PGCE (Manchester)
KS4 ICT Co-ordinator

Mr R A D Trethewey BSc, PGCE (University College of North Wales)
Timetable, Cover and Curriculum Construction

Learning Support

Head of Department: Mrs S L Dickinson Cert. Ed. (Coventry College), Dip (SEN), B.Ed (MMU)

Mathematics

Head of Department: Miss A J Jackson BSc, PGCE (Leeds)

Mr T Airnes BEng (Edinburgh), PGCE (Manchester)
Assistant KS4 Co-ordinator

Mrs C A Barcham BEng (Edinburgh), PGCE (Manchester)
Functional Skills Co-ordinator

Ms M Chlebek BSc, PGCE (Leicester)

Mrs A R Cordwell BSc, PGCE (Manchester)

Ms S Gorse BSc (Manchester), PGCE (Lancaster)

Mrs A J Holland Combined Studies in Science (Sunderland), PGCE (Leeds)

Miss C L Horner BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (York)

Mr M A Jones BSc (Teeside), PGCE (St Martins)

Ms K Leonard BSc, PGCE (Liverpool)

Mr A G Mills BSc, PGCE (Southampton)

Mr P Rigby BSc, PGCE (Loughborough)

Mrs D Smith T.Cert (Nottingham College of Ed.)

Mr G Wilman BSc (Aston), PGCE (Edge Hill)

Media Studies

Head of Department: Mrs C James BA (Lancaster), PGCE (MMU), MA (Huddersfield)

Mr C Bigland BA, (Staffordshire), PGCE (Nottingham)

Ms E Shaw BA, Manchester , GRTP (Lancashire)
Applied Learning Co-ordinator (BTEC)

Ms V Terrace MA (Glasgow), Diploma In Art History (MMU), PGCE (Canterbury)

Modern Languages

Head of Department: Mrs S Mansell BA (Hull), PGCE (Leeds)

Mr D Bridge BA (Hons), (Hull)

Miss F Cailly Licence de Lettres (Universite de Caen), PGCE (Manchester)
Head of French

Ms L Inkpen BA (Sheffield), PGCE (MMU)
Head of Spanish

Mrs J L John BA (Hull), PGCE (St Martins)

Ms L Mountford BA, (Central Lancs), PGCE, (MMU)

Mr M Platzer MA, PGCE (MMU)

Mr C Ryan BA, (Salford), PGCE (MMU)

Ms L Thomson BA, PGCE, (MMU)

Music

Head of Department: Mr J M Parkinson B.Mus (Hull), MA (York), PGCE (Bretton Hall)

Mr R A Closs BA (Brunel), PGCE (Edge Hill)

Mr S Shepherd BA (Derby), PGCE (MMU)
Second in Music

Physical Education

Head of Department: Mr J Horman BA with QTS (Liverpool John Moores)

Mr L Carr BSc, PGCE (Edge Hill)

Mrs R A Costello BA (Northampton), PGCE (Edge Hill)
Second in PE

Miss L Haygarth BA , PGCE, (Liverpool John Moores)
Head of Dance

Mrs G Kimblin
Swimming Instructor

Mr D McElroy BA, PGCE (MMU)
Teacher of Psychology

Miss N Parry BA with QTS (Leeds)
Pastoral Leader Year 7

Miss R Richardson BEd, (Bedford)
Pastoral Leader Year 8

Science

Head of Department: Mr J N Bach BSc , PGCE (Leicester)

Ms E Babbs BSc , PGCE (Manchester)

Mrs C E Bach BSc, PGCE (Leicester)

Mrs E M Bennett BA (Open University), Cert Ed (St Mary’s Coll)

Mr P Cass MPhys, PGCE (Manchester)

Mr D Chivers BSc (Birmingham), PGCE (Leeds Coll)

Mr N V Coleman BSc (Dundee), PGCE (Liverpool)
Second in Science

Miss V P Graham BSc with QTS (Edge Hill), HND (Leicester)
PSHE & L2L Co-ordinator

Mr D J Haworth BSc, PGCE (Bolton)
Examinations Officer

Mr J Kanjuka BSc, (Salford), PGCE (MMU)

Mrs A Kitson BSc, PGCE (Manchester)
Head of Physics

Ms F Mamedy-Jackson MA (Manchester), PGCE (MMU)

Miss L Outterside BSc (MMU), PGCE (St Martin's)
PSHE and Citizenship Co-ordinator

Miss H Rothwell M.Biochem (Oxford), PGCE (MMU)

Mrs A Singleton BSc, (Bolton), GTRP (Manchester)

Mr M Smith BSc (Leeds), PGCE (Newcastle)
Head of Chemistry

Mrs S Soyler MBA (Salford), PGCE (MMU)

Mr M Sykes BSc QTS (Edge Hill)
KS4 Co-ordinator

Mr D Walsh BSc, PGCE (Salford), NPQH
Director of Pastoral Care

Sociology/Psychology

Head of Department: Ms I Wright MA, (St Andrews), PGCE (MMU)

Mr B Clare BA (Leicester), MA (Lancaster), PhD (Sheffield), PGCE (Manchester)

Miss V Z Hudson BSc (Bangor), PGCE (Keele)