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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

Staff List

If you want to contact a staff member, please email churchill@churchill-academy.org and address it for the staff member's attention.

Senior Leadership Team

  • Mr Chris Hildrew | Headteacher
  • Mrs Lucy James | Deputy Headteacher
  • Mr Ally Bigwood | Chief Operating Officer
  • Miss Katie O'Malley | Senior Assistant Headteacher, Inclusion and Transition
  • Mr Garaeth Davies | Assistant Headteacher, Behaviour and Culture
  • Mrs Joanne Gill | Assistant Headteacher, Teaching & Learning
  • Ms Alison Innalls | Associate Assistant Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Ms Hannah Sheppard | Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form
  • Mrs Chloe Taylor | Associate Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (maternity leave)
  • Mrs Jenny Turner | Careers Leader 

Heads of House

  • Mrs Alison Blackburn: Head of Tudor House
  • Mrs Alex Hayne: Head of Stuart House
  • Mr James Redman: Head of Windsor House
  • Mr Andrew Slater: Head of Hanover House
  • Mr Dan Thomas: Head of Lancaster House

Teaching Staff

Faculty of English

  • Mr David Grimmett: Director of English
  • Mr Thomas Abrahams
  • Miss Lily-Peg Burge
  • Mrs Louise Creber
  • Mrs Nadine Darwin
  • Mr Chris Hildrew
  • Mrs Allie Homewood
  • Mrs Iona Kearsley: Leader of Learning - KS3 English
  • Ms Susan Marshall
  • Miss Sophie Matter: ECT Mentor
  • Mrs Katherine Mokhtari (maternity leave)
  • Mr Jayesh Patel: Leader of Learning - KS4 English
  • Miss Hannah Smith: Leader of Learning for English (post-16)

Faculty of Science

  • Ms Yolanda Chadwick: Director of Science
  • Miss Chelsea Atkins
  • Mrs Liz Bradley 
  • Mrs Rebecca Davies
  • Mr Declan Garrett: Leader of Learning - KS4 Science
  • Dr Alexis Hunter-Craig
  • Miss Chloe McPhee 
  • Mrs Hazel Putterill
  • Mr Martin Ramshaw
  • Ms Joanna Smith: Leader of Learning for Science (KS3) and ECT Mentor
  • Mr Luca Watson-Hart
  • Mrs Jenna Wilson: Leader of Learning - KS5 Science and Sixth Form Head of Year

Faculty of Mathematics, Business, Economics and Computing

  • Mrs Jenny Turner: Director of Faculty and Careers Leader
  • Mr Robert Skeen: Deputy Director of Mathematics
  • Mrs Leonie Abbott (Mathematics)
  • Mrs Helen Baldwin (Mathematics) 
  • Mrs Mandeep Churchouse (Mathematics)
  • Mr Sam Fearon (Mathematics)
  • Mr David Gale: Leader of Learning - KS3 Mathematics
  • Mrs Chloe Harrington (Mathematics) (maternity leave)
  • Mrs Sophie Millner: Leader of Learning - post-16 Mathematics
  • Miss Rebecca Sanders (Mathematics)
  • Mr Dan Thomas (Mathematics)
  • Mrs Claire Walker (Mathematics)
  • Mrs Zoe Turner: Leader of Learning - Business Studies
  • Mrs Christina Greenslade (Business Studies)
  • Mr Peter O'Connor: Leader of Learning - Computing & ICT
  • Mr Craig Shaddick (ICT and Computing)

Faculty of post-16 specialist subjects

  • Miss Hannah Sheppard: Head of Sixth Form
  • Mr Oliver Corke: Leader of Learning - Social Sciences and Health and Social Care (KS5)
  • Mrs Georgina Sharman: Leader of Learning - Law and Health and Social Care (KS4)

Faculty of Humanities

  • Mrs Helen Amer: Director of Humanities
  • Mr Jon Bevan: Sixth Form Head of Year 12
  • Miss Verushka Bogonosov: Leader of Learning - RE and Sociology
  • Dr Richard Carpenter: Coordinator of Criminology
  • Ms Alison Innalls
  • Mr Garaeth Davies
  • Mrs Joanne Gill 
  • Mrs Alexandra Hayne
  • Miss Katherine Hoare
  • Miss Josephine Hockin: Leader of Learning - History & Politics
  • Mr Thomas Knock 
  • Mr Andrew Logan
  • Mrs Rose North: Student Leadership Coordinator
  • Mr Michael Sharp: Leader of Learning - Geography
  • Mr Andrew Slater
  • Mr Liam Smith: Deputy Head of Sixth Form
  • Mr Nathan Waller: ECT Mentor
  • Mrs Nicola Waters

Faculty of Modern Foreign Languages

  • Miss Charlotte Monard: Director of MFL
  • Miss Gema Marquez-Hernandez
  • Mrs Catherine Thomas 
  • Mr Jon Wilkinson

Faculty of Physical Education

  • Mr James Hayne: Director of PE
  • Mrs Alison Blackburn
  • Miss Laura Heyworth: acting Deputy Director of PE
  • Miss Holly James: Deputy Director of PE (maternity leave) 
  • Mr Lewis Matthews
  • Miss Katie O'Malley
  • Mr James Redman
  • Mrs Chloe Taylor (maternity leave) 
  • Mr Tom Starr

Faculty of Performing Arts

  • Mr Symon Buckley: Director of Performing Arts
  • Miss Karen Bones: Leader of Learning - Drama
  • Miss Vicki Cook (maternity leave)
  • Mrs Victoria Corke
  • Mr Michael Humphrey
  • Mrs Shelley Lippe: Leader of Learning - Dance
  • Miss Ella Shopland
  • Mr Jeff Spencer: Leader of Learning - Music

Faculty of Art, Design and Technology

  • Miss Sarah Tucker: Director of Faculty (job share)
  • Mrs Leanne Dearn: Director of Faculty (job share)
  • Mrs Petra Bartosova
  • Mrs Naomi Briffitt 
  • Ms Kaja Brockington: Leader of Learning - Art
  • Ms Laura Capes
  • Miss Jennifer Cox: Leader of Learning for Design and Technology
  • Miss Alice Gordon
  • Miss Tanya Leach
  • Miss Alexandra Portch
  • Mrs Lisa Riddoch
  • Mrs Heather Whiteley

Support Staff

Student Services

  • Mrs Agnieszka Moncur: SENCO
  • Mrs Joanne Dignum: Home Tuition Tutor
  • Mrs Philippa Strachan: Behaviour Coordinator
  • Mr Shaun Cross: Pastoral Support Worker
  • Mrs Nina Webber: Pastoral Support Worker
  • Ms Suzie McGonigal: Careers & Business Engagement Coordinator
  • Mrs Maire McNeil: Pastoral Support Worker
  • Mr Christian Jenks: Pastoral Support Worker
  • Mr Tommy Barlow: Teaching Assistant
  • Mrs Abbey Galsworthy: EBSA worker
  • Mrs Claire Knight: Teaching Assistant
  • Mrs Rachel Elvin: Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Teresa Hopton: Learning Support Assistant 
  • Miss Molly Fry: Learning Support Assistant 
  • Mr Andrew A'Court: Teaching Assistant 

Admin, Finance, HR and Marketing

  • Miss Fiona Coombs: HR and Administration Manager
  • Miss Hannah Cadman: Attendance Administrator
  • Mrs Amy Colvin: Head's PA (maternity leave)
  • Mrs Amanda Curtis: School Administrator (Reception)
  • Mrs Lisa Day: Finance Manager
  • Mrs Sara Foster: Finance Assistant
  • Mrs Nicola Hamilton: Senior Cover Supervisor
  • Mrs Elizabeth Hembrow: School Nurse
  • Mrs Lizzie Hudson: Data, Exams & Systems Officer
  • Mrs Leasa Knapp: Student Services Administrator
  • Mrs India MacDonald: School Administrator
  • Mrs Lisa McTeer: Exams, Data & Systems Administrator
  • Mrs Louise Murphy: School Administrator
  • Mrs Rachel Newson: School Nurse
  • Mrs Theresa Peters: Head's PA (maternity cover)
  • Mrs Caroline Phippen: Student Services Coordinator
  • Miss Michelle Sperring: Admissions Officer 
  • Mrs Rachel Thompson: Sixth Form Lead Administrator
  • Miss Claire Thorne: Finance Assistant
  • Mr Joe Westlake: Cover Supervisor 
  • Mr Jonathan Burdge: Cover Supervisor
  • Mrs Caroline Whittle: Attendance Team Leader
  • Mrs Gail Woodley: Senior Administrator

Library

  • Mrs Nic Pearce: Librarian

Site

  • Mr Keith Laughton: Site & Facilities Manager
  • Mr Gareth Starr: Site & Facilities Assistant
  • Mr Aled Ball: Site & Facilities Assistant
  • Mr Dan Hudson: Site & Facilities Assistant 

Technicians

  • Mrs Haley Hinks: Senior Science Technician
  • Mrs Jennifer Holmes: Science Technician
  • Mrs Sarah Ives: Design and Technology Technician
  • Miss Sarah Jackson: Science Technician
  • Mr Adrian Krzyzaniak: IT Technician
  • Mr Tristan Stuart: Performing Arts Technician
  • Mrs Rosemary Tucker: Reprographics
  • Miss Sarah Walker: Science Technician