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Our staff

Senior Leadership Team

Kat Lang	Principal & Teacher of English	KLa
Kellie Wilby	Senior Vice Principal & Teacher of English and Physical Education	KWi
Paul Murray	Vice Principal & Teacher of Science & ICT	PMu
Lydia Gayle	Vice Principal & Teacher of English	LGa
Alexander Conlon	Vice Principal & Teacher of History	ACo
Raja Ali	Assistant Vice Principal & Teacher of Mathematics	RAl
Chloe Swain	Associate Assistant Vice Principal, Senior Head of Year (KS3) & Teacher of Humanities	CSw
Benish Ashruff	Associate Assistant Vice Principal & Head of Science	BAf
Salma Sharif	Associate Senior Pastoral Leader	SSa

Heads of Year & Pastoral Pioneers

Stephanie Jordon	Senior Head of Year (KS4) & Teacher of Art & Design (maternity leave)	SJo
Chloe Swain	Associate Assistant Vice Principal, Senior Head of Year (KS3) & Teacher of Humanities	CSw
Ammaarah Patel	Acting Head of Year 10 & Teacher of English	AMm
Sabah Haleem	Head of Year 8 & Teacher of Humanities	SHl
Keira Wooler	KS3 Pastoral Pioneer & Teacher of Humanities	KWo

Mountain Rescue & Behaviour

Raja Ali	Assistant Vice Principal & Teacher of Mathematics	RAl
Salma Sharif	Associate Senior Pastoral Leader	SSa
Vicky Cahill	Pastoral Lead (Year 10)	VCa
Tawheed Shah	Assistant Pastoral Lead (KS3)	TSh
Jonathan Wilson	SENDCo & Teacher of Physical Education	JWi
Laura Jowett	Mountain Rescue Mentor	LJo
Noor Shaffi	Mountain Rescue Mentor	NSh
Wahaab Manir	Mountain Rescue Mentor	WBa
Patricia King	Wellbeing Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead	PKi
Alice Butterfield	Academy Nurse	ABu
Mariyah Sohail	Attendance & Behaviour Officer	MSo

DSLs and Safeguarding Team

Paul Murray	Vice Principal & Designated Safeguarding Lead	PMu
Patricia King	Wellbeing Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead	PKi
Kat Lang	Principal & Teacher of English	KLa
Kellie Wilby	Senior Vice Principal & Teacher of English and Physical Education	KWi
Alice Butterfield	Academy Nurse	ABu
Jonathan Wilson	SENDCo & Teacher of Physical Education	JWi

Teaching Staff - English

Rebecca Woodward	Head of English	RWo
Laura Kitson	Assistant Head of English	LKi
Kat Lang	Principal & Teacher of English	KLa
Kellie Wilby	Senior Vice Principal & Teacher of English and Physical Education	KWi
Lydia Gayle	Vice Principal & Teacher of English	LGa
Suratun Nessa	Teacher of English	SNe
Areeba Khan	ECT Coordinator & Teacher of English	AKh
Saddaf Waheed	Teacher of English	SAw
Ammaarah Patel	Acting Head of Year 10 & Teacher of English	AMm
Amaar Bukhari	Teacher of English, IT and Humanities	ABk

Teaching Staff - Mathematics

Safeena Aziz	Head of Mathematics (maternity leave)	SAz
Henna Mahmood	Acting Head of Mathematics	HEm
Nasreen Hussain	Assistant Head of Mathematics	NHu
Raja Ali	Assistant Vice Principal & Teacher of Mathematics	RAl
Abubakar Sulemana	Teacher of Mathematics	ASu
Binish Ahmed	Teacher of Mathematics	BAh
Mohammed Shafiq	Teacher of Mathematics	MSh
Kayleigh Davanna	Teacher of Mathematics	KDa

Teaching Staff - Science

Benish Ashruff	Associate Assistant Vice Principal & Head of Science	BAf
Saiqa Sharif	Assistant Head of Science (maternity leave)	SSh
Jacek Mleczko	Acting Assistant Head of Science	JMl
Paul Murray	Assistant Vice Principal & Teacher of Science & ICT	PMu
Jonathan Hern	Teacher of Science	JHe
Kiran Rehman	Teacher of Science	KRe
Haider Ali	Teacher of Science	HAl
Fatima Basser	Teacher of Science	FBa
Tanzeela Batool	Teacher of Science	TBa

Teaching Staff - Modern Foreign Languages

Amanda Bowley	Head of Modern Foreign Languages	ABo
Lucy Cavaleiro	Assistant Head of Modern Foreign Languages	LCa

Teaching Staff - Humanities

David Gilderoy	Head of Humanities	DGi
Paul Conboy	Assistant Head of Humanities	PCo
Alexander Conlon	Vice Principal & Teacher of Humanities	ACo
Keira Wooler	KS3 Pastoral Pioneer & Teacher of Humanities	KWo
Sabah Haleem	Head of Year 8 & Teacher of Humanities	SHl
Chloe Swain	Associate Assistant Vice Prinicipal, Senior Head of Year (KS3) and Teacher of Humanities	CSw
Amaar Bukhari	Teacher of English, IT and Humanities	ABk

Teaching Staff - Physical Education

Rachel Watkins	Head of Physical Education	RWa
Christopher Hellewell	Head of Outdoor Education & Teacher of Physical Education	CHe
Jonathan Wilson	SENDCo & Teacher of Physical Education	JWi
Kellie Wilby	Senior Vice Principal & Teacher of English and Physical Education	KWi

Teaching Staff - Options Subjects

Nichola Laws	Head of Art & Design	NLa
Stephanie Jordon	Senior Head of Year (KS4) & Teacher of Art & Design	SJo
Taaeba Ali	Teacher of Art & Design	TEa
Anaïs Irving	Teacher of Art & Design	AIr
Monique Slattery	Teacher of Music	MSl
Yasmin Rosser	Teacher of Drama	YRo
Paul Murray	Vice Principal & Teacher of Science & ICT	PMu
Amaar Bukhari	Teacher of English, IT and Humanities	ABk

Cover Supervisors

Shabnam Akhtar	Cover Supervisor	SAh
Inderpal Singh	Cover Supervisor	ISa

Administration Team

Katherine Ratcliffe	Academy Administration Manager	KRa
Phemie Yates	Level 3 Administrator	PYa
Khizar Hussain	Academy Administator	ZKa
Nida Zahid	Academy Administrator	NZa
Samina Akhtar	Librarian	SAk
Carl Lievesey	IT Support Desk Analyst	CLi
Carrie Exley	Data & Examinations Officer	CEx

Catering Team

Panagiotis Papamavroudis	Catering Manager	PPa
Alpesh Mistry	Assistant Catering Manager	THe
Thomas Helyar	Catering Assistant	THe
Asma Mayat	Catering Assistant	AMy
Linda Calvert	Catering Assistant	LCt
Rashida Saddique	Cleaning & Catering Assistant	RSa

Site and Cleaning Team

Graham Tasker	Site and Cleaning Supervisor	GTa
Melissa Eyre	Site Assistant	MEy
Owen Wade	Site Assistant	OWa
Sylwia Gustab	Cleaning Assistant	SGu
Deeqa Ali	Cleaning Assistant	DAl
Patricia Jones	Cleaning Assistant	PJo
Rashida Saddique	Cleaning & Catering Assistant	RSa
Saila Kauser	Cleaning Assistant	SKa
Sharon Pinder	Cleaning Assistant	SPi
Maria Evangelista	Cleaning Assistant	MEv
Anna Wojciechowicz	Cleaning Assistant	AWo