School Leadership

Richard Woodland, responsible for:

• The school’s vision, ethos, culture and strategic direction
• Health and Safety (the first point of contact for H & S concerns is Mark Dewdney)
• Quality assurance in all aspects of the school, as delegated through other senior staff
• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Melissa Dennis, responsible for:

• Safeguarding (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
• Staff and student attendance
• Staff and student wellbeing
• Student behaviour
• Multi-agency working, including alternative provision

Stuart Koehler-Lewis, responsible for:

• Curriculum content, including examinations at Key Stage 4 and Post-16
• Academic data, target setting and monitoring student progress
• Pupil Premium
• Feedback, assessment and independent learning

Caroline Granville, responsible for:

• Developing and supporting classroom practice, including our CPD programmes
• Initial Teacher Education (our ITE Coordinator is Mr Neil Kay) and NQT Induction
• Staff appraisal
• Staff recruitment

Emma Osborn, responsible for:

• Post 16 standards, including student attainment, progress and attendance
• Quality of teaching and learning in Post 16 subjects
• Post 16 recruitment, retention and progression, including UCAS
• Overseeing the Post 16 tutorial, volunteering and outreach programmes

Lara Sutherland, responsible for:

• Work-related Learning
• Timetabling
• Continuity of teaching through cover arrangements
• Student leadership
• Extended learning (including extra-curricular activities, Applied Learning, educational visits – she is our named EVC and Careers Lead)
• Community sport facilities

Angela Hughes, responsible for:

• Budget setting and monitoring
• All finance operations, including payroll, external contracts and purchasing