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About Consilium

Consilium Academies is a multi-academy Trust working across the North of England. It has nine academy schools located in Yorkshire, the North West, and the North East. Consilium is dedicated to enriching lives and inspiring ambitions for both students and colleagues.

Meet our Staff

Meet our dedicated staff.
We are all here to support your child to achieve their full potential and to be the very best they can be while at the school.
This is the current staffing list as of September 2024.

Senior Leadership Team 

Mr I Ross: Headteacher
Mrs A St John: Deputy Headteacher
Mr M Bird: Deputy Headteacher: Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs K Barton: Assistant Head Teacher: SENDCO
Mr D McNamee Assistant Head Teacher: Personal Development & Well-Being 
Mr B Cassidy: Assistant Head Teacher: Quality of Education & Teaching and Learning 
Mr D Hewson: Assistant Head Teacher
Mrs L Aspinall: Associate Assistant Head Teacher
Mrs H Silcock: Business Support Officer

Pastoral Team

Mr M Bird: Deputy Headteacher: Pastoral
Mrs S Calderwood : Head of Safeguarding & Wellbeing / Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mr D Aspinall: Pastoral Lead

Mrs J Howard: Head of Year 7
Mr S Rasmussen: Head of Year 8
Mrs M Lewis: Head of Year 9
Mrs L Kavanagh: Head of Year 10
Mr C Hutton: Head of Year 11

English

Ms F Harrison: Head of English and Director of Reading & Literacy
Mr M Connolly: Second in charge of English
Miss R Holondo: Teacher of English
Mr J Halliwell: Teacher of English
Mr P Morgan: Teacher of English
Miss E Shah: Teacher of English
Mr P Wright: Teacher of English (Supply)
 

MFL

Mrs J Lloyd: Head of MFL
Mrs J Leadbetter: Teacher of Spanish

Humanities

Mr N Theodosiou: Head of Humanities
Mr J Riding: Teacher of History 
Mrs L Walker: Head of Geography
Ms S Porter: Teacher of Geography
Mr M Taylor: Teacher of History

Art, Photography, Performing Arts & P.E

Mr D Aspinall: Teacher of Art
Miss S Mayer-Payne: Teacher of Art
Mrs E Ayre: Teacher of Art and photography

Mr M Gordon: Head of Expressive Arts
Ms R Brown: Head of Performing Arts
Mr C Green: Teacher of Performing Arts

Miss R Smalley: Head of PE
Mr P Davies: Teacher of PE
Mr E O'Neill: Teacher of PE

Science


Mr C Franklin: Head of Science
Ms A Riley Sheldon: Second in charge of Science
Mr D Glossop: Teacher of Science
Mr S Brown: Teacher of Science
Mr R Humphries: Lead Practitioner
Mr P Fordred - Science technician
Mr D MCKeigue - Teacher of Science (Supply)

ICT, Computer Science & Technology


Mr J Weir: Head of ICT
Mr I Ritchie: Teacher of ICT & Computer Science 

Ms L Aspinall: Teacher of Technology
Ms A Hobbs: Head of Technology
Mr J Bridge : Technology Technician
Ms S Ayaz: Teacher of Technology 

Mathematics

Mr D Small: Head of Maths
Miss T Bowen: Teacher of Maths
Mr T Christie: Teacher of Maths
Mr P Loeb: Second in Maths
Mr P Spencer: Teacher of Maths (Supply)
Mr O Adefeya - Teacher of Maths (Supply)

Support Staff

Miss S Boothman: Enhanced Resource Provision Manager
Ms A Johnson: Assistant SENDCO
Miss Z Brown: Deputy SENDCO

Mr P Heaton: Site Manager
Mr A Nolan: Caretaker

Ms D Gregory: Cover Support and PA to Headteacher
Mrs L Vincent: Data & Exams Officer
Mrs L Rigby: Attendance Officer
Mrs N Walker: Administration Manager
Mrs J Theaker: Administration Assistant
Mrs L Hanbridge: Administration Assistant
Mr E Campbell: LRC Manager

Miss S Doyle: Teaching Assistant - Lead for CIN & CFC
Mrs G Baqutai: Lead TA- Maths
Mrs J Ashton: Teaching Assistant 
Ms A Wilkinson: Teaching Assistant 
Miss L Stanway: Teaching Assistant
Mr R Leadbetter: Teaching Assistant
Mr S Heaton: Teaching Assistant
Miss S Ogden: Teaching Assistant
Miss L Sproston: Teaching Assistant
Miss D Roberts: Teaching Assistant
Mrs C Yates: Physical Health Lead 

Mr M Pye: Deputy Trust Network Manager

We also have a school nurse who drops in every Thursday during lunchtimes. 

Mrs Maria Tinker: Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Health

You can find out more about our school nurse by navigating to our 'School Nurse & Helpful Medical Websites' page under the 'Parents' tab. 

 

Catering Team 

Mrs C Whittaker: Head of Catering
Mrs R Fennell: Assistant Head of Catering
Ms J Brooks: Catering Assistant
Ms K Hanlon: Catering Assistant
Miss S Owen: Catering Assistant
Miss K Collins: Catering Assistant
Ms B Leather: Catering Assistant
Ms W Lambe: Catering Assistant