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Our staff

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Jo Bell

Headteacher

jo.bell@elawnswood.co.uk

Ms Katie Nicholson

Associate Headteacher

katie.nicholson@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Martin Truscott

Deputy Headteacher

martin.truscott@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Fiona Gilbank

Assistant Headteacher – Teaching & Learning, Teacher of Science

fiona.gilbank@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Nicola Goodwill

Assistant Headteacher – Year 7, Teacher of English

nicola.goodwill@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Michelle Harris

Assistant Headteacher – Years 8 & 9, Teacher of PE and Designated Safeguarding Lead

michelle.harris@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr John Donnelly

Assistant Headteacher, Behaviour and Attitudes

john.donnelly@elawnswood.co.uk

Ms Zuhra Ullah

Associate Assistant Headteacher, Post 16 Leader for Teaching & Learning

zuhra.ullah@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Jamie Rhodes

Associate Assistant Headteacher, Teacher of Geography

james.rhodes@elawnswood.co.uk

Sixth Form Team

Ms Zuhra Ullah

Associate Assistant Headteacher, Post 16 Leader for Teaching & Learning

zuhra.ullah@elawnswood.co.uk

Vicky Shaw

Student Support Manager

vicky.shaw@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Steven Curtis

Student Support Manager

steven.curtis@elawnswood.co.uk

Heads of Year

Ms Lucy Williams

Head of Year 7

lucy.williams@elawnswood.co.uk

Miss Chantelle Brooks

Head of Year 8

chantelle.brooks@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Kate Wormwell

Head of Year 9

kate.wormwell@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Matthew Duncan

Head of Year 10

matthew.duncan@elawnswood.co.uk

Miss Shauna Beaumont

Head of Year 11

shauna.beaumont@elawnswood.co.uk

Year Managers

Ms Marie Mulvey

Year 7 Manager

marie.mulvey@elawnswood.co.uk

Ms Shireen Christie

Year 8 Manager

shireen.christie@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Claire Moore

Year 9 Manager

claire.moore@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Jeanine Taylor

Year 10 Manager

jeanine.taylor@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Habib Siddique

Year 11 Manager

habib.siddique@elawnswood.co.uk

Subject Leaders

Mr Richard Redwin

Head of Faculty - Maths

richard.redwin@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Tom Byrne

Acting Head of Faculty - Humanities

tom.byrne@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Iain Bamford

Head of Faculty Science

iain.bamford@elawnswood.co.uk

Ms Larna Campbell

Head of Modern Foreign Languages

larna.campbell@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Tayyab Ditta

Subject Leader of ICT

tayyab.ditta@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Sally Ellis

Head of Faculty - Design

sally.ellis@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Sophie Hammond

Subject Leader of Social Sciences

sophie.hammond@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Damien Mellor

Head of Faculty - English

damien.mellor@elawnswood.co.uk

Miss Katie Mitchell

Subject Leader - Drama

katie.mitchell@elawnswood.co.uk

Ms Victoria Pearson

SENDCo

victoria.pearson@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Laura Roberts

Subject Leader of Religious Studies

laura.roberts@elawnswood.co.uk

Mrs Rachel Rushton

Subject Leader - Music

rachel.rushton@elawnswood.co.uk

Mr Gareth Sowerby

Head of PE

gareth.sowerby@elawnswood.co.uk

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