Senior Management Team
Michael Atkins
Director of Marketing, Admissions & Communications
BA(Hons), M.Ed.Stud, F.EdPlus
ACKWORTH SCHOOL STAFF AS AT SEPTEMBER 2018
Senior School Teaching Staff
| Nayyar Aziz | B.Sc. (Hons) M.Sc. (Hons) (Pakistan) PhD (Hull) | Head of Chemistry |
| Christopher Bailey | B.Sc. (Hons) Bath (PGCE) M.A. Leeds | Head of Biology Boys’ Housemaster |
| Helen Batty | M.A. (Hons) Oxon (PGCE), PgCert | Biology, Head of Psychology |
| Emma Bell | B.A (Hons) OU, PGCE | Mathematics |
| Tom Bootyman | B.Sc. (Hons) Manchester (PGCE) | Physics Senior Year Tutor 4th Year |
| Alistar Boucher | B.A. (Hons) Warwick M.A. London (PGCE) | Head of Teaching and Learning, Head of Drama |
| Elena Clark | B.A. (Hons) Durham (PGCE) | Geography, Fothergill Society |
| Alexandra Collingwood | B.A. (Hons) Hull (PGCE) Leeds (PGC History) Sheffield | Head of History Head of Sixth Form |
| Michael Dancer | B.A. (Hons) Staffordshire, M.A. South Australia, PGCE | Boys PE & Games Senior Year Tutor Yr 1 (maternity) |
| Katy Devine | B.A. (Hons) Leeds (PGCE) | Art |
| Jane Donnelly | B.A (Hons) Manchester (QTS) | Head of Girls PE & Games |
| William Elliott | B.Sc Kent, M.Sc, PGCE | Mathematics |
| Guy Emmett | B.A.(Hons) Durham, M.A.(Ed) Durham (PGCE) | Deputy Head (Pastoral), History |
| Neil Fitzgerald | B.A. (Hons) Durham M.A. Birkbeck, University of London | EAL Head of English |
| Carol Francis | B.Ed. (Hons) Cheltenham, PG Dip SpLd, Kingston | Head of Special Educational Needs |
| Heather Gordon | MA Education | History |
| Lucinda Hamill
| B. Ed. Exeter, B.A. (Hons) Open, M. A. Leeds | Head of Mathematics |
| Stevie-Ann Harrison | B.A. (Hons) Leeds (PGCE) | English, Senior Year Tutor 1st Year, SEN Learning Mentor KS3 (maternity leave) |
| Francis Hickenbottom | B.Sc. (Hons) Birmingham (PGCE) | Head of Physics |
| Andrew Hilton | B.A. (Hons) Sheffield (PGCE) | Head of German |
| Laura Hilton
| B.A.(Hons) Durham M.A. Leeds (PGCE) | Modern Foreign Languages and Careers (part-time) |
| Brenda Hodge | B.Ed. (Hons) Bradford and Ilkley Community College | Head of Home Economics, Girls’ Housemistress |
| Elizabeth Hussey | BMus. (Hons) Leeds, MA Huddersfield (QTS) | Music (part-time) |
| Catherine Jackson | B.A. (Hons) York (PGCE) | English |
| Daniel Jones | B.Sc. (Hons) Leeds Met, Manchester Met. (PGCE)
| Chemistry Asst Head of Sixth Form |
| Philippa Langfield | B.A. (Hons), MCIPD ,(QTS) | Business Studies (part-time) Community Outreach Co-ordinator |
| Anton Maree | B.A. Rhodes (HDE) | Head, History |
| Daniel Marks | B.Mus(Hons)Trinity Laban PGCE with QTS | Director of Music |
| Bruce McDowell | B.Sc. (Hons) and PhD (London) | Biology |
| Gill Murray | B.Sc. (Hons) Leeds (PGCE) | Mathematics |
| Rosalind Noble | MPhysGeog. (Hons) Hull (PGCE) | Head of Geography, SEN Learning Mentor KS4, Assistant Housestaff GSH Head of PSHE |
| Elizabeth Rayner | B.A. (Hons) Newcastle (PGCE) | Head of French (part-time) |
| Patrick Roberts | B.A. (Hons) Leeds PGCE with QTS | Head of Boys’ PE and Games Assistant Housestaff |
| Daniel Roots | B.A. (Hons) Central Lancashire (PGCE) | Modern Foreign Languages, |
| Sarah Rose | B.A. (Hons) Staffordshire (PGCE) | Head of Art Senior Year Tutor Yr 3 |
| Elizabeth Sochacka | B.Ed. (Hons) (MFL) Trinity College Cert.TESOL | Head of International Study Centre and Head of EAL |
| Emma Speake | B.Sc. (Hons) with QTS, UoSW | Design Technology Assistant Housestaff Senior Year Tutor Yr 2 |
| John Stephenson | B.Th. (Hons.) Southampton; M.A. (Hons.) Leeds; PGCE | Head of Religious Studies |
| Jeffrey Swales | M.A. (Hons) Oxon (PGCE) | Classics, RS, Deputy Head (Academic) |
| Susan Swales | M.A. (Hons) Oxon (PGCE) | Mathematics (part-time) |
| Nicola Tod | B.A. (Hons) Dundee (PGCE) | Head of Business Studies and Economics, Senior Year Tutor 5th Year |
| Michael Windsor | B.A. (Hons) Nottingham Trent (PGCE) UWIC | Head of Design Technology, SEN Learning Mentor KS5 |
Autism Resource
| Elise Ager | Level 3 CYPW | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Beverley Davis | CASHE L3 SEN and Teaching Assistant HLTA L4 (Sheffield Hallam) | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Keaton Ager | Specialist Learning Mentor | |
| Georgina Dyson | Specialist Learning Mentor | |
| Elizabeth Finn | B.Ed Manchester | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Hannah Howley | B.Sc Psychology Leeds | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Graeme Hemingway | B.A. (Hons) Sheffield (PGCE) | Specialist Teacher |
| Jane Burren | B.Sc (Hons) Portsmouth PGCE Huddersfield | Specialist Teacher |
| Shannon Hoyle | B.A. (Hons) (Leeds) | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Jane Long | STAL L3 | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Karen Metcalfe | B.A. (Hons) London M.Sc. London, SEN L3 (OCN), Learning Mentor KS3 Maternity | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Nicola Brown | QTS, M.A. Autism Spectrum | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| June Pease | Specialist Learning Mentor | |
| Laura Smith | NVQ L3 CCLD | Specialist Learning Mentor |
| Lynne Ward | B.A. (Hons) London (PGCE) M.A. (Autism Spectrum) | Head of Autism Resource |
Coram House Teaching Staff
| Aden Ball | B.Ed.(Hons) Liverpool | Year 5 Form Teacher |
| Benjamin Barker | B.Ed. (Hons) Primary Education, University of Technology, Sydney | Reception Form Teacher Head of EYFS |
| Polly Hollingsworth | B.A. (Hons) Hull, PGCE York | Year 4 Form Teacher |
| Helene Clugston | B.A.(Hons) Kent M.A. PGCE Oxford Brookes TEFL | SEN Support Teacher |
| Rachel Dix | B.A.(Hons) (Nottingham) | Year 3 Form Teacher |
| Surinder Dosanjh | B.A. (Hons) Birmingham PGCE Birmingham B. Phil. SEN | Year 4 Form Teacher |
| Julie Hoar | B.Ed.(Hons) Bedford College | Coram Sports Specialist |
| Elizabeth Jordan | B.A. (Hons) Leeds (QTS) PG Cert. National Award for SEN Co-ordination | Head of Assessment and Monitoring Year 5 Form Teacher |
| Fiona McCormack | B.A. (Hons) Northumbria (PGCE) | Year 2 Form Teacher Assistant Housestaff GSH |
| Sally Slater | B.A. (Hons) Open (PGCE) PG Cert. Warwick | Head of Coram House |
| Kathryn Staton | B.A. (Hons) Sheffield (QTS) | Head of Teaching and Learning Year 6 Form Teacher |
| Emma Louise Rose | B.A. (Hons) Honors College with QTS M.Ed Honors College | Year 6 Form Teacher |
| Sarah Liddle | B.A (Hons) Leeds Beckett QTS | Year 1 Form teacher |
| Catherine Bradley | B.A. (Hons) Leeds QTS | Year 4 Form Teacher |
Coram House Nursery
| Deborah Barraclough | NVQ 2 CCLD | Nursery Assistant |
| Lydia Horobin | B.A. (Hons) Early Years & Education Studies | Nursery Assistant |
| Sharon Marsh | BTEC National Diploma | Head of Nursery |
| Della Rudenko | NVQ 3 Early Years Care and Education | Nursery Assistant |
Pre-Prep and After-School Care
| Susan Armitage | HLTA, NVQ 3 CCLD | Teaching Assistant and Childcare |
| Melanie France | B.Ed Humberside | Holiday Club Manager |
| Sharon Brooke | Teaching Assistant and Childcare | |
| Christine Hodson | NVQ 3 CCLD | Teaching Assistant and Childcare |
| Jenny Patchett | NVQ 2 CCLD | Teaching Assistant and Childcare |
| Shelley Preston | Lunchtime Assistant, Playground Supervisor | |
| Jackie Tagg | Teaching Assistant and Childcare | |
| Paula Ward | Teaching Assistant and Childcare | |
| Karen Withington | HLTA, NVQ 3 CCLD | Teaching Assistant and Childcare |
Non-Teaching Staff
| Susan Allan | ACMA / CGMA | Bursar and Secretary to School Committee |
| Michael Atkins | BA(Hons), M.Ed.Stud, F.EdPlus,TTC | Director of Marketing, Admissions and Communication |
| Neil Bennett | Technician (DT) | |
| Sarah Bentham | Examinations Secretary, Deputy Head (Academic) Secretary, Head of Sixth Form Secretary | |
| Howard Bundy | Warden | |
| Jane Butterfield | PA to Head of Coram House and Junior School Secretary | |
| Kevin Chambers | Head Groundsman | |
| Karen Clarke | Senior School Secretary | |
| Delia Coburn | A.I.Q.P.S | PA to the Head |
| Joanne Colley | B.A.(Hons) Sheffield Hallam MCIPD | HR Manager |
| Kate Dawson | B.A. (Hons) Humberside (PGCE) | Marketing, Admissions, Alumni and Development Assistant |
| Erica Dean | B.A.(Hons) Leeds, M.A. MCilip | Librarian |
| Philip Eames | BSc.(Hons) Lincoln | Sports Facilities Manager |
| Julie Hart | Receptionist | |
| Richard Illingworth | Driver/General Support Worker | |
| Heather Jones | M.H.C.I.M.A | Domestic Administrator |
| Alaina Logan | M.A.A.T | Payroll and Fees |
| Laura Lunn | Deputy Head (Pastoral) Secretary | |
| Joseph Mc Andrew | Administration Assistant | |
| Abbey Mason | Diploma in Marketing | Admissions Co-ordinator |
| Jane Easter | Event Manager | |
| Paul Meeson | Assistant Warden | |
| Debbie Proctor | Purchase Ledger Clerk | |
| Christine Readman | Technician (Sciences) | |
| Camren Green | Maintenance Electrician | |
| Adam Scott | ITIL, SDI-SDA | Network Manager |
| Rebecca Stephenson | Admissions/Marketing Secretary | |
| Jacqueline Utley | PA to the Bursar and Office Co-ordinator | |
| Gillian Wilks | B.A. (Hons) History MCIPD | Technician (Food Technology) |
| Celia Wolfe | B.A.(Hons) Bangor M.A. UBC | Archivist |
BOARDING HOUSES
Boys’ School House
| Christopher Bailey | B.Sc. (Hons) Bath (PGCE) M.A. Leeds | Housemaster |
| Jim Davies | M.Mus.(Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) Leeds | Assistant Housestaff |
| Todor Doychinov | Assistant Housestaff | |
| Patrick Roberts | B.A.(Hons) Leeds | Assistant Housestaff |
| Emma Speake | B.Sc.(Hons) Design and Technology with QTS | Assistant Housestaff |
| Michelle Walker | Matron |
Girls’ School House
| Daniel Roots | B.A. (Hons) Central Lancashire (PGCE) | Modern Foreign Languages, Assistant Housestaff |
| Maureen Gibbins | Matron | |
| Brenda Hodge | B.Ed.(Hons) Bradford and Ilkley Community College | Housemistress |
| Fiona McCormack | B.A.(Hons Northumbria (PGCE) | Assistant Housestaff |
| Alice Robson | B.A (Hons) Leeds Beckett | Community Tennis Coach Assistant Housestaff |
| Rosalind Noble | MPhysGeog. (Hons) Hull (PGCE) | Head of Geography, SEN Learning Mentor KS4, Head of PSHE, Assistant Housestaff GSH |
Pastoral Care
| Dr. Gwenan Davenport | MB, ChB (Sheffield) MRCGP | Medical Officer |
| Pamela Evans | R.G.N., Cert HE (Nursing) Leeds | Nursing Sister |
| Dan Hussey | BSc(Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) Huddersfield MA | Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner |
Peripatetic Music Teachers
| Christine Bullough | G.Mus. Huddersfield LTCL (PGCE) | Singing |
| Jim Davies
| M.Mus.(Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) Leeds | Brass Assistant Boys’ Housestaff |
| Elyse Greenwood | B.Mus.(Hons) Huddersfield | Flute |
| Helen Issitt | B.A. (Hons) Music (Performance) | Piano |
| Clare Haughton | B.Mus.(Hons) Hull | Cello, Voice, Piano |
| Eileen Roberts | Guitar | |
| Carol Stephens | B.Mus.(Hons) Huddersfield | Percussion |
| Rae Strong | B.A. (Hons), L.L.C.M. A.T.C.L. C.T.V.C.M (Teaching Dip) Huddersfield | Violin, Piano and Recorder |
| Jeff Swift | G.Mus. Huddersfield (PGCE) | Guitar |
Hobby Instructors / Trainers / Volunteers
| Daniel Berry | Hockey Instructor | |
| Brian Davies | M.G.N.A.S. | Lead Archery Instructor |
| Terry Frost | Reg. Instructor BTC | Tae-Kwon-Do |
| Christopher Key | Archery Instructor | |
| Nick Wynn | Fencing Instructor | |
| Marie Gair | B.A.(Hons) Leicester PGCE | LAMDA teacher |
| Gary Leslie | Computing and Electronics | |
| Samuel Messam | England Basketball Association Level III Coach, Level II Basketball Tutor | Basketball |
| David Whitham | Archery Assistant Coach |
1 September 2018
