Who to contact
Your Child’s Learning
You may wish to contact a subject teacher about any of the following:
- Homework issues
- Issues relating to classroom work.
- Concerns about your child’s progress.
- How you may help your child in this subject.
- Detentions
- Awards/Achievements
- Reports/Assessments
English Department
- Miss Pearson - Curriculum Leader for English
- Mrs Norris(C2)
- Miss Chillingworth (Formerly Miss Bennett) (L3)
- Mrs Naylor
- Mrs Granville(W2)
- Mrs Estrada(Formerly Miss Byrne)
Mathematics Department
- Mr Morris - Curriculum Leader for Mathematics
- Mr Elder(W4)
- Mrs Whiteman(L5)
- Mr Meltz(W6)
- Ms Crampton Year 7 Transition Learning Manager
- Mrs Ball
- Mrs Gallagher (L1)
Science Department
- Mr Estall - Curriculum Leader for Science (S1)
- Mr Wardroper(C3)
- Mr Bishop(S5)
- Mrs Fountain(W3)
- Mr Bayjou
- Mr Atkinson KS4 Learning Manager
ICT and Business Studies Department
- Miss Bayley - Curriculum Leader for ICT and Business Studies (W2)
- Mr Earl - KS3 Learning Manager
- Mr Kemm KS4 Learning Manager for Vocational Pathways
- Mrs Whiting(C5)
PE Department
- Miss Langham - Curriculum Leader for PE (C4)
- Mr Mountford
- Mrs Mountford - Learning Manager for HoH
- Mr Lovell
- Mrs Naylor
- Mrs Starkey - KS4 Learning Manager
Humanities Department
- Mr Turner - Curriculum Leader for Humanities (W1)
- Miss Packer - Head of RE (C6)
- Miss Thomas(W5)
- Miss Golledge
- Miss Gasson(S4)
Modern Foreign Languages Department
- Mrs Clayton - Curriculum Leader for MFL (L2)
- Mr Togoh(S2)
- Miss Davie
Technology Department
- Mr Simmonds - Curriculum Leader for Technology (L4)
- Mr Kemm KS4 Learning Manager for Vocational Pathways
- Mrs Bate(S3)
- Mrs Whiting(C5)
Art Department
- Ms Townshend - Curriculum Leader for Art
- Ms Crampton - Year 7 Transition Learning Manager
- Mr Watson
- Mrs Whiting(C5)
Dance Department
- Miss Daines - Curriculum Leader for Dance (S6)
Drama Department
- Mrs Wall - Curriculum Leader for Drama (S6)
Music Department
- Mr McGeever - Curriculum Leader for Music (C1)
RACE - year 7
- Contact via Ms Crampton Year 7 Transition Learning Manager
SEN Department
- Mr Townsend - Additional Needs Assistant Manager
Having spoken with your child’s subject teacher you may wish to seek further advice from a Curriculum Leader.
Learning Managers monitor student progress and achievements across subjects in the College; you may be asked to meet with Learning Managers to discuss issues that relate to more than one subject.
Your Child’s Welfare
You may wish to contact the College for a number of reasons other than those to do with learning.
All teachers in our College are tutors. You can check which teacher is your child’s tutor from the lists on page 1 and 2. The tutor group is shown in brackets next to the teacher’s name.
Initial contact should be via your child’s tutor:
this can be a note from you in the student planner or a telephone call to the College reception asking for the tutor to return your call.
You may wish to inform the tutor about:
- Uniform
- Equipment
- Appointments or commitments outside of
- College i.e. doctor, dentist
Heads of House
You may wish to contact Heads of House about:
- Relationship difficulties that your child is having with students or adults in the College.
- Bullying issues.
- Outside of College concerns.
- Attendance issues.
- Student ‘on-report’ cards or tracking sheets.
- Personal Support Plans (PSP)
- Advice about other support agencies.
- House activities that you would like to support.
- Any other concern other than learning.
Heads of House are available throughout the day and can deal with any issues to do with your child’s welfare. Please call the College and press 4 when asked which will put you through to the PA to the Heads of House.
- Head of Windmill House - Mrs Taberer
- Head of Strand House - Miss Clark
- Head of Landgate House - Mrs Lyden
- Head of Citadel House - Miss Croucher
Having spoken with your Head of House, you may wish to seek further advice from the Learning Manager for Heads of House who oversees their work.
Student Reception
- Attendance Officer (Mrs Ferid)
- Student Receptionist (Miss Joly)
Both have recently been trained as PIC’s (Parent Information Contact)s and First Aiders.
You may wish to contact them about :
- Attendance information
- Bus passes / transports
- School meals
- Purchasing uniform and equipment
- After College Activities
- Lost Property
- General College information
- Getting an urgent message to your child.
Our Leadership Team:
- Mrs Cockerham - Principal
- Ms Coleman - Vice Principal
- Mr Bayjou - Assistant Principal
- Mr Coburn - Assistant Principal
- Mr Mountford - Assistant Principal
- Mr Coburn - Assistant Principal
Other
- Mr Thomson - Adult Education
- Mrs White - Connexions Careers Officer
- Mrs Lott - Catering Manager
- Mrs Bailey - Nursery Manager
- Mrs Ward - Parent council
Website administrator
We are committed to working with parents and carers to support our students’ success. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have a query or concern or even a good idea to share to help improve our work.
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