Staff Members

sandbach high school and sixth form College

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Ellen Walton

Headteacher

Leading Overall Effectiveness. 

Leading School Self-Review and Improvement.

Accounting Officer

Leading strategy and vision for school.

Leading SHSSFC compliance and Finance. 

Leading school improvement and the growth plan. 

Leading and improving overall effectiveness through partnerships and collaboration.

Nicki Oyler

Deputy Headteacher

Strategic Lead of Pastoral Care, Pupil Welfare, Behaviour and Safety (including Safeguarding Lead) 

Strategic lead of Attendance and Admissions 7-11

Lead on Pastoral Care, Pupil Welfare, Behaviour

Leading on whole School Attendance  and Admissions 7-11

Strategic lead stakeholder engagement and community relations 

Strategic lead of personal development

Nicola Oyler
Mrs Sarah Frost

Sarah Frost

Deputy Headteacher

Strategic lead of Teaching Staff and Curriculum 

Leading the Quality of Teaching & Learning and CPD Years 7-13

Leading Assessment Years 7-13

Leading School Self Review - Monitoring and Evaluation-Curriculum Review 7-13

Leads on the delivery and implementation of an efficient and effective Curriculum 7-13 including Year 9 options

Leading Ofsted developments

Strategic lead of Literacy and Numeracy

Strategic Lead of teaching & support staff CPD 

Assistant Headteachers

Hannah McNeilage

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Designated Safeguarding Lead Years 7-13

Strategic lead of Transition

Leading on Personal Development 

Leads on stakeholder engagement including parent/student council and PEG

Individual Health Care Plans (IHCP)

Leading on Homework

Strategic lead of PSHCE and Citizenship

Lead on whole school duty

Lead on extra curricular and alternative learning week

Anti-bullying

Andrew Ford

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Strategic lead of the Sixth Form College including Attendance, Pastoral Care and Achievement  

Leading data and whole school performance measures 7-13

Leading whole school performance measures KS4

Leading Staffing and Timetable

Leading Individual Advice Guidance including Careers KS3-5

Leading on KS4 to KS5 and post College transition

Leading exams Years 7-13 including External Exams / compliance

Supporting Year 9 Options Process

 

 

Mark Hitchen

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Strategic Lead of SEND and inclusion for all students including with SEMH 7-13

Strategic lead of staff and student mental health and wellbeing 7-13

Strategic lead of the ITT and ECT programme and new staff induction

Lead on staff and student (7-13) wellbeing including counselling

Lead on SEND including SEND transition

Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Lead on staff workload

Lead on inclusion for all students including those with SEMH, Looked After Children and Young Carers

Leading on teaching staff appraisal

 

 

Sion Williams 

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Leading Achievement 7-11

Strategic Lead of Pupil Premium 

Leading Achievement at KS3 & KS4 including key pupil groups

Leading of Pupil Premium and the National Tutoring Programme

Leading on whole school rewards

Supporting lead on Literacy, Numeracy and EAL

Supporting Year 9 Options Process

Helen Hulse

Helen Hulse

Business Manager

Leading Finance, HR and Premises

Leads on the Strategy and the business functions of the school and College 

Leading the budget and finance

Strategic lead of site

Leading Contracts

Chief Financial Officer

Strategic Lead of the whole school IT Network

Strategic Lead of Support staff and their appraisal

Health and Safety

GDPR

Data Protection Officer

Educational Visits co-ordinator

Creativity and Performance

Curriculum Leader - David Valentine

  • Art
  • Drama
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Physical Education

English

Curriculum Leader - Laura Cooke 

  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Film Studies

Maths

Curriculum Leader - Fiona Fishburne

  • Maths
  • Further Maths
  • Core Maths

Modern Foreign Languages

Curriculum Leader - Harriet O'Rourke

  • French
  • German
  • Spanish

Design and Technology

Curriculum Leader - Daniel Massey

  • Product Design 
  • Engineering 
  • Textiles 
  • Graphics 
  • Food 

Business, Computing and Social Sciences

Curriculum Leader - Gareth Bashford

  • Business Studies
  • Careers
  • Economics
  • Computer Studies
  • Digital iMedia
  • Creative iMedia
  • Child Development
  • Criminology
  • Psychology
  • Law

Humanities

Curriculum Leader - Catherine Wildman

  • Geography
  • History
  • Politics
  • Religious and World Views

Science

Curriculum Leader - Peter Hilton

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Achievement Team

Kate Windle - Achievement Assistant Year 7

Liz Clark - Achievement Lead Year 8 and Year 9 

Darren Halstead - Achievement Lead Year 10 and Year 11

Jess Gillespie - Achievement Assistant Disadvantaged Yrs 7-11 

Rory Abbotson – Director of Sixth Form

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