POD Staff
PODs are the pastoral hubs of the Academy and are the central point of contact for any issues regarding student welfare. For Key Stages 3 and 4, there is a joint POD next to the LRC, which includes Assistant Principals, Heads of Years, Student Support/Child Protection Officers and Admin staff. Pastoral care for Years 7-8 is overseen by the KS3 staff, for Years 9, 10 and 11 it is the KS4 staff, and for Sixth Form (Years 12-13) it is the KS5 staff.
A vital part of the pastoral team are the form tutors and they are encouraged to be the first point of contact for parents for day to day issues concerning their child. For more urgent requests or for issues that require help from the Year Manager or Assistant Principal then it is possible to contact each POD directly via our telephone switchboard or via email.
Key Stage 3 (next to the LRC)
Mr Ashman Assistant Principal - Key Stage 3
Mrs L Lewis Year 7 Manager
Mrs S Pugh Assistant Head of Year 7
Mrs S McGinn Year 8 Manager
Mr H Lobb Assistant Head of Year 8
Mr M Reeve Year 9 Manager
Mr R Hartley Assistant Head of Year 9
Miss H Lawson Family Support & Safeguarding Manager
Key Stage 4 (next to the NCR)
Mr P Lewis Assistant Principal - Key Stage 4
Miss A Hardman Year 10 Manager
Miss R Butler Assistant Head of Year 10
Mr G Thomson Year 11 Manager
Miss K Paradise Assistant Head of Year 11
Key Stage 5 (Located in the Sixth Form Centre)
Mrs H Cass Assistant Principal Head of Sixth Form
Mr M Trohear Year 12 Manager
Mrs L Rawcliffe Year 13 Manager
Mrs A Watson Student Welfare Officer
Mrs R Carlton Sixth Form Study Supervisor
