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 JP Fagan Assistant Principal KS3 Behaviour
Mr G Thomson Year 8 Manager
Mrs J Foster Year 7/8 Student Support & Child Protection Manager
Key Stage 4 (next to the NCR)
Mr P Lewis Assistant Principal KS4 Student Engagement & Behaviour
Mr N Ashman Year 9 Manager
Mr Reeve Year 10 Manager
Mrs N Pyper-Mann Year 11 Manager
Mrs J Roberts KS4 Student Support & Child Protection Manager
Mrs A Marsden POD Administrator
Key Stage 5 (Located in the Sixth Form Centre)
Mrs H Merga Head of Sixth Form
Mr J Lindsay Year 12 Manager
Mrs L Rawcliffe Year 13 Manager
Mrs A Watson Sixth Form Study Supervisor & Administrator
