Staff List 2023-24

We have a large and committed staff team at Ponteland High School. Individuals are listed in their teams with any additional responsibilities identified.

 

  

Staff List 2023-2024 

 

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Stefan McElwee

Headteacher (Geography)

Robert Spurr

Deputy Headteacher (Science, Biology)

Mark Warland

Deputy Headteacher (Science, Physics)

Jonny Greenshields

Deputy Headteacher (RE)

Will Close-Ash

Assistant Headteacher (Science, Physics)

Sarah Routledge

Assistant Headteacher (English)

Lyn Robinson

Assistant Headteacher (SENDCO)

Julie Hall (Jan 24

Assistant Headteacher (Head of Sixth Form)

Diane Jamieson

Business Manager

Clare Barker

P.A. to the Headteacher/CEO, Office Manager and Clerk to the Governing Body

Jamie Ward

Data and Exams Manager

 

PELE TRUST CENTRAL SERVICES TEAM

Claire Leightley

Chief Operating Officer

Julie Collins

Management Accountant

Sharon Fairbridge

Finance Manager

Elizabeth Higgins

Finance Assistant

Andrea Wray

Finance Assistant

Tynne Johnson

Rebecca Hodgson

Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT STAFF TEAM

Linda Jones

Senior Administration Officer

Claire Downey

Receptionist/Clerical Assistant

Mel Mortimer

Receptionist/Clerical Assistant

Susanne Nicholson

Receptionist/Clerical Assistant

Allison Handy

Data and Exams Officer

Hayley Bell

Senior Science Technician

Bethany Kelly

Science Technician 

Craig Mordey

Science Technician

Stuart Walker

Science Technician

Paul Graney

Technology Technician (Part time)

Trish Lovekin

Food Technician

Ann-Marie Briggs

Librarian/Learning Resource Centre Manager

 

 

James McCombe

PE Cover Supervisor

Nicola Park

Cover Supervisor (Part time)

Clare Timmons

Cover Supervisor (Part time)

Cameron Willis

Cover Supervisor 

Alison Bowring

Careers Coordinator

   

CARETAKING

 

Frank Young

Senior Caretaker

Dean Best

Late Duty Caretaker

   

KITCHEN

 

Richard Bell

Pele Trust Catering Manager

Carol George

PHS Catering Manager

Tracey Havelock

Cook

Linda Armstrong

Kitchen Assistant

Shirley Halliwell

Kitchen Assistant

Louise Henry

Kitchen Assistant

Charlotte Waldron

Kitchen Assistant

Sandra Lee

Kitchen Assistant

Jane Martin

Kitchen Assistant

Samantha Slade

Kitchen Assistant

Linda Sparke

Kitchen Assistant

Kath Young

Kitchen Assistant

 Ellie Riley

 

Lyndsey Newton

Kitchen Assistant

 

Kitchen Assistant

PASTORAL TEAMS

Andy Allman

Pastoral and Transition Support Worker

Helen Brewis

Y7 Pastoral Leader (English)

Joey Murray

Y7 Pastoral Manager

Chris Benn

Y8 Pastoral Manager (French, German)

Moira Andrews

Y8 Pastoral Manager

Emma Lee

Y9 Pastoral Leader (Drama, PE) 

Sally Huntley/Rebecca Young 

Y9 Pastoral Manager

Helen Hartley

Y10 Pastoral Leader (English)

Paul Coulson

Y10 Pastoral Manager

Lydia Cowell

Y11 Pastoral Leader (PE) 

Lynn Mordey

Y11 Pastoral Manager

Beth Edmondson

Deputy Head of Sixth form

Dawn McKenna

Sixth form Student Coordinator

 

   
   

LEARNING SUPPORT

 

Naureen Amjad

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Alice Ingram

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Becky Bradley

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Sonja Cooper

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Veronica Dandes

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Inna Hrynenko

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Charlotte Huddart

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Lesley-Anne Huddart

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Kelly Johns

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Joanne Jones

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Rebecca Young

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Christopher Younger

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Richard Oliver

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Amanda Williamson

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Nadia Salinas - Vernaza

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Zoe Simpson

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

Sandra Williams

Special Needs Assistant, Curriculum Support

 Rachael Ogle
 
 

Helen Pearse

Inclusion Manager

   

BUSINESS, ECONOMICS and ICT

Aiden Sutherland

Raising Achievement Leader (Business, Economics)

Mark Tippins

Raising Achievement Deputy - Head of Business (Business, ICT)

Khurram Chaudhry

Raising Achievement Deputy - Head of ICT and Computing (ICT and Computing)

Sophie Brown

Business, Economics and ICT

Samantha Carr

Business, Economics and ICT (Part time)

Sharron Hudson

Business (Part time)

John Richardson

ICT, Computing and Design Technology

Paul Wright

ICT, Computing

   

ENGLISH

 

Rachel Clarke

Raising Achievement Leader

Katie Pounder

Raising Achievement Deputy

Chloe Emmerson

Raising Achievement Coordinator

Christine Heath

Raising Achievement Coordinator

Joe Parkin

Raising Achievement Coordinator

Carly Bamborough

English

Katherine Bone

English

Naomi Close-Ash

English

Fiona Digby

English

Justine Wright

English

   

EXPRESSIVE ARTS

 

Aly Burridge

Raising Achievement Leader (Media)

Paul Dunn

Raising Achievement Deputy (Head of PE)

Philip Rosier

Raising Achievement Deputy (Head of Music)

David Todd

Media

Vacancy

Music

Jolene Byers

Head of Girls’ PE

Leeann Anderson

PE

Chris Doig

PE

Gordon Grier

PE

Sophie Watson

PE

   
   

LANGUAGES

 

Sarah Tuck

Raising Achievement Leader (Spanish, French, German)

Paula Davison

Raising Achievement Deputy 

Marie Merlaud

Raising Achievement Coordinator (French)

Clare Brockenbrow

Spanish, French

Jo Fraser

French, German

Lauren Howells

French, Spanish

Joanne Suffolk

French, German

   

MATHS

 

Jeremiah Suffolk

Raising Achievement Leader

Anna Pickover

Raising Achievement Deputy (Part Time)

Colin Egner

Raising Achievement Coordinator (Part Time)

Daniel Patten

Raising Achievement Coordinator

Paul Jones

Raising Achievement Coordinator

Mridula Babu

Maths

Anna Bunce

Maths (Part Time)

Helen Johnson

Maths (Part Time)

Emma Leitch

Maths

Murdo Morrison

Maths

Steve Symons

Maths

Ashleigh Thompson

Maths (Part Time)

Katie Winship

Maths (Part Time)

   

SCIENCE

Nick Tuck

Raising Achievement Leader (Chemistry)

Jon Clayson

Raising Achievement Deputy (Physics)

Susan Gair

Raising Achievement Coordinator (Chemistry)

Amelia Yates

Raising Achievement Coordinator (Biology)

Paige Nelson

Raising Achievement Coordinator (Chemistry)

James Fisher

Physics

Guy Gibson

Biology

Susan Green

Science (Part time)

Emma McAllister

Biology

Stephen Oliver

Chemistry

Liam Pollard

Chemistry

Connor Pommells

Physics

Sarah Rutherford

Biology

   

HUMANITIES

 

John Brown

Raising Achievement Leader (Geography)

David Bartlett

Raising Achievement Deputy (History)

Caitlin Naylor

Raising Achievement Deputy (RE, Psychology)

Phil Ross

Raising Achievement Deputy (Geography)

Phil Robinson

Deputy SENCO

Jo Baker

RE

James Thompson

RE

Courtney Radcliffe

Geography

Vacancy

History

Paul Reid

History

Sara Stripp

History

Michael Driver

Psychology

 

TECHNOLOGY AND ART

Claire Light

Raising Achievement Leader (Technology)

Nichola Gray

Raising Achievement Deputy (Food Technology)

Karen Murphy

Raising Achievement Deputy (Art, Textiles)

Harriett Bennett (Jan 24)

Design Technology

Evlynne Boe

Food Technology 

Jane Kemp

Art

Mark Shone

Technology

Kirsty Wickham

Food Technology, Textiles