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Minsthorpe Community College

Key Staff

Staff at the College can be contacted via enquiries@minsthorpe.cc.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

POST    POST HOLDER 
Principal  Mark Gilmore
Principal  Rachael Merritt
Director of HR & Associate Teams Cath Green 
Assistant Principal (Quality & Impact)  Sarah Adams
Assistant Principal (Safeguarding & Wellbeing)  Jeanette Collins 
Assistant Principal (Curriculum & Progression)  Susie Lewis 
Assistant Principal (Assessment & Outcomes)  Kim McGowan
Assistant Principal (Behaviour & Attendance)  Richard Yates 
Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Professional Learning & Behaviour Curriculum) Jenny Read 
Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Pedagogy & Practice) Luke Ruston
Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Post 16)  Dave Lloyd
Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Transition & Enrichment) Laura Drysdale
Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Student Support) Matthew Orr

TEACHING TEAMS

Curriculum Team Leaders (CTLs) or Heads of Departments

POST POST HOLDER
Computing & Digital Media Stuart Mallinson 
Creative Claire Chamberlain
English Laura Smith
Geography Rachel Baxter
History Nicky Fletcher
Maths  Ian Lancashire
Modern Foreign Languages  Leanne Hartley
PE  Michael Mann
Science  Francesca Hart/Matthew Sutton
Learning For Life Kirsty Jackson
Social & Vocational  Donella Cook
Design Technology Leanne Bradley

Heads of Year and Assistant Heads of Year - 2024/25

YEAR 7

Head of Year Anna Cunningham
Assistant Head of Year   Nick Shepherd

YEAR 8

Head of Year Lyndsay Raistrick
Assistant Head of Year   Christopher Truelove

YEAR 9

Head of Year  Hannah Marshall
Assistant Head of Year   Gary Lumley

YEAR 10

Head of Year     Chris Max
Assistant Head of Year Verity Ficken

YEAR 11

Head of Year  Liam Harnell
Assistant Head of Year   Nicola Elliss

Post 16

Director of Post 16  Dave Lloyd
Post 16 Pastoral Lead Anna Fish
Post 16 Pastoral Lead   Simon Hughes

ASSOCIATE TEAMS

ASSOCIATE TEAM LEADERS AND ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE TEAM LEADERS

Administration Yvette Kelsall
Ebony Sykes 
Data Megan Dowey
Claire Rady 
Finance Mandy Watson
Jayde Healey
IT Services  Matthew Wood
Jatinder Kaur Sandhu
Estates and Facilities  Shaun Cuthbert
James Day 

OTHER KEY ROLES

Clerk to Governing Body Ebony Sykes
Company Secretary Cath Green
Principals' PA Ruth Simmons
Data Protection Officer    Kim McGowan
Inclusion Manager Dale Fairhurst
Student Support Provisions Manager Adele Connelly
Head of Attendance Erica Chamberlain
Pastoral Manager Amber Biddulph
Kitchen Manager    Davina Chapman
Happy Days Children’s Centre Manager  Nicola Heppinstall
Sports & Fitness Centre Manager  Ben Harrison

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