Our Staff

At Abbey Gate College, we pride ourselves on our staff. We believe they bring high levels of professionalism, specialist knowledge, and a profound commitment to care for each child and their needs.

College Staff
Infant and Junior School Teaching Staff
M Hickey - Head of Infant and Junior School
C Travis - Deputy Head of Infant and Junior School and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
G Foulkes - Teaching Assistant
S Hall - Teacher of Learning Enrichment
A Hughes - Teacher
N Jones - Teacher and PE & Fixtures Co-ordinator
W Jones - Teaching Assistant
A Kinsey - Teaching Assistant
S Kinsey - Teaching Assistant
M Nevett - Teaching Assistant
E Newman - Teacher and Art & Design and Technology Co-ordinator
L Parker - Teacher and English Co-ordinator
S Parry - Teacher and Eco & Sustainability Co-ordinator
K Reid - Teaching Assistant
W Richards - Teacher and Mathematics Co-ordinator
S Tomlins - Teacher and H&S and Science Co-ordinator
E Turner - Teacher
A Williams - Teacher and EYFS Co-ordinator
Senior School and Sixth Form Teaching Staff
C Jenkinson - Head
A Austen - Senior Deputy Head and Teacher of Geography
M Booth - Deputy Head (Academic) and Teacher of Maths
C Houghton - Deputy Head (Pastoral), Designated Safeguarding Lead and Teacher of History
E Leatherbarrow - Head of Sixth Form (Academic) and Teacher of Science
D Rowett - Head of Sixth Form (Pastoral) and Teacher of PE
G Allen - Teacher of Business
J Andrews - Head of Music
K Anger - Head of Drama
E Axon - Deputy Head of PE and Head of Year 11
T Baglole - Head of Year 8 and Teacher of Science
K Bailey - Head of Business and Young Enterprise Lead
S Ball - Head of Physics, Head of Ripley House and Quizmaster
K Baty - Teacher of English
C Bennett - Head of Modern Foreign Languages
S Blain - Teacher of PE
K Burdon - EAL Co-ordinator and Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
K Burdon - Head of Maths and Eswatini Service Project Lead
A Byers - Teacher of Art
L Chapman - Teacher of Maths
C Cutler - Head of Physical Education, Duke of Edinburgh Centre Manager, and Gold & Silver DofE Co-ordinator
G Darbey - Head of Geography, Head of Marmion House and More Able, Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator
S Demuth - Learning Enrichment Teaching Assistant
M Dickins - Head of History and Politics
S Dolan - Head of Biology
Z Dunn - Head of Psychology
A Dutton - Teaching Assistant
E Garcia-Estrada - Teacher of Science
V Gray - Teacher of History
A Gresty - Head of English
H Highton - Teacher of English
L Hornby - Head of Learning Enrichment
D Jenkinson - Head of Careers, Head of Year 9 and Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
L Johnson - Teacher of Computer Science/ICT
K Jones - Teacher of Design & Technology and ICT
D Kebell - Head of Science
H Kitchin - Teacher of Business
Z Leonard - Head of Religious Studies
J Lloyd-Johnson - Head of Art
A Neal - Teacher of History
G O'Leary - Teacher of Maths
L Poyser - Head of Chemistry (Elect) and Head of Hastings House
M Richardson - Teacher of Music
E Sanders - Head of PSHE and RSE Co-ordinator and Sustainability Lead and Head of Year 7
N Stammers - Head of Computer Science/ICT
D Stockley - Head of Design and Technology
G Thomas - Teacher of Maths and Head of Year 10
C Tilley - Teacher of English and Religious Studies
P Thomas - Teacher of PE
C Tilley - Teacher of English
S Toosey - Teacher of Drama
K Whitwell - Teacher of Maths
H Wood - Teacher of Geography and Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Lead
E Worth - Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Support Staff
Finance
A Williams - Finance Manager
H Keenan - Finance Officer - Technical
S Tagg - Finance Officer - Operational
Administrative
H Goodall - Data Manager
S Greening - After School Care Practitioner
F Hodgkinson - Marketing and Promotions Manager
S Handley - Clerk to Governors and Office Administrator & Receptionist
A Ivory - PA to Infant & Junior Head and Receptionist
K Jackson - Office Administrator and Receptionist
V Jackson - Social, Emotional and Academic Counsellor
K Lindley - Office Manager
S MacLaren - Admissions and External Relations Manager
S Moran - HR and Staff Wellbeing Manager
A Owen - Examinations Officer
P Sheckley - Lead First Aider and Counsellor
K Simons - Executive PA
N York - Office Administrator and Receptionist
Technicians
R Freeman - Art Technician
S Horsefield - Senior Design & Technology Technician
S Huxley - Senior Science Technician
H Rawson - Science Technician
ICT
A Rose - Senior ICT Technician
Estates
D Coakley - Estates Manager
G Dawson - Caretaker
T Frodsham - Head Gardener
P Hamilton - Head Caretaker
J Hughes - Groundsperson/Caretaker
S Horsefield - Caretaker
Y Laidouni - Groundsperson/Caretaker
D Owen - Minibus Driver
S Peers - Caretaker
R Tyrrell - Caretaker
Peripatetic Music Teachers
A Bowen-Lewis - Peripatetic Music Teacher
B Carlyle - Peripatetic Music Teacher
E Hartwell-Jones - Peripatetic Music Teacher
J Modelski - Peripatetic Music Teacher
R Owen - Peripatetic Music Teacher
R Pettitt - Peripatetic Music Teacher
J Rowland - Peripatetic Music Teacher
M Shibata - Peripatetic Music Teacher
A Slater - Peripatetic Music Teacher
J Smith - Peripatetic Music Teacher
S Smith - Peripatetic Music Teacher
P Soffe - Peripatetic Music Teacher