Staff

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Thompson

Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Anna Bates (DSL)

Assistant Headteachers
Mr Lee McAvoy (Assistant Headteacher – SCERTS pathway) 

Mrs Angela Andrews (Assistant Headteacher for Semi-Formal pathway) 

Mrs Jude Hickey (Assistant Headteacher – Formal Pathway Lead) (DSL) (Careers Lead)

School Business Manager
Ms Pam Sayle

School SENCO

SENCo – Mrs Rebecca Thompson – senco@highfield.wakefield.sch.uk 

Assistant SENCO – Jen Ablett

SEN Administrator – Louise Wood

SCERTS Pathway

• • 8/9/10TTr – Tara Travis 
  • Natalie Heighton / Pauline Whitley 
  • Rafhida Mamaniat
  • Teresa Wright
  • Simone Rawson
  • Emma Shore

Semi-Formal Pathway

• • Jane Grace / Twinkle Bhalla
  • Rebecca Backhouse / Natalie Heighton
  • Katie Lunn 
  • Alice Burns 
  • Stacey Bibby
  • Nicola Moffatt
  • Rebecca Mason

Formal Pathway

• • Laura Brown 
  • Catherine Gunn 
  • Tim Newman 
  • Sarah Hughes 

Subject Teachers

• • Animal Care & Land based studies – Samantha Harwood 
  • Physical Education – Lucy Harrison 
  • Careers – Jack Edwards 
  • Belinda Cookman

Post 16

Moving On (Highfield Site)

• • P16KWo—Kirsty Woffinden (nee Shires)
  • P16LTw—Leanne Tweddle

Futures (Thornes Site)

• • P16MWa—Michael Warren
  • P16RGS—Richard—Godman Sharples
  • P16SSt—Sharon Stobbs/Patrizia Ronchetti

City Futures (Wakefield City Centre)

• • Lead Tutor—Vicky Mangham

Learning Mentor Lead
Mr Daniel Andersson

Communication Specialist
Mrs Sangita Sharma

VI Specialist
Miss Rebecca Talbot

Fitness
Mrs Milda Kankeviciute

Outdoor Learning
Mr Bob Blackburn

In-Class
Mrs Twinkle Bhalla
Miss Laura Ashworth (nee Fisher)
Mrs Patrizia Ronchetti(Post 16)
Mrs Tracey Warren
Pauline Whitley

Mrs Jess Judd

Our Parent Support Advisers are also Designated Safeguarding Officers. They have up to date Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training.

Mrs Kirsty Barr
Faye Taylor
Mrs Christine Beresford

Our Child Welfare & Safeguarding Lead is also a Designated Safeguarding Lead. She has up to date Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training.

Behaviour for Learning Mentors

Alison Shaw
Sue Atherton (Post 16)
Sam Marsh
Kathryn Longdon

Lead Learning Mentor

Daniel Andersson (HLTA)

Claire Adams
Lucinda Adams
Umaira Ansar
Kayley Beddoes
Sally Brown
Michelle Burden
Taylor Carter
Cody Chadwick
Penny Clement
Amanda Coman
Louise Day
Michelle Driver
Michelle Elsworthy
Julie Empsall
Claire Grice
Jacki Guest
Clare Gunson
William Haigh
Penny Heaton
Sarah Hetherington
Nicola Hubbard
Sarah Krasniqi
Danielle Laycock
Kia Lloyd
Bethany Milner
Katie McDerby
Jess McGinn
Joshua Nelson
Caroline Oldfield
Bobby Palmer
Rashida Parveen
Louise Ramsey
Kerrie Raymond
Amie Ridge
Sonya Rhodes
Angela Ryan
Katie Sellers
Lubna Shahid
Candice Smith
Gladys Smith
Adele Smith Martin
Kerry Stafford
Suzanne Stead
Alice Steele
Andleeb Tauseef
Karen Treloar
Tracy Valentine
Victor Violet
Kerry Walker
Jayne Waters
Stacey Wiggins
Tracey Wilde
Leigh Woodhouse
Sophie Wong
Sanam Zafar

Sara Fryer

Jen Ablett (Assistant SENCO)
Louise Wood (SEN Admin)
Fiona Jackson (Clerical Officer)
Hannah Billingham (Admin & Exams Officer)
Amanda Cook (Thornes Park Site)

Julie Bonson (Medical Officer)
Emma Knight (OT & Physio Assistant)

Emma Woodhead (Medical Officer at Thornes)

Jonathan Bond

Debbie Black