Senior Leadership Team

I have been in Education for 20 years in the West Yorkshire region working at schools in Leeds, Bradford and Rastrick. During this time I have been a senior leader for 13 years, six years as an Assistant Head Teacher, five years as a Deputy Head Teacher in charge of Raising standards and currently as the Head of School at Rastrick High school.

I lead and develop the Achievement and Support functions of the school, including attendance, climate for learning and support for all pupils. During my tenure at Rastrick High School, I have held numerous leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility, providing a firm foundation in the understanding of our school and the culture that is essential to this role.

My role is supporting staff, to ensure ‘teaching is mostly outstanding and never less than good’. To support staff, we provide an outstanding CPD programme to ensure staff are up-to-date with the most recent research, and can apply this to their everyday practice. I also ensure we offer an outstanding curriculum for our students, and a personalised options process for Year 9 students.

Since becoming a teacher eighteen years ago I have worked in a variety of different school across Yorkshire.  I joined Rastrick High School in 2016 as the first Director of Humanities and have since moved into the role of Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning.

I have been in education for over 20 years. The majority of my experience has been in leading Maths education in schools across Leeds and Wakefield. I joined Rastrick as Director of Mathematics in 2015 and moved into the senior leadership team in 2021 with responsibility for leading teaching & learning, working with the team to ensure our students get the very best education.

As Assistant Headteacher, I oversee Achievement and Support across KS3 to establish a positive climate for learning for all students. Furthermore, I am the strategic lead for whole school attendance and punctuality.

Since starting teaching 19 years ago, I have worked in a range of schools across Kirklees in a number of different roles. I joined Rastrick High School in September 2022 as an Assistant Headteacher for Quality of Education and work across the school to ensure that all pupils receive an outstanding education, both academically and pastorally.

During my time in education, through working in two multi academy trusts, I have gained experience of a number of educational settings and contexts in a range of capacities including senior leadership.