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Barnwell School has amazing leaders at all levels, who work both individually and collectively for the benefit of our students and their families.

The team members have complimentary skills and experience that provides a powerful driving force for school improvement.

Senior Leadership Team

Maria Townsend	Headteacher	m.townsend@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Matt Roberts	Deputy Headteacher	m.roberts@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jackie Johnson	Deputy Headteacher	j.johnson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Cary Francis	Deputy Headteacher	c.francis@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Martyn Patching	Assistant Headteacher	m.patching@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kathryn Hull	Assistant Headteacher	k.hull@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sophie Cooper	Assistant Headteacher DSL	s.cooper@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hayley Olcay	Assistant Headteacher SENCo	h.olcay@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kim Collier	Assistant Headteacher	k.collier@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Alex Pettit	Business Manager	a.pettit@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Post 16 Team

Maria Chapman	Post 16 Manager	m.chapman@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Carl Daly	Post 16 Lead	c.daly@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Extended SLT

Kyri Neocleous	Extended SLT	k.neocleous@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jo Elliott	Extended SLT	j.elliott@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Paul Murray	Extended SLT	p.murray@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
David Smith	Extended SLT	d.smith@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nev Guijarro	Extended SLT	n.guijarro@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Scott Jenkins	Extended SLT - Alt Pro Lead	s.jenkins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Liz Pinnington	Extended SLT	e.pinnington@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Lead Practitioners

Marie Hart	Lead Practitioner	m.hart@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Holly Emmett	ECT / Trainee Professional Mentor	h.emmett@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Alice Mitchell	Lead Practitioner	a.mitchell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Heads of Year- Upper School

Rob Cozens	Head of Year 10	r.cozens@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Vicky Jenkins	Head of Year 11	v.jenkins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Head of College- Middle school

Ryan Partridge	Head of Year 9	r.partridge@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sophie Clark	Head of Year 8	s.clark2@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Leanne Cowling	Head of Year 7	l.cowling@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty - English

Jennifer Evans	Head of English	j.evans@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Allie Roe	Head of English	a.roe@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lisa Campion	Alt Pro - English & Work Related Learning	l.campion@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Samantha Pringle	Teacher - English	s.pringle@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lucy Hilton	Teacher - English	l.hilton@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Bronaugh Faulkner	Teacher - English	b.faulkner@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Holly Emmett	Teacher - English	h.emmett@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Charlotte Twitchett	Teacher - English	c.twitchett@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Aimee Cope	Teacher - English & ECT 1 Mentor	a.cope@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Julie Knight	Teacher - English	j.knight@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Orla Newstead	Teacher - English	o.newstead@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Carrie Sheldrake	Trainee Teacher - English	c.sheldrake@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Grace Turner	Teacher - English	g.turner@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Amy Balaton	Teacher - English	a.balaton@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Liz Pinnington	Teacher - English	e.pinnington@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Department - Maths and Business Studies

Sharon Bowles	Head of Maths	s.bowles@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Rosemary Proud	Head of KS3 Maths	r.proud@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Alice Mitchell	Teacher - Maths	a.mitchell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jane Gibson	Teacher - Maths	j.gibson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kim Collier	Senior Leader	k.collier@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kyri Neocleous	KS4 Behaviour Lead	k.neocleous@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Matt Roberts	Head of Upper School	m.roberts@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nathan Hairon	Teacher - Maths & ECT 2 Mentor	n.hairon@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Perumal Naicker	Teacher - Maths	p.naicker@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sandra Farquharson	Teacher - Maths	s.farquharson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Maria Townsend	Head of Middle School - Business	m.townsend@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Leigh Pryde	Teacher - Maths	l.pryde@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Rosella Adamo	Teacher - Business	r.adamo@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Chris Hunt	Teacher - Maths	c.hunt@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Daniel Jensen	Teacher - Maths	d.jensen@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Luke Waddell	Teacher - Maths	l.waddell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Department - IT & Computer Science

Mathew Aruna	Head of IT / Com Science	m.aruna@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jenny Maynard	Teacher - IT	j.maynard@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Subhavani Manikantadhas	Teacher - IT and Computer Science	s.manikantadhas@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty - Science

Kathryn Cornwell	Head of Science	k.cornwell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Beth Casserley	Head of Science	b.casserley@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Carl Daly	KS5 Progress lead	c.daly@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Liam Chalkley	Teacher - Science	l.chalkley@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nev Guijarro	Adaptive Teaching	n.guijarro@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sam Giddings	Teacher - Science	s.giddings@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Daniel Reed	Teacher - Science	d.reed@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Elaine Wheeler	Teacher - Science	e.wheeler@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Tracy Fairless	Teacher - Science & STEM Lead	t.fairless@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Priyanka Bains	Trainee Teacher - Science	p.bains@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hafsah Tabasum	Trainee teacher- Science	h.tabasum@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Akua Wiafe-Annor	Trainee Teacher - Science	a.wiafe-annor@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Department - Social Sciences

Tracey Turner	Head of Social Sciences	t.turner2@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Helen Pritchard	Teacher - Social Sciences	h.pritchard@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Danielle Twomey	Teacher - Social Sciences	d.twomey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Shannon Jefford	Teacher - Social Sciences	s.jefford@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
John Beka	Head of RE	j.beka@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Laura Goodacre	Teacher-RE	l.goodacre@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty - Expressive Arts

Zoe Read	Head of Faculty	z.read@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Katie Blackwell	Head of Dance	k.blackwell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Edward Brown	Head of Music & Character Lead	e.brown@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Zoe Read	Head of Expressive Arts	z.read@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lizzie Brown	Teacher - Drama	l.brown@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Vicky Jenkins	Teacher Drama / Media	v.jenkins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Chakira Leach	Teacher - Drama	c.leach@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Rachael Allen-wood	Teacher - Dance	r.allenwood@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Aimee Manning	Trainee Teacher - Music	a.manning@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Grace Turner	Teacher - Media	g.turner@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty- Humanties

Angharad Chambers	Head of Faculty	a.chambers@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
David Smith	Teacher - Geography	d.smith@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Marie Hart	Lead Practitioner	m.hart@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nura Hassen	Teacher - History Equity and Diversity Lead	n.hassen@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Cary Francis	Assistant Headteacher	c.francis@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Thomas Bradshaw	Head of Geography	t.bradshaw@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lucy Kennet	Teacher - History	l.kennet@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Amy Balaton	Teacher - History	a.balaton@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
David Lewis	Teacher - History	d.lewis@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty- Modern Foreign Languages

Sarah Casey	Head of Modern Foreign Languages	s.casey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lucia Perez Alonso	Head of Spanish	l.perezalonso@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Romel Angastin	Head of French	r.angastin@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Xavier White	Teacher - Modern Foreign Languages	x.white@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jack Noone	Teacher - Modern Foreign Languages	j.noone@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty - PE

Colin Hardiman	Head of PE	c.hardiman@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Harriet Field	2nd in PE	h.field@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Joanne Elliot	KS3 Behaviour Lead	j.elliott@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jo Anne Carter	Teacher - PE	j.carter@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Martyn Patching	Assistant Headteacher	m.patching@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sara Jones	Teacher - PE & Transition	s.jones@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Liam Chalkley	Teacher - PE	l.chalkley@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kat Hull	Assistant Headteacher	k.hull@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kyri Neocleous	KS4 Behaviour Lead	k.neocleous@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Ryan Partridge	Head of College	r.partridge@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Shannon Jefford	Teacher - PE	s.jefford@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Daniel Reed	Teacher - PE	d.reed@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Luke Waddell	Teacher - PE	l.waddell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Rebecca O'blath	Teacher - PE and PSHE	r.o'blath@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty - Creative Learning

Ahsan Ashter	Head of Creative Learning (Careers)	a.ashter@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Zoe Read	Head of Expressive Arts	z.read@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Paul Murray	Creative Learning Extended SLT	p.murray@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nicole Thynne	2nd in Art and Design Technology	n.thynne@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hayley Olcay	Associate Assistant Headteacher & SENCo	h.olcay@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jamie Mendelsohn	Teacher - Food Tech	j.mendelsohn@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sophie Clark	Head of College Teacher	s.clark2@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Mary Young	Teacher - Art	m.young@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jasmine Thompson	Trainee Teacher - Art and Design Technology	j.thompson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Beth Wellstead	Trainee Teacher - Art and Design Technology	b.wellstead@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Faculty- Learning Support

Hayley Olcay	SLT - SENCo	h.olcay@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Deborah Farrin	Lead Teacher - Learning Support	d.farrin@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Rose Kamene Djialeu	Teacher - SEN	r.kamene@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hazel Mehmet	Learning Support Manager	h.mehmet@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Carinne Blythe	Teacher - SEN	c.blythe@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Support Staff

Senior Support team

Alex Pettit	Business Manager	a.pettit@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sarah Phillips	HR Manager	s.phillip s@barnwell .herts.sch.uk
Carly Lee	Data Manager	c.lee@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Shelagh Mackey	PA to Headteacher and SLT	s.mackey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Examinations

Vikki Pettifer

Exam Officer / Website Administrator

v.pettifer@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Finance

Julie Osborne	Finance Manager	j.osborne@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Karen McCreadie	Finance Assistant	k.mccreadie@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Amanda Pickett	Finance Assistant	a.pickett@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Secretaries/Administration/Communication

Denise Board	Clerk to the Governors	d.board@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Christie Young	HR Administrator	c.young1@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Chelsay Baker	School Administrator (Middle)	c.baker@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lorelle Delivett	School Administrator (Middle)	l.delivett@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kerry Knight	School Administrator (Middle)	k.dempsey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jocelyn Taylor	Safeguarding Administrator (Upper)	j.taylor@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Maddison Plummer	School Administrator (Upper)	m.plummer@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Debra Walker	BTEC Administrator	d.walker@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Paige Ward-Wilkinson	School Administrator	p.ward-wilkinson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Attendance/ Student Support

Julie Allingham	Attendance Officer	j.allingham@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Tracy Phillips	Attendance Administrator	t.phillips@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kerry Knight	Attendance administrator	k.dempsey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sophie Sayer	Student Welfare Officer	s.sayer@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hollie Bolter	KS3 Pastoral Manager	h.bolter@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jodie Hudson	KS4 Pastoral Manager	j.hudson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lauren Oliver	KS3 Pastoral support	l.oliver@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Mustafa Salih	KS3 Pastoral support	m.salih@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sophie Bottazzi	Student Medical Support	s.bottazzi@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Vickie Morgan-Thompson	Learning Mentor	v.morgan-thompson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lisa Winston	Learning Mentor	l.winston@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Christine Young	Emotional Support Mentor ELSA	c.young@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lauren Moss	MCR Pathway Coordinator	l.moss@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Site Team and Lettings

Paul Smith	Site Manager	p.smith@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Tony Howard	Assistant Site Manager	t.howard@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Steve Johnson	Assistant Site Manager	s.johnson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sue Clarkson	Driver/Site Assistant	s.clarkson2@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lloyd Colby	Site Assistant	l.colby@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Craig Triplow	Site Assistant	c.triplow@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Steve Clarkson	Site Assistant	s.clarkson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Penny Seymour	Lettings Manager	p.seymour1@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

ESU Hub

Donna Finch	ESU Leader	d.finch@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Karen Hall	ESU HTLA	k.hall@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Learning Resources Centre

Aileen Knowles	Learning Resource Upper School	a.knowles@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Emma Harbottle- Day	Learning Resource Middle School	e.harbottle-day@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Intervention

Jan Wackrill

English Intervention

j.wackrill@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Technicians

Linda Collins	Science Technician	l.collins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kim Goodship	Science Technician	k.goodship@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lynn Barnes	DT Technician	l.barnes@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Steve Clarkson	DT Technician	s.clarkson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Teaching assistants

Adele Hague	Teaching Assistant English	s.hague@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Linda Evans	Learning Support Teaching Assistant	l.evans@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Joseph Masters	HL Teaching Assistant	j.masters@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Karen Hall	PRIDE Hub	k.hall@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Amo Virdi	Teaching Assistant	a.virdi@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sally Houlihan	Teaching Assistant MFL	s.houlihan@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Chrissy Young	HL Teaching Assistant	c.young@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jodie Lee	Teaching Assistant	j.lee@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nikki Berry	Learning Mentor	n.berry@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Hannah Oliver	Teaching Assistant	h.oliver@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kayleigh Pybus	Teaching Assistant	k.pybus@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lisa Tomlins	Teaching Assistant	l.tomlins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Alex Smith	Teaching Assistant	a.smith@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kirsty Smith	Teaching Assistant	k.smith@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Nathan Hairon	ECT 2 Mentor	n.hairon@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Learning Associates

Mia Beldam	Cover Supervisor	m.beldam@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Paul Watson	Cover Supervisor	p.watson@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sarah O'Reilly	Cover Supervisor	s.o'reilly@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

School Family Workers

Lauren Barker	School Family Worker	l.barker@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Kathleen Darby	School Family Worker	k.darby@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Charlotte Hegarty	School Family Worker	c.hegarty@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Sian Hemmings	School Family Worker	s.hemmings@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Jeanette Kirwin	School Family Worker	j.kirwin@barnwell.herts.sch.uk
Lorraine Perricone	School Family Worker	l.perricone@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

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