Staff List
More than 200 staff work at The King’s Academy. All staff are led and managed by Mr D Dawes, the Principal. The role of the Principal is overseen by the Board of Governors, led by Mr Stewart McKinlay, the Chair of Governors.
Working for the Principal is the Leadership Team, which comprises one Senior Vice Principal, six Assistant Principals, two Assistant Vice Principals and one PA, as follows:
| Senior Leadership Team | |
|---|---|
| Mr D Dawes |
Executive Principal |
| Mr N Bulley | Acting Principal |
| Mr S Reader | Senior Vice Principal |
| Mr P Johnson | Assistant Principal (Key Stage 3) |
| Mrs D Dodsworth | Assistant Principal (Key Stage 4) |
| Miss H Smith | Assistant Principal (Attendance and Safeguarding) |
| Mrs S Taylor | Assistant Principal (Teaching & Learning) |
| Ms S Watson |
Assistant Principal (SEND) |
| Ms J Yuill |
Assistant Principal (Head of Sixth Form) |
| Mr J McAllister | Business Manager |
| Extended Leadership Team | |
|---|---|
| Mrs C Brownless | Assistant Vice Principal (Teaching and Learning) |
| Mrs L Grime | Assistant Vice Principal (Mainstream SEND & LAC Strategy) |
| Mr S Coe | Director of Ethos and Community |
| Mrs E Gibbons | Director of Staff Development |
| Mrs L Manthy | Director of Safeguarding |
| Mr P Fox | Director of Exams and Assessment |
| Mr S Grant | Senior Leader of Education – Character |
| Mrs C Lamport | English HOD |
| Mr S Roberts | Mathematics HOD |
| Dr A Baird | Science HOD |
| Mrs A Thorpe | PA to the Principal |
| Child Protection Officer |
| Miss H Smith |
Beyond the Leadership Team are the Heads of Department, classroom teachers, Heads of Year, form tutors, classroom assistants and support staff. If you wish to make contact with or speak to any individual member of staff, please call Reception on 01642 577577 and we will do all we can to help you with your query.
