Our Staff

Norton Knatchbull has a dedicated team of staff aiming to positively impact our the learning of our students. All our staff look to provide opportunities and experiences that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Senior Leadership Team  
Mr J MacLean Headteacher
Dr J Gowen Deputy Headteacher
Mr D Freear Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form
Mr R Hoyte Assistant Headteacher
Miss S Neale Assistant Headteacher
Mr R Scarr Assistant Headteacher
Mr T Sparrow Assistant Headteacher
       
Teaching and Support Staff  
Mr R Adams Student Support Manager: Year 11
Mr P Aird Site Manager
Mrs C Anderson Assistant Head of Design & Technology
Mrs H Aslan-Isted Head of Languages
Mrs T Baldwin Sixth Form Pastoral Manager
Mr A Barnes Head of Geography
Mrs E Barnes Drama
Mrs S Bartholomew Student Support Manager: Year 8
Mr J Bayford Study Support Supervisor - PE Specialist
Mrs  S Bennett Head of Drama
Mr G Benwell PE
Mrs R Berridge English
Mrs A Bird Head of Mathematics
Mrs K Bishopp Counsellor
Mrs E Blunt Personal Assistant to Headteacher
Ms S Burton Head of English
Mr S Carnell Business Studies
Mr T Cartwright Learning Support Assistant, AEN
Mr W Chalkley Assistant Head of English
Mr A Chernyshov Head of Personal Development
Mrs L Clark Head of Biology
Mrs C Condon Administration Assistant
Mr N Cotton Mathematics
Mrs R Craig Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Design & Technology
Mr M Crampton-Bisset Mathematics
Mrs E Dance Student Support Manager: Year 9
Mrs M Dearden Office Manager
Miss C De Jager Design & Technology Technician
Mr M Dickenson Head of Economics and Business Studies
Mr J Downs Counsellor
Miss S Drew Senior Learning Support Assistant, AEN
Mrs E Dryland Geography  
Miss C Duncalf Head of Science, Subject Leader of Chemistry
Mrs C Dunton HR Manager (Apprenticeship Programme Lead)
Mr J Du Plooy Head of Year 9, Biology
Mrs M Eldridge Computer Science
Miss P Engley Science
Mr R Farrell Head of Year 10, PE
Mr D Fenn Science Technician
Mr P Found Head of Classics
Mr D Freear Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form
Mrs E Freear Head of Creative Arts, Subject Leader of Design & Technology
Mr A Fullerton Head of Music
Mr S Ghale PE
Dr J Gowen Deputy Headteacher, Science
Mr J Gowen IT Technician
Mr M Gowen Head of Computer Science
Mr R Gray Head of History and Politics
Mr M Hammond Assistant Head of Mathematics
Mr J Hancock Mathematics
Mrs N Henry French Language Assistant
Miss C Herbet Head of Religious Studies
Miss S Himsley Science
Mr R Hoyte Assistant Headteacher, PE 
Mr A Hunt Head of Physics
Mr K Igglesden PE and Business Studies 
Miss Z Jackson Art & Design Technician
Mrs M James Learning Support Assistant, AEN
Mr J Johns Art
Miss M Leech Head of Learning Resources and EPQ Supervisor
Mrs N Lewis Principal First Aider
Mr A Leonard Head of PE 
Mrs A Linbourn Mathematics
Mrs S Lunn Attendance Officer
Mr S Lyajoon Site Team
Mr L Maidens Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Science
Mrs J Makin MIS and Data Manager
Mrs  V Martin Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer 
Mr S Maytum Mathematics and Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator
Mr P McGinn Mathematics and Computer Science
Mrs V McGinnis Science Technician
Ms S McKenna Finance Officer
Miss R McKenzie Physics
Mrs R Mehmet Study Support Supervisor
Dr O Méndez González Spanish
Mrs L Messenger Mathematics
Mr W Mills Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Physics and EPQ  
Miss S Neale Assistant Headteacher, Design & Technology
Mrs L Nelson Geography
Dr P O'Connor Personal Development and Religious Studies
Mr Offor Mathematics
Mrs C Orellana Spanish Language Assistant
Miss D Osoba Music and Drama Technician
Mr J Papworth Head of Art
Mrs S Parsonage Student Support Hub Manager: Year 7
Mrs C Patch English
Mr J Pirie Study Support Supervisor
Mr C Pratt Music
Mrs H Prytherch Administration Assistant
Mrs Z Rew Sixth Form Study Support Supervisor
Mr O Richardson Physics
Mr K Robin Network Manager
Mrs E Rope Senior Science Technician
Mr L Rowe Mathematics
Mrs B Rowlands Head of Art
Mrs M Sandhu Head of Psychology
Mrs L Sardo Reception and Cover Manager
Mr R Scarr Assistant Headteacher, English
Mrs E Seccombe Examinations and Admissions Officer
Mrs L Seed Governance and Compliance Professional
Mr A Sheldrake Mathematics
Mrs S Shellock-Wells Science
Mrs S Silvester English
Mr T Snare Head of Year 11, History
Miss S Somerville Student Support Manager: Year 10
Mr T Sparrow Assistant Headteacher, Computer Science
Miss L Swan Science
Mr J Tarchalski Assistant Network Manager
Ms V Tardieux Assistant Head of Languages, French
Mr M Tavares De Freitas English
Mrs N Thompson Lead Sixth Form Pastoral Manager
Mr W Trafford Head of Year 7, History
Mr Turner Design and Technology
Mrs S Turner Head of Year 8, English
Mr P Uttin Inclusion Manager (AEN), PE
Mrs D Vernes Geography
Mrs H Vernon Head of Careers & Business Development (Apprenticeship Programme Lead)
Mrs H Wagstaff English
Ms A Webb Senior Finance Officer
Mr J Whybrew Site Team
Mrs E Wilkinson-Snare Senior Learning Support Assistant, AEN
Mrs S Wilkinson-Snare English
Mr J Wilson-Hartley Site Team
Miss A Zielinska Deputy Site Manager
Mr F Zucconi Spanish