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title: "School Staff"
url: "https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/school-staff"
school: "Carnforth High School"
---

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# School Staff

## Our School Staff

### Senior Leadership Team

| Name | Job Role | Email |
|---|---|---|
| Mr P Staniforth | Headteacher | <head@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Ms A Newson | Deputy Headteacher Inclusion | <anewson@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Miss L Carrington | Assistant Headteacher SENDCo | <lcarrington@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr E McGauran | Assistant Headteacher Attendance | <emcgauran@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr J Grieve | Associate Assistant Headteacher Personal Development and Wellbeing | <jgrieve@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Ms R Jolleys | Extended Leadership Team Assistant SENDCo | <rjolleys@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs A Backhouse | Extended Leadership Team Teaching and Learning | <abackhouse@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Miss B Laverick | Extended Leadership Team Teaching and Learning | <blaverick@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr K Newbold | Extended Leadership Team Teaching and Learning | <knewbold@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |

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### Subject Leaders

| Name | Job Title | Email |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs E Richards | Art | <erichards@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr I Martin | Computer Science | <imartin@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs A Barton | Drama &amp; Media | <abarton@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Ms H Porte | English | <hporte@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr P Greenwood | Geography | <pgreenwood@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs L Rowland | Hairdressing &amp; Vocational | <lrowland@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr K Newbold | History | <knewbold@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs S Sherlock | Life | <ssherlock@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs A Backhouse | Maths | <abackhouse@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr S W Barnes | Music | <swbarnes@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr C Chambers | PE | <cchambers@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr E McGauran | RE | <emcgauran@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs R Stelmach | Science | <rstelmach@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs H De La Mare | Spanish | <hdelamare@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |

###

### Teaching Staff

| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Miss A Benson | Business and Enterprise |
| Mrs K Wilson-Murray | Business and Enterprise |
| Mr C Johnson | Cover Supervisor |
| Miss S Ellwood | English |
| Mr J Grieve | English |
| Miss B Laverick | English |
| Mrs M Thompson | English |
| Mrs C Walters | English |
| Mrs H Matthews | Geography |
| Miss L Murgatroyd | History |
| Miss J Black | Maths |
| Miss M Charlesworth | Maths |
| Miss H Davies | Maths |
| Miss S Thompson | Maths |
| Miss A Bird | PE |
| Mr J Daglish | PE |
| Mrs N Sharples | PE |
| Mrs C Barraclough | Science |
| Mrs A English | Science |
| Miss R Ivory | Science |
| Mr J Lydiate | Science |
| Mrs J Young | Science |
| Mr D Hacking | Spanish |
| Mrs L Luurs | Technology |

###

### Pastoral Staff

| Name | Job Title | Email |
|---|---|---|
| Mr J Winder | Head of Year 7 | <jwinder@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Ms S Rogers | Head of Year 8 | <srogers@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr J Walters | Head of Year 9 | <jwalters@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr N Wellwood | Head of Year 10 | <nwellwood@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs A Forber | Head of Year 11 | <aforber@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr S Barnes | Safeguarding Officer | <sbarnes@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mr D Milner | Attendance Manager | <dmilner@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Miss C Franks | Attendance Officer | <cfranks@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Miss N Dolphin | The Wave Provision Manager | <ndolphin@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |
| Mrs H Johnson | The Wave Tutor | <hjohnson@carnforthhigh.co.uk> |

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### Learning Support

| Learning Assistants |
|---|
| Mr D Burke  Mrs J Glass  Mr S Havelin  Mrs J Piner  Mrs P Pearson |

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### School Support Staff

| Administration |
|---|
| Ms N Alwhaibi - Data Manager and Exams Officer  Miss S Spence - Receptionist  Mrs D Burns - Administrative Assistant  Mrs R Lyden - Administrative Assistant  Miss B Jakins - Finance Assistant  Mrs S Wilde - Administrative Assistant  Mrs M Dodson - Administrative Assistant |

| ICT Support |
|---|
| Mr A Sharples - ICT Network Manager |

| Department Technicians |
|---|
| Mrs J Beaumont - Art Technician  Miss H Clark - Food Technology Technician  Mrs W Ford - Science Technician |

| Site Supervisors |
|---|
| Mr J McCallum - Site Manager  Mr P Owen - Supervisor |

| Kitchen Staff |
|---|
| Mr I Vandesande - Kitchen Manager  Mrs A Bainbridge - Cook  Mrs K Buckley - Kitchen Assistant  Miss L Burrow - Kitchen Assistant  Mrs E Matura - Kitchen Assistant  Mrs C Carr - Kitchen Assistant  Mrs J Mason - Kitchen Assistant |

| Cleaning Staff |
|---|
| Mrs E Balcerzak - Cleaner  Mrs J Frankland - Cleaner  Mrs J Lambert - Cleaner  Mrs L McLachlan - Cleaner  Mrs M Renshaw - Cleaner  Mrs A Woods - Cleaner |

### About Us

- [Vision &amp; Values](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/vision-and-values)
- [Meet the Team](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/meet-the-team)
- [School Staff](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/school-staff)
- [Governance](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/governance)
- [The Bay Learning Trust](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/the-bay-learning-trust)
- [Initial Teacher Training](https://www.carnforthhigh.co.uk/about-us/initial-teacher-training-scitt)

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