George Dixon Academy

Senior Leadership Team

From right to left...

• Mr Tutvinder Mann - Headteacher (Pro Tem)

• Ms Claire Bernard – Deputy Headteacher (Acting)

  • Whole School ‘thinking’, CPD, TAL

  • Listening and Motivating  - English, EAL, LRC

• Mrs Kathy Hull - Assistant Headteacher

  • SEND

• Mr David Horner – Deputy Headteacher (Acting)

  • Curriculum, Admissions, OOHL, BTEC, Ed visits, Year 9-10 transition

    Listening and Motivating - Business, ICT

• Mrs Alison Forder - Pastoral Director of Sixth Form

  • Gda6 Pastoral, Charities

• Ms Katy Jordan - Assistant Headteacher

  • TAL, Ecology, Listening and Motivating – MFL, Lead Practitioners

• Mr Thomas Lowe – Deputy Headteacher (Acting)

  • Gda6 (lead), PHSE/ Wellbeing (inc extra-curricular clubs/societies), Attendance, Rewards, Examinations, Year 11-12 transition, Data & Reporting, Covid Compliance, Listening and Motivating- Science, Careers, Pastoral Growth, Fitness Health and Wellbeing, Examination Officer

• Ms Kate Darwood - Assistant Headteacher (Acting) 

  • Support Staff (including School Nurse & SBSW), CPD (non-teaching), Trainees, ECT, New Staff Induction, Volunteers, Year 6-7 transition, families & FACE, Listening and Motivating- Support Staff

• Mr George Pearce - Assistant Headteacher (Acting)

  • Daily Absence, Equalities, Whole School Calendar, Head of Social Sciences, Listening and Motivating- History, Geography, Law, Psychology, Sociology, RE, H&SC

• Mr James Pickard - Assistant Headteacher (Acting)

  • Managing behaviour (MDM, Behaviour Logs, Managed Moves, anti-bullying, daily operational (daily walk, duties), Head of Year 11, Listening and Motivating: Hoy (Yrs 7-11), PM (Yrs 7 &-11)

• Mr Andrew Shaw - Associate Leader

  • The built environment, Head of the Arts (Music, Textiles, Product Design, Art, Drama 

• Mrs Abigail Deutsch - Assistant Headteacher (Acting)

  • Teaching and Learning, Whole School Calendar, Listening and Motivating- Maths

• Mr Tim Lewis (not pictured) - Finance, Governance, Compliance

A full staff contact list can be found here.