Meet our Team
Senior Leadership Team
| Name | Position | |
| Mr Simon Baker | Executive Headteacher | sbaker@insignis.org.uk |
| Mr Sam Holdsworth | Head of School | sholdsworth@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr James Burge | Deputy Head of School | jburge@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Alice Gallienne | Deputy Head of School | agallienne@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Richard Johnson | Deputy Head of School | rjohnson@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Emma-Louise Bahra | Assistant Headteacher | ebahra@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Alannah Crawley | Assistant Headteacher | acrawley@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Katie Evans | Assistant Headteacher/SENDCo | kevans@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Aaron Kendall | Assistant Headteacher | akendall@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Sanum Khan | Assistant Headteacher | skhan@shfgs.co.uk |
Teaching Staff
Design
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mrs Angie Adkins | Transition, Outreach Co-Ordinator & Teacher | Design Technology | aadkins@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Rea Curtis | Subject Leader of Art | Art | rcurtis@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Andrew Holt | Teacher | Art | aholt@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Amy Malone | Lead Practitioner | Food & Nutrition | amalone@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Della Ormston | Teacher | Design Technology | dormston@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Prakaash Ramnarain | Lead Practitioner | Computer Science | pramnarain@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Chris Spencer | Head of Faculty | Computer Science | cspencer@shfgs.co.uk |
English
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mr Aaron Kendall | Assistant Headteacher | English | akendall@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Elizabeth Brooks | Faculty Leader | English | ebrooks@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Wasiq Chaudhary | Teacher | English | wchaudhary@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Sam Clark |
Teacher/Head of Year 11 |
English | sclark@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Lewis Culverhouse | Teacher | English | lculverhouse@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Niall Fleming | Teacher/Head of Years 8 & 9 | English | nfleming@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Emma Keane | Apprentice Teacher | English | ekeane@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Amanda Payne | Teacher | English | apayne@shfgs.co.uk |
Humanities
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mr Matt Williams | Faculty Leader | Geography | mwilliams@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Hannah Bunn | Teacher | Philosophy/Religious Studies/Ethics | hbunn@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Jo Burgess |
Teacher/Head of Year 10 |
Geography | jburgess@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Louise Burton | Teacher | History | lburton@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Suzanne Davis | Second In Faculty | Geography/Humanities | sdavis@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Jemma Eaton-Nikkhah | Lead Practitioner/2nd in Faculty | History/Politics | jeaton-nikkah@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Christopher Hammond | Teacher/Head of Sixth Form | Geography | chammond@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Oliver Josephson |
Teacher/Head of Year 7 |
Politics/History | ojosephson@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Phillipa Moran |
Subject Leader |
Philosophy/Religious Studies/Ethics | pmoran@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Julie Pilkington |
Lead Practitioner, ITTCo |
History | jpilkington@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Ali Williams |
Teacher |
History |
awilliams@shfgs.co.uk |
Mathematics
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mrs Katie Belcher | Second in Faculty | Mathematics | kbelcher@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Amy Chapman | Teacher | Mathematics | achapman@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Nikita Choudhury | Teacher | Mathematics | nchoudhury@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Heidi Dickman | Teacher | Mathematics | hdickman@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Keith Dyke | Teacher | Mathematics | kdyke@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Nicola Elliott | Second in Faculty | Mathematics | nelliott@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Marta Faria | Teacher | Mathematics | mfaria@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Sarah Goodman | Faculty Leader | Mathematics | sgoodman@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Katherine Hurdle | Teacher | Mathematics | khurdle@shfgs.co.uk |
MFL
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Ms Fatima De Las Mercedes Banos Pagan | Teacher | Spanish | fbanospagan@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Katy Dixon | Subject Leader | German | kdixon@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Vivienne Kemp | Teacher | French and German | vkemp@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Carla March Ferrer | Subject Leader/Lead Practitioner | Spanish | cmferrer@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Graham Maddocks | Faculty Leader and Subject Leader for French | French and Spanish | gmaddocks@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Pia Trimborn | Teacher | French and German | ptrimborn@shfgs.co.uk |
Performing Arts
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Miss Emma-Louise Bahra | Assistant Headteacher | Music | ebahra@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Anna Bradley | Faculty Leader | Drama | abradley2@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Michelle Burnitt | Teacher (Maternity leave) | Dance | mburnitt@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Shania Davis | Teacher | Music | sdavis1@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Ellie Nicholas | Teacher | Dance | enicholas@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Melissa Wooller | Teacher | Drama | mwooller@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Subject Leader | Music | jwilkinson@shfgs.co.uk |
Physical Education
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mrs Sophie Allison | Teacher | Physical Education | sallison@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Greg Boult | Director of Sport | Physical Education | gboult@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Josie Burns | P.E and Games Technician | Physical Education | jburns@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Georgia Green | Teacher | Physical Education and Food | ggreen01@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr David Hughes -D'Aeth | P.E and Games Technician | Physical Education | dhughesdaeth@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Rachel Selby | Seconded to The Kingsbrook School | Physical Education |
rselby@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Joshua Tsang | Teacher | Physical Education | jtsang@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Michaela Wade | Teacher | Physical Education and Food | mwade@shfgs.co.uk |
Science
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Mrs Leanna Cunningham | Teacher | Biology | lcunningham@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Julie Davis | Teacher | Physics | jdavis@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Sarah Evans | Teacher | Chemistry | sevans@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Linda Franklin | Subject Leader for Biology | Biology | lfranklin@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Alice Gallienne | Deputy Head of School | Biology | agallienne@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Aimee Garrood | Teacher | Biology | agarrood@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Hannah Halford | Faculty Leader for Science | Biology | hhalford@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Paul Hand | Subject Leader/Lead Practitioner | Physics | phand@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Usha Koshal | Subject Leader | Chemistry | ukoshal@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Rachel Plumridge | Teacher | Biology | rplumridge@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Gaydeliya Talipova | Teacher/Co-curricular Co-ordinator | Physics | gtalipova@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Neil Tuckwell | Teacher | Chemistry | ntuckwell@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Trisha Yearwood | Teacher | Chemistry | tyearwood@shfgs.co.uk |
Social Science
| Name | Position | Subject | |
| Ms Fathima Fawzie | Teacher | Business & Economics | ffawzie@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Shireen Goodman | Teacher | Business | shgoodman@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Debbie Harkin | Faculty Leader | Psychology | dharkin@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Richard Newton | Teacher | Sociology | rnewton@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Esme Sloan | Second in Faculty | Psychology | esloan@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Adrian Twissell | Teacher | Psychology | atwissell@shfgs.co.uk |
Support Staff
Administration
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Mrs Tugce Benfield | Librarian/Study Supervisor | Library | tbenfield@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Clare Bragg | Head of School's Executive Assistant | Head of School & SLT | cbragg@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Angela Ksiazek | Administration Assistant | Performing Arts, Lettings | aksiazek@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Helena Meadows | Librarian/Study Supervisor | Library | hmeadows@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Helen Smirthwaite | Careers Officer | Careers | hsmirthwaite@shfgs.co.uk |
Communications Team
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Mrs Jane Bond | Administration Officer | Communications | jbond@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Geraldine Bowles | Administration Assistant | Reprographics, Publications, Signage, Communications | gbowles@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Sarah Ford | Administration Assistant/Medical Officer | Medical/Reception | sford@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Morag Jones | Communications Officer | Communications | mjones@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Nic Vanderpeet | Communications Lead | Reception and Communication | nvanderpeet@shfgs.co.uk |
Data Team
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Mrs Samantha Brook | Data Manager | Exams & Data | sbrook@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Joanna Cane | Data & Assessment Officer | Assessment/Data | examsanddata@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Lisa Sellick | Exams Officer | Exams | examsanddata@shfgs.co.uk |
Personalised Learning
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Mrs Isabelle Baldwin | Assistant Teacher/Cover Supervisor | Personalised Learning Department | ibaldwin@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Mark Baldwin | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | mbaldwin@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Louise Carter | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | lcarter@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Lucy Hankinson | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | lhankinson@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Mubeen Majid | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | mmajid@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Robert O'Loughlin | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | rloughlin@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr David Scott | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | dscott@shfgs.co.uk |
| Dr Rachel Spencer | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | rspencer@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr James Travell | Assistant Teacher | Personalised Learning Department | jtravell@shfgs.co.uk |
Raising Achievement Team
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Dr Swati Apte | 6th Form Study Supervisor | Raising Achievement Office | sapte@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Lisa Armour | Raising Achievement Officer, Pastoral Care | Raising Achievement Office | larmour@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Eleanor Bailey | Attendance and Outreach Officer | Raising Achievement Office | ebailey@shfgs.co.uk |
| Miss Eleanor Cullen | Raising Achievement Officer | Raising Achievement Office | ecullen@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Jessica Jenkins | School Counsellor | Raising Achievement Office | jjenkins@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Caroline Houghton | Raising Achievement Officer - Sixth Form | Raising Achievement Office | choughton@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Iwona Tangri | Raising Achievement Officer | Raising Achievement Office | itangri@shfgs.co.uk |
| Ms Kate Massey | Designated Safeguarding Lead/2nd in Intervention | Raising Achievement Office | kmassey@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Alison Woodiwiss | Raising Achievement Officer | Raising Achievement Office | awoodiwiss@shfgs.co.uk |
Technicians and Assistants
| Name | Position | Area/Department | |
| Mr Sebastian Barr | Deputy Senior Science Technician | Science | sbarr@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Marie-Cecile Besançon-Seed | Languages Assistant | MFL | mbesancon-seed@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Liliana Graham | Technician | Science | lgraham@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Dawn Horne | Technician | Art | dhorne@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Sheila Hyde | Technician | Design Technology | shyde@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Ana Lazaro Asunción | Spanish Language Assistant | MFL | alazaroasuncion@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Nicky Ralston | Technician | Science | nralston@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mrs Jan Sibley | Senior Technician | Science | jsibley@shfgs.co.uk |
| Mr Ryan Willoughby | Technician | Performing Arts | rwilloughby@shfgs.co.uk |
