Staff Contact List

Please download the full Safeguarding and Pastoral Team Structures below.

Our Senior Team

Preit Chahal | Principal
Joanne Lowther | Deputy Principal – Education
Ruth Marklew | Deputy Principal - Pastoral and Attendance
Gavin Mather | Assistant Principal – Inclusion
Suzanne Pringle | Assistant Principal – Education (Teaching and Learning, Curriculum)
Peter Snowdon | Assistant Principal – Education Post-16
Michael Ronan | Assistant Principal - Pastoral (Personal Development)

Our Pastoral and SEND Team

Ruth Marklew | Deputy Principal

Kerry Lane | Head of Year 9
Jonny Duncan | Head of Year 9
Rachael Bland | Pastoral Mentor Year 9
Julie Rayner | Pastoral Mentor Year 9

Catherine Akhthar | Head of Year 10
Suzanne Dawn | Pastoral Mentor Year 10
Harrison Butler | Pastoral Mentor Year 10

Rosie Alamo | Head of Year 11
Ruth Davison | Pastoral Mentor Year 11
Michael Ryans | Pastoral Mentor Year 11

Rebecca Coady | SENCO
James Mitchell | Student Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Mark Harrison | Associate Leader/SEND
Alison Stanley | School Welfare & Attendance Manager
Sarah Taylor| School Welfare & Attendance Officer

School Counsellors

You can make contact with our school counsellors by call the school office on 0191 285 1000, or by emailing us at admin@ga.newcastle.sch.uk (with the subject line FAO and counsellor name).

Gillian Wright | Student Counsellor (working days are Wednesday afternoons, Thursdays and Fridays)
Helen Wright | Student Counsellor (working days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings)

Our Teaching Team

Catherine Akhthar | Teacher of Business & Head of Year 10
Rosie Alamo-Keilty | Head of Year 11 & Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Stephanie Da Silva E Almeida | Teacher of Maths
Rachel Alpin | Leader of Achievement and Progress / Teacher of Mathematics
Helen Anderson | Teacher of Food Technology
Michael Archbold | Teacher of Science
Emma Bick | Coordinator of Teaching & Learning for Post 16 Chemistry
Lucie Brigham | Teacher of Geography and Leader of KS3 Geography
Faye Bainbridge-Hunter | Curriculum Development Coordinator of Business
Katie Belfield |Teacher of English / Achievement Co-ordinator for Literacy
Jason Bell |Curriculum Leader of Design Technology
Robbie Best | Teacher of Religious Studies
Amy Bonello | Teacher of Geography / Head of Year 13
Lindsay Bradley | Teacher of Business & Head of Year 12
Grace Brady | Teacher of Sociology
Jill Bray | Learning Support Assistant
Amy Brooks | Teacher of Physical Education
Charlotte Brown | Curriculum Leader of History
Lara Canlett | Teacher of History
Li-Am Carter | CE, IAG Progression Manager
Rachel Cassidy | Deputy Curriculum Leader in PE
Nicholas Clark |Teacher of Art
Rebecca Coady | Leader of Teaching and Learning in Learning Support - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator / Trust Lead for SEND
Lauren Conway | Teacher of Design and Technology
Raymond Cook | Curriculum Leader of English
Julie Coyne | HLTA / Alternative Curriculum Room Supervisor
Karis Darrie | Teacher of Business
Ruth Davison | Pastoral Mentor (Year 10)
Suzanne Dawn | Pastoral Mentor (Year 9)
Nicola Dennison | Co-ordinator of Teaching & Learning for Post 16 Biology
Sarah Dodd | Assistant SENDCO - Exams Access Arrangements
Callum Douglas | Support Assistant Level 4
Jonathan Duncan | Associate Teacher of English & Head of Year 9
Elinor Eastwood | Curriculum Leader in Visual Arts
Fiona Elder | Learning Support Assistant
Amy Elliott | Deputy Leader of Teaching & Learning in Mathematics
Elaine Elliott | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Music
Joanna Foster | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Dance & Drama
Peter Gault | Teacher of Physical Education / Head of Rugby
Dylan Gibson | Post 16 Tutor
Louise Gibson | Teacher of Business
Ashley Gillings | Assistant SENDCO (Curriculum Access)
Lauren Glendinning | Teacher of Social Science
Adam Green | Curriculum Leader for Business & Enterprise
Angeles Guillen | MFL Teacher
Emma Guiney | Teacher of Maths
Lesley Hails | Learning Support Assistant
Mark Harrison | Lead Practitioner in Teaching & Learning / Associate Leader of SEND
Sarah Havelock | Deputy Leader of Teaching and Learning in Science
Ryan Hay | Curriculum Leader of Mathematics
Jonathan Howard | Curriculum Leader of Physical Education
Reece Hussain | Deputy Leader of Teaching and Learning in Business
Georgia Irwin | Teacher of History
Shannon James | Learning Support Assistant
Sophie Jesman | Teacher of English
Melanie Johnston | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Social Science
Naomi Kelsey | Achievement Coordinator KS4 English
Scott Kennedy | Teacher of History
Claire Kent-Capper | Learning Support Assistant
Chris Kerswell | Teacher of ICT
Kerry Lane | Teacher of English & Head of Year 9
Samantha Laycock | Teacher of Mathematics
Beth Lewins | Teacher of Visual Arts
Bethan MacGregor | Deputy Leader of Teacher and Learning in English
Shehzana Mamujee | Teacher of English
Samuel Manley | Teacher of Science

William Mansfield | Teacher of Science
Ruth Marklew | Deputy Principal, Main School
Christopher Martin |Teacher of Italian & French
Emma McGrory | Teacher of Geography
Amy McKeever | Teacher of English
Claire McKenna | Curriculum Leader of Spanish & Italian
Suzanne Middleton | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Information & Communications Technology
Christopher Miller | Teacher of Mathematics
Sam Mills | Teacher of Technology
James Mitchell | Student Wellbeing Coordinator
Lisa Moll | Teacher of Business
Jasmine Moss | Achievement Coordinator - Science & Teacher
Isabella Mullins | Teacher of Psychology
Joanne Nath | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Personal, Social, Health & Citizenship Education
Julie Orme | Learning Support Assistant
Monica Patel | Teacher of Science
John Peacock | Teacher of Mathematics
Alisha Potts | HLTA
Terri Ragan | Post 16 Tutor
Rachel Ramsay | HLTA
Elizabeth Rayment | Teacher of Maths
Paul Raymond | Teacher of Art
Julie Rayner | Senior Learning and Pastoral Supervisor for Year 10 (A-H)
Aaron Ritchie | Teacher of Science
Claudia Robertson | Teacher / Coordinator of Post 16 Physics
Zara Rodger | Teacher of English
Christina Rose | Teacher of Religious Studies
Natalie Rose | Teacher of Science
Hannah Rowntree | Learning Support Assistant
Lynda Russell | Deputy Leader of Teaching & Learning in Visual Arts
Dean Russell | Post 16 Tutor
Angelika Schneider | Teacher of German
John Scott | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Media & Film
Habiba Sedky | Learning Support Assistant
Louis Shelmerdine | Leader of Achievement & Progress Leader / Achievement Co-ordinator for Maths
Samuel Sheppard | Teacher of Science
Thomas Simpson | Curriculum Leader of Science
Suzie Smith | Examinations Manager
Angela Soulsby | Deputy Leader of Teaching & Learning in Technology with responsibility in food
Joanne Souter | Teacher of Chemistry
Sophia Spiropoulos | Assistant Head of Year 12 / Teacher of Mathematics
Alison Stanley | Welfare and Attendance Manager
Nathalie Stefani | Teacher of French
Rhona Stewart | Post 16 Tutor
Tom Swatridge | Learning Support Assistant
Adrian Tate | Teacher of ICT
Daniel Taylor | Learning Support Assistant
Sarah Taylor | Attendance and Welfare Officer
Quamer Tazeen | Learning Support Assistant
Sean Terry | Teacher of Spanish
Denise Lumley | Leader of Teaching & Learning in Geography
Charlotte Tomlinson | Teacher of Art
Jacqueline Turner | Lead Practitioner for Teaching and Learning
Michael Van Vuuren | Rugby Programme Manager and Lead Coach
Anne Walton | Competitive Applications and EPQ Co-ordinator
Alyson Ward | Achievement Co-ordinator for KS3 English / Teacher of English
Emily Ward | Teacher of Physical Education
Paul Ward | Curriculum Leader of French and German
Alex Wainwright | Teacher of Psychology
Rhian Watkins | Teacher of Science & Chemistry
Richard Whitaker | Teacher of Social Sciences
Oliver White | Teacher of Dance & Drama
Katy Wiegmann | Teacher of Art
Thomas Wilkinson | Teacher of Geography and Assistant Head of Year 13