Staff LIST
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senior leadership team
Alistair Chattaway (ACH) Principal
Michael Penn (MPE) Vice Principal (Curriculum and Quality Assurance)
Daniel Branch (DBR) Assistant Principal (Performing Arts)
Chris Mitchell (CMI) Assistant Principal (English, Maths & Science)
Michael Painter (MPA) Assistant Principal (Assessment, Digital Arts and New Technologies)
Derek Pitt (DPI) Assistant Principal (Pastoral Care)
Peter Darwen (PDA) Chief Financial Officer
directors
Francesca Di Cesare (FDC) Director of Acting
Andy Edwards (AED) Director of Dance
Steve Elias (SEL) Director of Musical Theatre
Richard Evans (REV) Director of Science
James Latham (JLA) Director of Technical Theatre Arts
Drew Lord (DLO) Director of Creative and Digital Arts
Daniel Marchese-Fry (DMF) Director of English
Sarah O'Connor (SOC) Director of Maths
Carmella Beschi (CBE) Director of Humanities
David Leighton (DLE) Director of Music
heads of house
Dr Daniel Kennedy (DKE) Senior Head of House and Teacher of English
Holly Arnold (HAR) Head of Jupiter House and Teacher of Dance
James Lees (JLE) Head of Mercury House and Teacher of Acting
James Underwood (JUN) Head of Neptune House and Teacher of Creative Media
THE old rep theatre
Michael Penn Executive Director
Gary Stevens General Manager and Operations Director
Emma Ferguson Marketing and Box Office Assistant
Dilpesh Patel Deputy Head of Technical
Stephen Hatton Site Supervisor
Ann Grady Cleaner
student support
Emma Rickard Head of Admissions and Careers
Ross Whitehouse Admissions Officer
Emma Williams Attendance Officer
Kate Collett Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)