Staff Contact Details

Dealing appropriately with any parent or student contact is very important to us at The Hurst.  In order to deal with your concern or query as quickly and accurately as possible please use the following guide to decide who to contact. The contact details for Hurst School staff can be found below: 

General Contact Details

Main school telephone number 0118 981 7474
Main school email address [email protected]

Office open hours are from 8.30am to 4.00pm 

Contact Details for Student Concerns or Queries 

Level One Contact
For welfare and pastoral issues or concerns,please contact your child's Head of Year.
For subject-specific issues or concerns, please contact your child's Head of Year.
Level Two Contact
For serious welfare and pastoral issues or concerns, please contact your child's Head of Year.
For serious subject-specific issues or concerns, please contact your child's Head of Subject.

Issues and complaints that cannot be resolved at Levels 1 or 2 should be directed to the linked member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We will confirm receipt of your response in writing within five days. As part of this process, a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) will seek to clarify the details of the complaint, understand what issues remain unresolved, and discuss the outcome the complainant is seeking. They will also consider whether a face-to-face meeting would be the most appropriate way to take matters forward. Please click here for contact details. 

Senior Leadership Team
Headteacher - Jayne McLaren [email protected]
Deputy Headteacher - Sally Coneley [email protected]
Assistant Headteacher - Suzanne Avery [email protected]
Assistant Headteacher - Mark Brimson [email protected]
Assistant Headteacher - Mark Fricker [email protected]
Assistant Headteacher - Huw Morgan [email protected]
 

Heads of Year
Year 7 - Pete Bennett [email protected]
Year 8 - Owen White [email protected]
Year 9 - Cathryn Graham [email protected]
Year 10 - Simon Greeves [email protected]
Year 11 - Leigh Sheppard [email protected]
 

Administration
Business Manager - Philippa Lane [email protected]
Communications Officer - Rachel Fisher [email protected]
Finance Assistant - Jane Baird  [email protected]
Finance Assistant - Christine McGarvie [email protected]
Finance Assistant - Cristine Dyer [email protected] 
SLT PA/Admissions - Alison Redfern [email protected]
Librarian/Reprographics - Hayley Yalden [email protected]
Receptionist - Louise Lawrence [email protected]
Arbor Manager - Celest Warner [email protected]
Senior Arbor Manager and Exams Manager - Katie Williams [email protected]
Site Manager - Khuram Durrani [email protected]
Site Assistant - Brett Bowdrey [email protected]
Site Assistant - Craig Denness [email protected]
Site Assistant - Cyrus Wong [email protected]
Site Assistant - Richard Baldock [email protected] 
IT Manager - Stephen Cooper [email protected]
IT Support - Robert Baxter [email protected]
Clerk to the Governors - Mandy Larby [email protected]
 

Pastoral Support and The Wellbeing Centre
Attendance Officer - Lynette Buttivant [email protected]
First Aid/Admin - Melanie Goddard [email protected]
Wellbeing Interventions Manager - Stephanie Ryan-Henney [email protected]
Pastoral Support Manager - Jack Parsons [email protected]
Pastoral Support Worker - Jen Black [email protected]
Careers Lead - Helen Aymes [email protected]
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer - Danielle Brindley [email protected]
Family Support Worker - Nicola Denham [email protected]
Internal Exclusion Co-ordinator and Student Homework Support Co-ordinator - Katie Quattromini [email protected]
Cover Supervisor - Adrienne Hasani [email protected]
Cover Supervisor - Maria Peregrino-Brimah [email protected]
 

Art Department
Head of Department - Rehanne Isaac [email protected]
Jason Parry-Wilson [email protected]
Art Technician - Laura White [email protected]
 

Drama/Media Department
Head of Department - Luke Attridge [email protected]
Simon Greeves [email protected]
Lilly Beacall [email protected]
 

English Department
Head of Department - Oliver Russell [email protected]
Shona Jury [email protected]
Cathryn Graham [email protected]
Rebecca Lindsay [email protected]
Keryn Osterritter [email protected]
Maisie Webb - Literacy Co-ordinator [email protected]
Rebecca Podevin [email protected]
Grace Durber [email protected]
Josie Huyton [email protected]
Owen White [email protected]
 

Geography Department

Head of Department & ITT Programme Leader - Martin Moir

 [email protected]
Anna Croft [email protected]
Megan Porter [email protected]
 

History Department
Head of Department - Nick Stoten [email protected]
Charlotte Line [email protected]
Catherine Pettican [email protected]
Suzanne Avery [email protected]
 

IT/Business Department
Michael Reeves [email protected]
Ellen Taylor [email protected]
Luke Lambden [email protected]

Learning Support Department
Claire Hornsey (SENCO) [email protected]
Sandra Janiszewska - SEND Co-ordinator [email protected]
Sophie Chan - Transition Co-ordinator [email protected]
HLTA - Kathy Jones [email protected]
LSA - Jenny Seaborn [email protected]
LSA - Jazmine Mead [email protected]
LSA/ELSA - Rebecca Sims [email protected]
LSA - Emma Gibbons [email protected]
LSA - Jo Horvath [email protected]
LSA/ELSA - Georgia-Ryan Henney [email protected]
HLTA - Karen Rawlings [email protected]
LSA - Molly Baird [email protected]
LSA - Nicola Burch [email protected]

Maths Department
Head of Department - Chris Messenger [email protected]
Assistant Head of Department - Ricky Jury [email protected]
Laraine Black [email protected]
Olivia O’Shea [email protected]
Nadia Randall [email protected]
Duene Du Toit [email protected]
Jo-Lesley Paxford [email protected]
Luke Lambden [email protected]
Zaneeta Wiltshire [email protected]
 

MFL Department
Head of Department - Jennifer Clements [email protected]
Nancy Sharp [email protected]
Maite Diaz Montero [email protected]
Henry Milaham [email protected]

Music Department
Head of Department - Stephanie McAdam [email protected]
Rheann Long [email protected]
Huw Morgan [email protected]
 

PE Department
Head of Department - Julie Penhaligon [email protected]
Leigh Sheppard [email protected]
Lauren Veitch [email protected]
Anna Jones [email protected]
Daniel Platt  - Community Belonging Co-ordinator [email protected]
Lindsay Dobroschke [email protected]
Luke Lambden [email protected]
 

Religious Education and PDL
Head of Department - Montana Elliott  [email protected]
Owen White - PDL teacher [email protected]
Grace Durber - RE Co-ordinator, Curriculum Development & PDL teacher [email protected]
Pete Bennett - RE and PDL teacher [email protected]
 

Science Department
Head of Department - Emma Lister [email protected]
Assistant Head of Department - Cheryl Nicol [email protected]
Assistant Head of Department - Ben Hayford [email protected]
Fiona Martins [email protected]
Morry Attridge [email protected]
Greg Brockbank [email protected]
Dr Gabrielle Case [email protected]
Jason Punnett [email protected]
Eleanor Davidson [email protected]
 

Technology Department
Head of Department - Sharon McManus [email protected]
Sue Young [email protected]
Graham Macbeth - DT Technician [email protected]
Kelly Jones [email protected]
Lindsay Dobroschke [email protected]
Zara James - DT Technician [email protected]

Vocational Studies Department
Claire Mossman                                                                                                            [email protected]

Alternative Provision
Head of Department - Anna Croft [email protected]
Jayne White - Student Inclusion Worker [email protected] 
Helen Aymes - Inclusion and Alternative Provision Co-ordinator [email protected]
Chelsea Attridge - Thrive and Student Inclusion mentor [email protected]
Jazmine Mead - Intervention Support [email protected]