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Samuel Whitbread Academy

Leadership

Academy Leadership team

NICK MARTIN

Principal
Strategic Direction, Staffing, HR, Finance & Student Outcomes

IAN BUTLER 

Vice Principal
Quality of Education. Data, Assessment, Exams & Data Protection Lead

Student Outcomes at KS4

CHARLOTTE KIRKMAN

Vice Principal
Pastoral Leadership, Attendance & Designated Safeguarding Lead & HR 

ALEX DURIC

Assistant Principal

Quality of Education for KS3 & Transition

Student Outcomes of High Attainers & Staff Well-Being

EMMA FOREMAN

Assistant Principal 

Quality of Education for Teaching and Learning & CPDL

Homework & Staff Professional Development

ROB GRAVES

Assistant Principal

Quality of Education for KS4, Outcomes & Exams

Student Outcomes for those from disadvantaged backgrounds at KS3 & 4

LEE HUCKLE

Assistant Principal - Head of Sixth Form

Quality of Education for the Sixth Form, Careers & Destinations Lead

Student Outcomes at KS5

ANDY O’ROURKE

Assistant Principal

Student Behaviour, Standards & Personal Development 

JENNY SWIFT

SENDCO

Quality of Education, Personal Development and Leadership of SEND

Student Outcomes for those with SEND

 


Funding

For information on the funding of Samuel Whitbread Academy and the rest of BEST please visit the BEST website.


Governing Body

Local Governing Board (LGB)

Nick Martin

Principal

Emma Appadoo

Community Governor

Lee Bowling Community Governor
Yvonne Brown

Staff Governor

Flora Burt Community Governor
Jennie Conde Associate Governor
Joe Derilo

Parent Governor

Sharon Dickman Associate Governor
Nathan Gardiner Parent governor
Julia Haynes

Staff Governor

Richard Hooper

Parent Governor

Chris Hubbard Community Governor
John Hudson

Parent Governor

Sophie Kerslake Parent Governor
Sally Mitchell Parent Governor
James Poole

Associate Governor

Gary Smith

Parent Governor

Justine Walshe Clerk
Alison Wilshaw

Chair of Governors

awilshaw@bestacademies.org.uk

 

The Governance Handbook/Scheme of Delegation document can be found on BEST website here.