SHS - Key Persons


Darren Nicholas

Job Titles:
  • Trust Governor

Dr P Steele

Job Titles:
  • Science

Ellen Jones

Job Titles:
  • Pastoral Support Administrator

Jill Walker

Job Titles:
  • Clerk

Lisa Homer

Job Titles:
  • Parent Governor

Mark Preece

Job Titles:
  • Trust Appointed Governor

Miss J Prosser

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Principal - Raising Standards Lead KS3 and KS4

Miss K Maughan

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Director of Student Services - Pastoral Provision and Support Services - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss R Hallbrook

Job Titles:
  • Religious Studies

Miss S Miles

Job Titles:
  • Transition Lead

Miss S Powell

Job Titles:
  • History

Mr A Ames

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Head of Year 12

Mr A Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Head of Year 13

Mr D Richards

Job Titles:
  • Physical Education

Mr D Wild

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Principal - Behaviour and Attitudes

Mr R Higginson

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics

Mr R Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Head Rugby Coach

Mr R Unitt

Job Titles:
  • Geography

Mr S McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Music

Mrs C Haile

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Principal - SENDCo - Designated Teacher for LAC / PLAC - Trust Improvement Leader SEN

Mrs C Middleton

Job Titles:
  • Design and Technology

Mrs E Hale

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Principal - Designated Safeguarding Lead - Safeguarding, Mental Health Lead and Pastoral Support
  • Designated Safeguarding Lead and Assistant Principal Pastoral

Mrs H Harrod

Job Titles:
  • Careers Advisor

Mrs K Adlington

Job Titles:
  • Psychology

Mrs M Harmer

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning and CPD Lead

Mrs S Peace

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Sara is the school Principal and has been in post since February 2021. Sara has been in education since 2001 and has previously been a mathematics teacher in both the UK and Australia.

Nicole Harper

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair, Co
Vice Chair, Co-opted Governor & Safeguarding Governor

Phil Coldicott

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Governors & Trust Governor
  • Retired IT Manager
Phil Coldicott is a retired IT Manager, most recently employed as the Director of Education IT for the BSF Programme in Sandwell MBC. He is currently Governor of a school for students with special needs in Sandwell where he also Chairs the governing body of their Employability Hub. He is an Enterprise Advisor for the Careers & Enterprise Company in the Black Country, and mentors young people in schools via the Princes Trust initiative. He also volunteers with the Canal & Rivers Trust. the National Trust and at Parkrun Dudley. Phil has been actively involved with sport all his life, playing & coaching both football & cricket until recently. He is a member of Halesowen Golf Club and a Trustee of the James Grove Recreation and Sportsground Trust.

Sam Maher

Job Titles:
  • Community & Pupil Premium Governor
  • Police Officer
Sam is a local Police Officer. As part of the Safer Neighbourhood team he assists the school in many ways as well as being a Trust Appointed governor. Sam is a familiar face both in school and in the local community and provides a link between the two.

Sue Laffey

Job Titles:
  • Staff Governor