BOWER GROVE - Key Persons


Miss Hassett Vocational

Job Titles:
  • Co - Ordinator for Work Experience and Travel Training
Miss Hassett has worked at Bower Grove for the last year and a half as a Learning Support Assistant with year 11. She supervised the college course taster programmes and worked with pupils supporting their qualifications. Miss Hassett has recently taken over the role of Vocational Co-ordinator and is very excited to be assisting pupils with their work experience and travel training.

Miss Higgins Head

Job Titles:
  • Head of Key Stage 4 and College Link
Miss Higgins has been at Bower Grove School for 6 years; she has been a lead form tutor for classes in Key Stage 3 and 4 and has been a Physical Education and Personal development teacher at Bower Grove. Her responsibilities oversee Key Stage 4 and include all pastoral and safeguarding care for children in years 10 and 11. Miss Higgins developed the World beliefs curriculum and helped gain (SMSC) Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural Gold certificate and currently runs our school council. Miss Higgins is part of the Kent Special Educational Trust (KsENT) Careers destination working party. Miss Higgins has previously worked in mainstream schools as a PE teacher in her early career days.

Mrs Cooper Transitional

Job Titles:
  • Co - Ordinator for Post 16
  • Transitional Co - Ordinator for Post 16
Mrs Cooper has worked for Bower Grove for 11 years. She was a form LSA for many years with Year 10 and 11 classes. In 2017 she took on the role of Work Experience Co-ordinator introducing many new placements for the changing cohort. Mrs Cooper has also accompanied the year 11s to college for many years and has experience of Goldwyn College, Rowhill School and Mid Kent College. In 2022 Mrs Cooper took over the Transition Co-Ordinator's post, she attends annual reviews with years 9 to 11 encouraging parents and students to visit open days at local colleges and post 16 provisions. She is here to help with any questions about post 16 and the year 11 Transition.

Mrs K Candy

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Head Teachers

Mrs K Rigby

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Mrs M Brackstone

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Head
  • Teacher