ORMISTON DENES ACADEMY - Key Persons
Mrs Davies, linked with linked with curriculum, pupil premium, student voice, PSHE and MFL, has sat on our Governing Body since 2019. Carole taught modern languages in North Suffolk and Norfolk for many years. She was also a deputy head teacher and particularly interested in core skills, curriculum development and citizenship related school activities. Carole is also supporting our Student leadership body. She enjoys gardening, walking and travelling.
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- Community Governor for SEND ( Pastoral )
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- Parent Governor Linked With Safeguarding
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- Head of Physical Education
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- Head of Modern Foreign Languages
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- Pastoral Manager for Year 9
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- Pastoral Manager for Year 7
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- Vice Principal / Quality of Education
Lee joined as a new community governor in February 2022. However, he has 20 years in further education experience to support his passion and enthusiasm for helping others to be better. Lee is also currently the teaching and learning manager at East Coast College. Part of his responsibility is leading teacher development and quality improvements by pro-actively supporting and developing teaching and learning support staff to ensure a high-quality student experience through exceptional teaching, learning and assessment in all settings. This also includes the management of key learning strands including digital capability; teacher training, library and learning services; and quality assurance. Other classroom experience includes teaching and managing English, maths, ICT, ESOL and adult courses. Lee is also a keen footballer, and when there is time, enjoys treading the boards in the odd play or musical!
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- Community Governor for SEND ( Curriculum )
Steve's interest and passion for learning has also involved him being a Voluntary Community Education worker, working for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust as a Lead Practitioner and as an action researcher with University of Cambridge.
His main interests are in curriculum, science, SEND, and vocational options.
He retired from working in education in 2020.
Steve enjoys being a grandad to two grandsons, playing guitar, cooking, hill walking and kayaking.
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- Pastoral Manager for Year 11
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- Pastoral Manager for Year 10
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- Head of Music and Performing Arts
Mrs Richings (previously Ms Mayo) and linked with mental health and wellbeing (students), has worked at Ormiston Denes Academy for 16 years, initially as a business & enterprise co-ordinator and, for the last number of years as transition and co-curriculum Projects Manager. Julie was elected support staff governor in April this year, and has taken on the role of link governor for student mental health and wellbeing. She is passionate about our students, and supports them with transition from primary school, and from secondary school into college, work experience, trips, projects and workshops. Mrs Richings supports our strong careers programme. Her main hobbies are walking with her two dogs, spending time with her three grandchildren, and gardening - something she has spent hours on, due to Covid restrictions at venues, this was their chosen location for their wedding reception.
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- SENDCo
- Special Educational Needs Coordinator ( SENCO )
Kate has wide ranging leadership experience over the last decade, both as a principal and also as a part of a senior leadership team that took a school in challenging circumstances to outstanding over just three years. Her experiences of leading on learning and teaching and then on improving student outcomes resulted in significant improvements across more than one school. She has been a leader in coastal, urban and rural schools and brings a wealth of experience to Ormiston Denes Academy.
Kate is passionate about ensuring that every child is happy, safe and successful and that each child is an individual whose talents should be discovered and nurtured and whose needs cannot be allowed to be a barrier to learning. She believes that developing quality leaders is key to sustainable progress and that quality first teaching is key to ensuring that no child is left behind.
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- Pastoral Manager for Year 8
Chair of Governors, Mrs Tina Ellis can be contacted by emailing our Clerk to the Governors (as shown below) or writing to Ormiston Denes Academy, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 4AH.
Tina has had extensive senior leadership within the civil service and particularly skills development. She is a Governor at East Coast College including being its link governor for safeguarding: A member of the Lowestoft and Waveney Chamber of Commerce Executive and its Suffolk wide People and Skills Group.
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- Head of Mathematics
- Teaching Staff Governor