Ensuring that students are comfortable, secure and feel supported during their education makes a huge difference to the progress and achievement that individuals make. Our robust structure ensures appropriate support, information and guidance for all students, allowing them to focus on their learning.

Our Christian vision is inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan and so we do not walk on by in times of need. We welcome student and parent contact and will contact home regularly to discuss welfare and progress.

The main contacts for all students are tutors and heads of year:

Head of key stage 3 (years 7, 8 and 9)

  • Mr C Pyle

Assistant key stage 3 lead

  • Mrs J Elliott

Year 7

  • Head of year 7:
    Mr G Tweeddale
  • Year 7 tutors:
    Mr J Scothern
    Miss S Marr
    Mr C Gilmore
    Mrs E Mack
    Miss C Thornton
    Miss A Thomas

Year 8

  • Head of year 8:
    Mrs L Bland
  • Year 7 tutors:
    Miss S Smart
    Mrs F Garlick
    Miss E Broadhurst
    Mrs H Longhurst-Fox
    Mrs I Cotterill
    Miss O Ezeonyebuchi
    Mrs G Marples
    Mr C Crutchley

Year 9

  • Head of year 9:
    Ms V Lowe
  • Year 8 tutors:
    Miss T Jones
    Miss A Catherall
    Mr S Ackroyd
    Mr T Radcliffe
    Mrs A Mitchell
    Mr M Sisson
    Mrs V Carefoot
    Miss S Marshall
    Mrs R Humphries
    Mrs S Schafer
    Miss S Teague
    Mrs F Garlick

Head of key stage 4 (years 10 and 11)

  • Miss K Horner

Assistant key stage 4 lead

  • Mrs S Meakin

Year 10

  • Head of year 10:
    Mr P Simon
  • Year 9 tutors:
    Miss N Pearcy
    Miss F Walton
    Mrs C Morris
    Mr L Shayler
    Mrs V Fretwell
    Miss C Woodward
    Ms D Benavides Meza
    Mrs S Stephens
    Mr O Bullas

Year 11

  • Head of year 11:
    Mr P Aplin
  • Year 10 tutors:
    Mrs A Jarvis
    Mrs L Murungi
    Mr K Efisue
    Mr J Foot
    Miss S Gascoigne
    Miss S Hall

To contact these members of staff please call the academy reception team (01623 623559) or to contact directly via email please add the initial and surname to the beginning of @queenelizabeths-ac.org.uk (For example, to contact Mrs L Bland, head of year 7, the email address would be: lbland@queenelizabeths-ac.org.uk

Counselling

To discuss counselling issues or a referral, please contact:

Miss D Percival – Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead (to email, click here).

Our staff team works collaboratively with outside agencies for specialist advice and provision, supporting effective teaching and learning across the academy. By seeking to remove barriers to learning and participation, together with providing top-quality information and guidance, all students are afforded the opportunity to achieve their personal potential.