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Dixons City Academy

Leadership and our staff

Our principals are empowered to lead their academies, and they do so primarily in the best interests of their students and their school. They also work in partnership with other principals for the good of the trust as a whole. They articulate their own culture, values and vision for learning around our shared core principles. We empower our people in every area and at every level of the organisation, and hold them accountable for their outcomes. We develop a strong culture of student leadership in all our academies.
 

Senior leadership team

Raouf MohammedPrincipal
Jo OrtonSenior Vice Principal
Jacob SparksVice Principal and DSL
Jonny YaleVice Principal
Jatinder SandhuAssistant Principal
Ramender CromptonAssistant Principal
Nick GadsbyAssistant Principal
Steven LaffertyAssistant Principal

Teaching staff

Teachers teach with skill and rigour, showing great courtesy. Staff and students enjoy what they do together.
 

Mr. S. AblettHead of History
Mr. J. AhmedHead of Department Science
Miss S. AhmedTeacher of Science
Miss Z. AhmedHead of Department RE
Miss E. AkessonHead of Department Art and Design
Mr. A. AliTeacher of Mathematics
Mrs. A. AmmerTeacher of English
Ms. R. AshrafAssistant Head of English
Mrs. H. BatesTeacher of Mathematics
Mr. A. ButtTeacher of Mathematics (PT)
Miss R. De Lima AraujoTeacher of English
Miss L. ClementsHead of Department English
Mr. C. FawellHead of Department DT
Miss N. FirthHead of Department Geography
Mrs. S. FoltierSENDCo
Mrs. R. ForsythTeacher of Spanish
F. HafeezTeacher of Maths
Mr. T. HargreavesHead of Year 8, Teacher of DT
Mr. J. HartHead of Department Music
Miss M. HussainActing Head of Department IT
Mr. S. HuntTeacher of Mathematics
Mr. C. IgnatowskiHead of Department PE
Mrs. H. Jeffrey-BourneTeacher of Science
Ms. P. JohnstonHead of Performing Arts/ Drama
Mr. J. JiboduAssistant Head of Mathematics
Mr. M. KabirTeacher of Science
Miss A. KhanTeacher of Science
Miss H. LangtonTeacher of PE
Miss M. LunatTeacher of Science
Miss F. MayatTeacher of English
Mrs. L. MellaTeacher of Spanish
Mrs. O. MillarHead of Department MFL
Miss S. MirAssistant Head of Science
Miss S. MoughalTeacher of DT
Mrs. S. Naaz MasonHead of Year 9, Teacher of Science
Miss T. NawazTeacher of English
Miss S. ParrishAssistant Head of PE
Miss Z. PanayiotiHead of Year 10, Teacher of Geography
Mr. M. QasimHead of Year 11, Teacher of Science
Mrs. T. RafnssonTrust Director of Music (PT)
Ms. N. RaheemTeacher of English (PT)
Mr. B. RickettsTeacher of PE
Mr. S. ShahTeacher of Mathematics
Z. ShahidTeacher of English
Mr. S. ShazadHead of Year 7, Teacher of History
Mrs. K. SiddiqueTeacher of RE
Mr. K. SimpsonTeacher of Mathematics
Miss E. SpaffordHead of Department Mathematics
Mr. J. StoneTeacher of History
Miss I. ThorpeTeacher of Art
(PT) denotes Part Time 
  

Peripatetic music teachers

Mr. D. BronsGuitar
Mrs. J. BryanWoodwind and Keyboard
Mr. T. DurransDrums
Miss B. GregoryVoice
Mr. D. HoganWoodwind and Brass
Mr. K. KoustoulosPiano and Keyboard
Mrs. A. RignallViolin

Associate staff 

Mr. K. AfzalDT Technician
Miss. A AshrafLevel 3 Administrator 
Miss T. Braithwaite-HamiltonAssistant Head of Year
Miss K. BrooksAssistant IN Manager
H. Carroll Librarian
Mrs. S. CousinsLevel 3 Administrator
Mrs. H. CrosslandExams Officer and Planning Manager
Mrs. L. DawsonSenior Data Administrator
Miss A. GutmanLevel 3 Administrator
Miss B. HolmesAcademy Administration Manager
Mrs. H. HussainLevel 2 Administrator
Miss S. HussainAssistant IN Manager
Miss S. KausurSenior Assistant Head of Year
Miss A. KhanAssistant Head of Year
Miss M. KhanIN Support
Miss M. LabadAcademy Nurse
Miss P. McDougallIN Support
Mrs. B. MistrySenior Science Technician
Miss K. MorleyAcademy Counsellor
Mr. B. NealeCover Supervisor
Mr. M. PhilipsonArt Technician
U. RafiqAttendance Officer
Mrs. S. RiazLevel 2 Administrator
Mrs. A. RobinsonData Manager
Mr. M. WardleCover Supervisor
Mr. C. WarePerforming Arts Technician

Cleaning staff

Mrs. D. ClarkCleaning Manager
Mrs. Z. BegumCleaner
Mrs. A. BiCleaner
Mrs. S. BibiCleaner
Miss C. BruntCleaner
Miss K. CaruanaCleaner
Mrs. M. EliCleaner
Miss T. JamesCleaner
Mr. I. MidgleyCleaner
Mrs. U. NawazCleaner
Miss M. OakleyCleaner
Mrs. H. PatelCleaner
Mrs. W. PelanCleaner
Miss S. PinderCleaner
Miss S. PinderCleaner
Mrs. I. RajaCleaner
Ms. L. ShalaCleaner
Ms. L. SamadCleaner

Catering Staff

Mr. J. WelchExecutive Chef (trust)
Mr. T. RobinsonExecutive Manager (trust)
Mr. G. WoodKitchen Manager
Mrs. Z. AliKitchen Assistant
Mrs. I. BisharatKitchen Assistant
Miss L. BraithwaiteKitchen Assistant
Mrs. C. BruntKitchen Assistant
D. MistryKitchen Assistant
Mrs. W. PelanKitchen Assistant
Mrs. S. TabassumKitchen Assistant