The People Behind the School
Get to know the dedicated staff and governors who make HBHS what it is.
Our People
The team behind Haydon Bridge High School
At Haydon Bridge High School, our values and ethos prepare young people not only for academic success, but for life. We are proud to nurture confident, resilient and responsible individuals who are ready to make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.
| Leadership Team | |
|---|---|
| Kath Pigdon | Interim Executive Headteacher |
| Richard O'Connor | Interim Head of School |
| Stephen Hill | Deputy Headteacher |
| Valentine Gibson | Assistant Headteacher |
| Victoria Carr | Assistant Headteacher and SENCo |
| Katy Owen | Head of Behaviour & Safeguarding |
| Heads of Department | |
|---|---|
| Emma Lindsay | Head of STEM |
| Neil Burrows | 2nd i/c STEM |
| Beth Ward | Head of English, Drama and Performing Arts; Oracy and Literacy |
| Erika Neoptolemos | Head of Vocational and Academic PE |
| Sally Hedley | Head of Vocational and Academic PE |
| Jemma Tipping | Head of Humanities, Art, PSHE and MFL |
| Teaching Staff | |
|---|---|
| Helen Creed | Teacher of Science and Maths |
| Tom Scott | Teacher of Science and Maths |
| Matthew Ainsley | Teacher of Engineering and Physics |
| Rebecca Macaulay | Teacher of Food and Nutrition |
| Fiona Cudlipp | Teacher of English and EPQ |
| Amy Dietsch | Teacher of English |
| Anna Heyman | Maternity Cover English |
| Sion McElveen | Teacher of ICT |
| Helen Birkinshaw | Teacher of Health and Social Care and PE |
| Ross Connelly | Teacher of PE |
| Connor Chandler | Teacher of Maths and PE |
| Fran Phillipson | Teacher of Religious Studies and Sociology |
| Owen Davison | Teacher of Geography |
| Shauna Armstrong | Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages |
| Amy Lenton | Teacher of English and Humanities |
| Faye Leydon | Teacher of Art |
| Steve Davidson | Teacher of Maths |
| Chris Bell | Restart/Teacher of PE and Maths |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Julie Nichols | Business Manager |
| Holly Scott | Administrator |
| Laura Richardson | SEND and Data Administrator |
| Diane Henderson | Administrator and Pastoral Year Leader |
| Angie Archibald | Exams Officer |
| Site Team | |
|---|---|
| Barry Hope | Site Manager |
| Neil Roberts | Caretaker |
| Alison Armstrong | Kitchen Manager |
| James Elliott | Science Technician |
| Learning Support | |
|---|---|
| Claire Gascoyne | Year 8 HLTA |
| Maureen Robson | Year 8 HLTA |
| Fiona Pattinson | LSA and Year 7 HLTA |
| Karen Roberts | Year 7 HLTA |
| David Holden | HLTA and Catering Tutor |
| Iryna Makarovska | LSA |
| Siobhan Hughes | LSA |
| Laura Steels | LSA |
| Pastoral | |
|---|---|
| Judith Kennedy | Pastoral Lead |
| Liz Robson | Pastoral Lead |
| Esther Urwin | Attendance Officer |
| Jordan Watson | Restart Champion |
| Cover | |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Spuhler | Cover Supervisor |
| Fiona Ward | Cover Supervisor |