Key School Contacts
Below you can find a breakdown of key contacts at the school including their roles and areas of responsibility.
Senior leadership team
Mrs Gail Howe
Associate Headteacher
Day to day operations, Staff well-being, Critical Incident strategy and operations (shared), Governors – Full and Pupil Needs (Agenda), Quality Assurance,Teaching & Learning, Pupil Premium strategy, Associate Senior Leader Programme, School to school support – LLE, SEF/OFSTED – Teaching and Assessment, Staff absence – policy and practice, External trips – Evolve
Mr D Cumming
Assistant Headteacher
Strategic oversight of SEND & LAC, Governors – Pupil Needs, Community Engagement inc Hub, Staff Appraisal, Staff CPD strategy inc. middle leaders and IiP Award, Induction of new staff inc NQTs, Extended school day – inc extra- curricular, Strategic oversight safeguarding/pupil welfare services, School to school support,ICT Access and Provision inc website, Communication strategy inc social media, marketing and publicity,Data Protection compliance, SEF/OFSTED – Personal development and wellbeing, NHTS Trustee
Mr C Taylor
Assistant Headteacher
Curriculum strategy and development (Chair HoD), Strategic oversight of PSHE, Citizenship, SMSC, Strategic oversight of ACE days, Homework strategy, Data, tracking and summative assessment inc SIMS, Governors – Standards (Agenda), Examinations, Student progress and intervention strategy, Timetabling and options, In-Year admissions, SEF/OFSTED – Curriculum and outcomes, School to school support
Mr I Curry
Assistant Headteacher
Pastoral system (Chair HoY), Governors – Pupil Needs, Tutor study programme, Staff duties inc Lunchtime Supervisors, Parent engagement – inc Parent Forum, Parent Partnership Award, Parents’ Evenings etc, Student attendance and punctuality, Careers and Transition, Behaviour and rewards tracking and intervention inc inclusion, Excellence and celebration events, Student reports to parents, Student leadership and council, SEF/OFSTED – Behaviour, School to school support – SLE
Miss V Smith
Assistant Headteacher with Strategic Lead of Maths
Mrs E Hollingdrake
Assistant Headteacher
Extended Leadership Team – Leading on English and Literacy across the school
Mr R Blezard
Associate Senior Leader
Responsible for the development of effective Teaching & Learning, lead on school ACE Days, Head of Boys PE, SLE.
Mr M Speat
Extended Leadership Team
Head of year team
Mr M Speat
Head of year 7
Miss F Dickinson
Head of year 8
Miss L Geisel
Head of year 9
Mr D Flack
Head of year 10
Mrs D Antich
Head of year 11
Other key contacts
Mrs D Armitage
MBACP (Accred) Counsellor
Mrs C Mason
Executive Headteacher’s PA/School Administration Manager
Mrs H Broadley
Operations Manager
Responsible for the co-ordination of school events and school transport, teaching staff cover arrangements
Mr M Galloway
Strategic Finance & Premises Manager
Responsible for finance, premises, day to day health and safety
You are welcome to contact members of staff. The usual procedure on matters relating to your child or their subjects, is to contact your child’s Form Tutor, initially.
Email communication is used by staff on a daily basis and is a good way of making contact directly with them.
Our staff email addresses follow the format: initial.surname@holmfirthhigh.co.uk
For example, if we had a staff member called Andrew Smith, his email address would be: a.smith@holmfirthhigh.co.uk
To telephone, use the main school number and press the extension number, if you know it, or wait for the receptionist.
Please be aware that, without prior arrangement, you may not be able to speak directly to a member of staff , as they may be teaching or in meetings etc. However, you will be able to leave a message and the member of staff will call you back as soon as they are able.