Meet Our Team
Meet our talented team. The below staff have been carefully recruited in line with our safeguarding policy and stringent background and employment checks.
Leadership Team
Mike Marshall - Principal / Designated Safeguarding Lead
Tracy Douglas
- Deputy Principal (Teaching, Learning & Curriculum) / Designated Teacher for Looked After Children / Dyslexia & SpLD Lead
Anthony Riley
- Deputy Principal (Pastoral and Welfare) / Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Claire Hand
- Assistant Principal (Years 9 to 11) / Examinations Officer / English lead)
Rena Wright
- Assistant Principal (Bespoke / personalised learning) / NCFE qualifications lead / Nurture base form tutor
Hannah Griffiths
- Assistant Principal (Years 3 to 8) / Maths lead, PSHCE lead / Year 7G form tutor
Teachers
John Jones - Teacher (Y11J form tutor) PE / Health & Fitness.
Sharon Brewer
- Teacher (Y5/6B class teacher) General subjects
Robert Gorst
- Teacher (Year 8G form tutor) Humanities lead / general subjects
Paul Jones
- Teacher (Year 10J form tutor) Design technology lead
Alex Kennedy
- Teacher (Year 9K form tutor) Food technology specialist / Drama specialist
Gemma Mulligan
- Teacher (Year 10M form tutor) Science lead / Maths / SENDCO
Andrew Fallows
- Teacher (Year 9F form tutor) Music lead
Lisa Hesketh
- Teacher (Year 11H form tutor) Computing lead, DoE lead
Steve Drewry
- Teacher (Pathways) English & General subjects
Anne Wilde
- Teacher (Part time - 0.6) Art and art and design lead
Nikki Stewart
- Associate Teacher (Bespoke / personalised learning)
Helen Tong
- Associate Teacher (Primary)
Hafiza Brepotra
- Associate Teacher (Secondary)
Learning Support Professionals
Suzanne O'Loughlin
Luke-Marsden-Rafferty
Lewis Tait
Jan Crawford
Louise Hayes
Joshua McGee
Libby Clarkson
Katie Dolan
Lisa Morris
Sarah Henshaw
Amy Johnston
School Support Services
Pastoral & Welfare Team -
Ryan Wray
- School Guidance Counsellor
Mike Nickeas
- Pastoral & Welfare Manager (Years 3 to 9)
Antony Shinks
- Pastoral & Welfare Manager (Nurture Base)
Emily Parr
- Pastoral & Welfare Manager (Years 9 to 11)
Rachel Clarke
- Referrals, Attendance & Family Liaison Lead
Marc Williams
- Safeguarding Development Officer
School Support Team -
Steve Grierson
- Partnerships Lead
Michelle Yates
- SEN Interventions & Assistant SENCO
Sheldon Langlois
- Cover Supervisor
Tracy Ball - Office Manager & PA to Principal
Zoey Campbell
- Accounts Manager / Administrator
David Salter
- Premises Officer
Lynsey Rimmer
- Cook in Charge
Alison Mainey
- Cook
Driver
- vacancy
The TPA Team - Our Talent Pool!
Turning Point Academy is a small school, with a small but perfectly formed staff team. Our teachers are multi-talented and able to deliver a range of subjects to a wide age range, as well as leading on subject areas. Our learning support professionals expertly support the learning and pastoral needs of our pupils. They also deliver aspects of the curriculum in small groups, under the direction of a teacher and they take a lead role on aspects of school life.
We are fortunate to employ our own School Guidance Counsellor who delivers a range of interventions to meet the holistic needs of our pupils, designed to remove or reduce any barriers to learning. They are able to deliver interventions such as cognitive behaviour therapy, solution focussed counselling, anger management programmes, crisis intervention programmes, play therapy, draw and talk therapy – these are just some of the range of interventions we are able to deliver ourselves.
Our 'Referrals, Attendance and Family Liaison Lead' ensures that children have a good quality transition into our school, and she liaises with families on a whole range of matters. She is a useful bridge between home and school, who creates a number of opportunities for parents/carers to get involved with our school throughout the year.
We commission an Educational Psychologist and specialist therapy based staff, to work alongside TPA staff to assess the needs of pupils and help put together tailored plans. They work directly with pupils and also provide professional advice and guidance to our staff in order to meet the wide range of needs we cater for.
All our staff deliver a range of learning experiences aimed at making sure that our pupils can reach their full potential, both educationally and socially. We are a dedicated team whose work is not restricted to the school day. We offer a range of services / activities outside of the school day and in school holidays as part of our enrichment curriculum.
Our staff go that extra mile to ensure the holistic needs of our pupils are well met.
Leadership & Governance at TPA
Day to day leadership of Turning Point Academy sits with the Principal, ably assisted by the schools Deputy Principal. The Proprietor has overarching responsibility for regulatory compliance. The Proprietor at TPA is Mr Stefan Campbell.
TPA has established a Proprietal Board, which consists of the Proprietor, Principal, Trustees of the school, co-opted members with particular expertise, staff and parent/carer representatives. This board help to make important strategic decisions about our school, like finance and budgets, resources and staffing. They monitor the schools performance and hold the school to account.
Contact details –
Mr Mike Marshall (Principal) - Contact via school office
Mr Stefan Campbell (Proprietor) - Contact via school office or on 0151 523 9851