Meet our Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Kate Kell

Head of School

Email: kkell@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM Responsibilities

• Ethos and Strategic Vision
• Timetable & Staffing
• SEF & Improvement Plan
• Governance
• OFSTED
• Student Admissions
• Overview of Safeguarding, Child Protection & Pastoral Systems
• School Improvement Accountability
• Risk Management
• SLT

Qualifications

• BA Honours Degree in English, History and Contemporary Asian Studies
• PGCE History
• NPQH

Experience

• 7 years teaching History prior to starting at Nunthorpe Academy
• 20 years of varying roles at Nunthorpe Academy including:
• History teacher – GCSE and A level specialising in India and the Arab Israeli Conflict
• Head of Year
• Head of House – Valiant
• Secondment to the Senior Leadership team responsible for Reporting and Assessment
• Assistant Vice Principal and Collaborative Director of the collaborative Sixth Form (TSFE)
• Vice Principal – Operations; Student Engagement; Pastoral
• Head of School

Mr Tim Duffill

Vice Principal – Teaching & Learning

Email: tduffill@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM responsibilities

• English & Maths
• Curriculum and Academic
• Performance Management
• Quality of Education
• Quality Assurance
• Calendar and Academy Operations
• Teaching & Learning and CPD
• School Improvement and Accountability
• Risk Assessment
• Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Qualifications

• B.ED (Hons)
• MA Education (Management)

Experience

• 16 Years Teaching in Nottinghamshire, on the Isle of Man & in North Yorkshire.
• Prior to starting work at Nunthorpe Academy in 2005 as Head of Technology.
• Subsequently, held various positions at Assistant Vice Principal level including Data, line management of core subjects, SLT link to the Sixth Form, etc.
• Currently, Vice Principal Teaching & Learning and Curriculum.

Mr Alistair Armstrong

Assistant Vice Principal – Achievement (Open) and Character 11-19

Email: aarmstrong@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM Responsibilities

• Open Group
• Progress of Disadvantaged Students
• Student Opportunities
• CEIAG
• PSHE
• Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Qualifications

• BA Hons Geography
• PGCE Geography
• MSc IT

Experience

• 25 years teaching in the Teesside area
• Humanities Teacher
• Assistant Head of Year
• Deputy Head of Faculty
• Head of Geography
• Head of Year
• Assistant Head
• Assistant Vice Principal.
• Currently teaches Computing, Life and Business.

Mrs Siobhan Brosnan

Assistant Vice Principal – Inclusion 11-19

Email: brosnan.siobhan@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM Responsibilities

• Designated Safeguarding Lead
• SEN/D Provision and Progress
• LAC Provision and Progress
• Provision Maps
• Access Arrangements
• Alternative Provision

Qualifications

• BA Honours Degree Information Technology with QTS
• NASENCO

Experience

• 1 year teaching Computer Science in Co Durham
• 12 years of varying roles in North Yorkshire including:
  • Computer Science/ICT teacher – KS3, GCSE and A level 
  • Head of Year
  • Head of House
  • Secondment to the Senior Leadership team responsible for SEND and Inclusion 
  • Inclusion and SEND Leader

Mrs Julie Thomas

Assistant Vice Principal – Behaviour & Attitudes 11-19

Email: jthomas@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM Responsibilities

• Rewards & Sanctions
• Behaviour Policy & Process
• Attendance & Punctuality
• Pastoral Lead (Standards)
• Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Sport Studies
• PGCE in Secondary Education (Phyiscal Education)
• NASENCo

Experience

• Teaching at Nunthorpe Academy for 19 years
• Assistant Head of House for 2 years
• Head of House for 9 years
• Secondment to SLT for number of roles: Behaviour and Attitudes, and CEIAG.
• Year 7 Progress Leader
• KS2/3 Transition Lead

Mr James Skelton

Assistant Vice Principal – Achievement (EBacc) 11-19

Email: jskelton@nunthorpe.co.uk

LMM Responsibilities

• Responsible for EBacc subjects: Science, MFL, History, Geography, and Computing
• KS4 Options
• Data Capture and Analysis
• Parent Review Evenings
• Middle Leaders Group
• Exams
• Academy Timetable
• Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Qualifications

• BSci Honours Degree in Chemistry
• PGCE – Science and Chemistry

Experience

• 19 years of teaching science (across all disciplines)
• 2 years Deputy Director of Studies (Science and ICT) at a London LA School
• 7 years Head of Science at an Outstanding North Yorkshire School
• 2 years Assistant Head teacher at Newcastle LA School
• 5 years Assistant Vice Principal at Nunthorpe Academy