Senior Leadership Team (ID 1007)

• Aaron White
  Deputy Head Teacher
  Aaron White

• Lauren Brierley
  Deputy Head Teacher
  Lauren Brierley

  Lauren began her career as a science teacher working for Forest Gate Community School in Newham, London after completing her Post Graduate Certificate in Education at the University of London. She worked her way up the ranks within the science department, finally being promoted to Head of Science Faculty. During her time within this role Lauren led the science team to achieve their best ever set of results, helping the school reach the status of becoming the 12th best achieving secondary school in the country.

  Lauren has always had a passion for Teaching and Learning and was soon promoted to Assistant Headteacher responsible for teaching and learning in another large secondary school in London. During her time Lauren began to establish and embed the changes needed to dramatically improve the standard of teaching within the school.

  In 2021, Lauren decided to move back home to the North-East and joined North Durham Academy as Assistant Head Teacher for Deep Learning. As a senior leader within the Academy, Lauren believes that every lesson should have a positive impact on our students and that high quality, engaging lessons should be the norm.

• Kate Middleton
  Assistant Head Teacher
  Kate Middleton

  Kate began her career teaching Drama at High Tunstall College of Science following completion of the GTP programme with Sunderland University. During her time with HTCS Kate took on board responsibility for whole school transition and became programme coordinator for Creative Arts ensuring quality and consistency of curriculum across Music, Art and Drama. Following 5 years at High Tunstall Kate felt the need to place her own stamp on a department and joined Outwood Academy Ormesby in Middlesbrough as Head of Drama.

  During her time with Outwood Ormesby Kate progressed to Head of Creative Arts leading on Drama, Art, Music and Dance. Kate was also appointed Associate Assistant Principal taking the lead on transition, Mental Health and wellbeing and student voice. During her time at Outwood Ormesby Kate was able to use the various projects she worked on to gain both her NPQML and NPQSL qualifications.

  In September 2020 Kate was promoted to the position of Assistant Principal at Outwood Academy Acklam and moved to focus on areas of student support such as attendance, behaviour, CLA and safeguarding and inclusion. As part of her work at Outwood Acklam Kate was able to secure the school the Carnegie Gold award for Mental Health and completed her Senior Mental Health lead DFE training.

  Kate has now joined North Durham Academy as Assistant Head Teacher and is looking forward to using her experience and passion to continue to support and develop the students here to achieve their absolute potential.

• George Dawson
  Assistant Head Teacher
  George Dawson

  George trained as an Architect at the University of Newcastle before spending some time in industry. He started his teaching career at Cramlington Learning Village as a teacher of technology where his passion for innovative and reflective pedagogy was nurtured. George moved to North Durham Academy in 2014 to lead the technology department, there were significant improvements to the results across the range of technology GCSE subjects during this period driven by redevelopment of the technology curriculum. On the back of this success George was promoted to Head of Directorate shortly afterwards, thus encompassing a wide range of subjects including computing, technology, business and motor vehicle engineering. In 2017 George joined the Senior Leadership Team and led on safeguarding and behaviour. Having successfully developed these areas he has now risen to the challenge of leading Deep Experience and is excited to implement the same level of creativity and innovation applied during his tenure in Deep Support.

• Claire Ogden
  Assistant Head Teacher
  Claire Ogden

Year Team (ID 1008)

• Shaun Findlay
  Year 7 Manager
  Shaun Findlay

• Tina Haynes
  Head of Year 7
  Tina Haynes

• Amanda Graham
  Year 8 Manager
  Amanda Graham

• Kate Hodge
  Head of Year 8
  Kate Hodge

• Hannah Wynne
  Year 9 Manager
  Hannah Wynne

• Andrew Short
  Head of Year 9
  Andrew Short

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• Emma Hanlon
  Year 10 Manager
  Emma Hanlon

• Jonathan Lee
  Head of Year 10
  Jonathan Lee

• Kristy Smith
  Year 11 Manager
  Kristy Smith

• Thomas Rogers
  Head of Year 11
  Thomas Rogers