I feel privileged to be the Executive Headteacher at Royds Hall, the secondary phase of Royds Hall Community School. 

Royds Hall possesses a wonderful ethos and spirit, where children are placed at the centre. 

For many families it is important to know that the Headteacher of their child’s school is suitably experienced and will ensure your child is as important to us, as they are to you.

I feel privileged to be the Headteacher of Royds Hall and to lead the school alongside the rest of the Senior Leadership team.

I joined Royds Hall in April 2019 as Senior Deputy Headteacher and I am exceptionally proud of the journey that the school has been on over the past few years.  Royds Hall is a special place where students are nurtured to thrive both academically and in the development of their personal skills and there is a strong sense of community, where every student and member of staff is valued. It is a place steeped in a rich history, and we ensure that we have expert teachers who are passionate about their subjects and know how to get the best from their students.

I am passionate about ensuring all our students achieve their personal best throughout their time at the school and go on to lead happy and successful lives.

I am Deputy Headteacher with responsibility for Quality of Education, Teaching.  

I will lead on ‘Teaching and Learning’ ensuring that the strategic aims and objectives support staff and students and quality assure learning and teaching in school.

I will be responsible for strategically planning the CPD programme and sharing of pedagogy to ensure teachers are helping students, to know and remember more and ensure that teachers use assessment well, to help students embed and use knowledge fluently or to check understanding and inform teaching.

I am the Deputy Headteacher for Pastoral.

I will be leading the pastoral and attendance team to  develop strategies to help overcome obstacles students may experience in achieving their personal best, particularly those known to be at greatest risk of underperformance, e.g. disadvantaged cohort. 

Lead a calm, safe, environment where all adults secure the highest standards of student behaviour and academic                                                                                     achievement.

I am the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion, previously working as the SENCo. I lead on our whole school SEND provision. This includes the Additional Resource Provision, Children Looked After, Personal Development, in-house Key Stage 4 alternative provision, Wellbeing and Transition. 

Through our robust identification processes, I am responsible for the development of strategies to help overcome obstacles that students may experience in achieving their personal best. In particular, I work with students known to be at the greatest risk of underperformance, e.g. children with additional needs, while also ensuring we access extensive support from external services where required. 

 I am the Designated Safeguarding Lead. I believe that students need to have good quality support and their overall welfare needs met for them to have ‘good’ self-esteem. All these areas need to be provided for them to become confident learners who reach their full potential. Our aim is to ensure we offer an outstanding level of pastoral support within school.