Contact Us

Birchwood High School
Parsonage Lane
Bishop’s Stortford
Hertfordshire CM23 5BD

Tel: 01279 655936
Fax: 01279 757459

E-Mail: admin@birchwood.herts.sch.uk

Students on the piazza
For information on, or queries regarding… …please contact Link
Safeguarding issues
Detentions
Mr Ruggins, Assistant Principal Email
Data Protection Mr Gilbank, Data Protection Officer EMail DPO
Attendance
Appointments
Miss Le Gallienne, Attendance Officer Email
Uniform issues
General progress and wellbeing
Form Tutor Year Teams
Academic progress/behaviour across a number of subjects Head of Year Year Teams
Academic progress/behaviour within a certain subject Head of Faculty
Subject Leader
Class Teacher
Faculties
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) issues Mrs Jackson, SEND Manager SEND
Issues with school-related IT systems Student IT Support Email
Recruitment

View current employment opportunities

Mrs Atherton, Recruitment Manager Email
Any other issues, including printed copies of policy documents, complaints

Principal

Chair of Governors

 

Admin Office

Mr Sam Griffin

Mrs G Turner

Email

sgriffin@birchwoodhigh.org.uk

turnerg@birchwoodhigh.org.uk

SLT, Governors, Finance and Recruitment

Each member of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) has a specific area of responsibility. These are given in the Senior Leadership Team section below to help you direct your query to the most appropriate person.

Principal Mr Sam Griffin
E-mail

Chair of Governors: Mrs G Turner
E-mail

To write to the Principal or Chair of Governors by mail, please send your correspondence care of the address shown above.

Mr C Gilbank Deputy Principal Data and Assessment E-Mail
Mrs J Jacobson Deputy Principal Quality Assurance, Home Learning and Literacy E-Mail
Mr C Ruggins Assistant Principal Teaching and Behaviour Learning E-mail
Mr S Connor Assistant Principal Curriculum E-Mail
Mr R Herbert Assistant Principal Primary Transition and SEND Provision E-Mail
Mr D Bull Finance Director E-Mail

Finance Department

E-mail

Mrs Atherton

Recruitment Manager

Year Teams

Head of Year 7
RES – Mr Edwards

Tutors

ABE – Miss A Braybrooke
ECP – Mrs E Cramp
MCN – Ms M Cuddington
DHW – Mr D Hildrew
DSS – Mr D Summers
JDY – Miss J Defay
GOE – Mrs G Osbourne
SWE – Miss S White
SFY – Mrs S Feather Levey

Head of Year 8
RNT – Mr R Noblett

Tutors

RGD – Mrs R Goddard
SDT – Ms S Durrant
KGT – Mrs K Davies
MCS – Miss M Clements
HPN – Miss H Parkyn
RAE – Mr R Ainge
CLE – Miss C LaLonge
VCN – Mrs V Chapman
LCY – Miss L Crossley
WON – Mr W Ockendon
GSH – Mr G Smith

Head of Year 9
WSK – Mr W Stock

Tutors

RNN – Mr R Newman
CTE – Mrs C Tooze
NDE – Miss N Dale
GBN – Mr G Bowman
ARE – Miss A Rolfe
JGH – Mrs J Goldsmith
CHT – Mr C Hannant
MGN – Mr M Grogan
MLY – Mr M Loney
SCD – Mr S Creed
EJS – Mr E Jankovskis

Head of Year 10
KPE – Miss K Payne

Tutors

MAS – Ms M Adams
BMN – Mrs McEwen-Smith
CPD – Mrs Pressland
CSO – Mrs Sieczko
EVN – Mrs E Van Baalen
DPN – Mrs Parkyn
JLE – Miss Livermore
JPR – Miss J Parker
SHL – Mr Hill

Head of Year 11
JCT – Mr J Clift

Tutors
ABS – Mrs Burgess
RLY – Mr R Loveday
CCO – Mr Cusumano
CPZ – Miss Perez
SFY – Mrs S Feather Levey
EVN – Mrs Van Baalen
JBD – Mr Budd
JHD Mr Hipwood
KMS – Mrs Mangin-Griffiths
KAN – Dr K Allen
DHR – Mr D Harper

Head of Sixth Form
ITE – Mr Torrance

Careers Lead

Mrs Crimes – E-mail JCS

Head of Year 12 and Year 13
CHI Mrs C Hassani

Tutors

WMO – Mr W Morton
ABT – Mr A Barratt
EDH – Mrs E Dervish
LPT – Miss L Perrett
JLW – Mrs J Law
ZBD – Mrs Z Birand
ITE – Mr I Torrance
ACO – Mrs Collyer
DCN – Miss Compton
MSR – Mr Sabur
ROS – Mrs Ogus
DKE – Mrs D Kee-Rose

Faculties

English MRY Mr M Reilly Head of Faculty E-mail MRY
English JLE Miss J Livermore Second in Faculty E-mail JLE
EPA DMN Miss D Morrison Head of Faculty/Head of Art E-mail DMN
EPA CHI Mrs C Hassani Head of Drama E-mail CHI
EPA MGN Mr M Grogan Head of Music E-mail MGN
Geography IDR Miss I Diver Head of Geography E-mail WMO
Humanities HWG Miss H Waring Head of Faculty E-mail HWG
Mathematics ZBL Miss Z Bull Head of Faculty E-mail ZBL
Modern Foreign Languages KRK Miss K Roderick Spanish and French/Head of Faculty E-mail KRK
Modern Foreign Languages GBN Mr G Bowman German/Second in Faculty E-mail GBN
Physical Education DJS Mr D Jones Head of Faculty E-mail DJS
Physical Education CPT Miss C Peet PE/School Games Organiser/House (Sports) E-mail CPT
Science MBE Mr M Briscoe Head of Faculty/Head of Physics E-mail MBE
Social Sciences SLE Mr S Levey Head of Faculty E-mail SLE
Technology JSS Mr J Stephens Head of Faculty E-mail JSS

English

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MRY Mr M Reilly Head of Faculty
(English)
ABS Mrs A Burgess English
DKE Mrs D Kee-Rose English
GSH Mr G Smith English
JJN Mrs J Jacobson English
JLE Miss J Livermore Second in Faculty
(English)
MCN Miss M Cuddington English
WON Mr W Ockendon English
ABE Miss A Braybrooke English
GOE Mrs G Osbourne English

EPA

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DMN Miss D Morrison Head of Faculty
Head of Art
(Art)
CHI Mrs C Hassani Head of Drama
(Drama)
KPE Miss K Payne Art
LJN Mrs L Jackson Art
MGN Mr M Grogan Head of Music
(Music)
RGD Ms R Goddard Drama
JPR Miss J Parker Dance / Drama
WSK Mr W Stock Music

Humanities

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HWG Mrs H Walsh Head of Faculty
(Religious Studies / Psychology)
DHW Mr D Hildrew Geography
EJS Mr E Jankovskis History
IDR Miss I Diver Geography
JGH Mrs J Goldsmith Geography
LCY Miss L Crossley Geography
MSR Mr M Sabur History
SDT Ms S Durant Geography
SFY Mrs S Feather Levey History
TMD Mrs T Mumford History
WMO Mr W Morton History

Mathematics

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KAN Dr K Allen Mathematics
CHT Mr C Hannant Mathematics
CPZ Miss C Perez Mathematics
DPN Mrs D Parkyn Key Stage Co-ordinator
(Mathematics)
DSS Mr D Summers Mathematics
HPN Miss H Parkyn Mathematics
DHR Mr D Harper Mathematics
JME Mrs J Moore Mathematics
MLY Mr M Loney Key Stage Co-ordinator
(Mathematics)
RAE Mr B Ainge Mathematics
SWE Miss S White Mathematics / Statistics
ZBL Miss Z Bull Head of Maths Faculty
(Mathematics / Statistics)

Modern Foreign Languages

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KRK Miss K Roderick Head of Faculty
(Spanish / French)
GBN Mr G Bowman Second in Faculty
(German / French)
EVN Mrs E Van Baalen French
JDY Miss J Defay French / Spanish
KMS Mrs K Mangin-Griffiths French
ROS Mrs R Ogus French / Spanish

Physical Education

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DJS Mr D Jones Head of Faculty
(PE)
ABT Mr A Barratt PE
ARE Miss A Rolfe PE
CGK Mr C Gilbank PE / Science
CPT Miss C Peet PE
CRS Mr C Ruggins PE
CSO Mrs C Sieczko PE
CTE Mrs C Tooze PE
ITE Mr I Torrance PE
JCT Mr J Clift PE
LPT Miss L Perrett PE
RHT Mr R Herbert PE
RNT Mr R Noblett PE
SHL Mr S Hill PE
VCN Mrs V Chapman PE

Science

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MBE Mr M Briscoe Head of Faculty/ Head of Physics
CCO Mr C Cusumano Science
CGK Mr C Gilbank PE / Science
CLE Miss C LaLonge Science
CPD Mrs C Pressland Head of Biology
(Science)
ERA Dr E Rodionova Science
JHD Mr J Hipwood Head of Chemistry
(Chemistry / Science)
ECP Mrs E Cramp Science
RES Mr R Edwards Head of KS3 Science
(Science)
RLY Mr R Loveday Science / PSHCE Co-ordinator
TWP Mr T William-Powlett Science
ZBD Mrs Z Birand Science

Social Sciences

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SLE Mr S Levey Head of Faculty
(Economics / Financial Studies)
ACO Mrs A Collyer Business
DCN Miss D Compton Psychology
EDH Mrs E Dervish Head of Business
HWG Miss H Waring Religious Studies / Sociology
JJN Mrs J Jacobson English / Psychology
MCS Miss M Clements Sociology
NDE Miss N Dale Business
SFY Mrs S Feather Levey History / Politics

Technology

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JSS Mr J Stephens Head of Faculty
(Graphic Products)
AKC Mr A Kadlec Food Technology and Nutrition
JLW Mrs J Law Technology / Textiles
BMN Mrs B McEwen-Smith Food Technology and Nutrition
CMO Miss C Munro Technology
JBD Mr J Budd Head of Media and Film
(Media Studies / Film Studies)
MAS Ms M Adams Technology
RNN Mr R Newman KS4 Coordinator
(Technology / Construction)
SCD Mr S Creed Head of IT
(ICT / Technology)
SCR Mr S Connor Media Studies / Film Studies
KDS Mrs K Davies Technology

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

SEND Lead Teacher: Mrs L Jackson
E-mail

Assistant SENCo: Mrs S Mendel
E-mail

PLC Administrator: Mrs S Waller
E-mail

Other Contacts

Form tutors and subject teachers are able to reset student passwords for the School NetworkOnline Reporting and Show My Homework and should be the first to be contacted. Form tutors should be the first point of contact.

If this is not possible, for example if students are not in school for any reason, please e-mail the IT Student Support team.

Please direct all requests for printed copies of the documents available on this website to our administration team.

Our Complaints Policy and Procedure (Parent’s Guide) December 2018 includes information on the arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with special educational needs about the support Birchwood provides.