Staff at the College can be contacted via enquiries@minsthorpe.cc.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
| POST |
POST HOLDER |
| Principal |
Mark Gilmore |
| Vice Principal (Standards, Data and Improvement) |
Ed Ball |
| Vice Principal (Curriculum) |
Kim McGowan |
| Vice Principal (Inclusion) |
Richard Yates |
| Director of HR & Associate Teams |
Cath Green |
| Assistant Principal (Quality & Impact) |
Sarah Adams |
| Assistant Principal (Safeguarding & Wellbeing) |
Jeanette Collins |
| Assistant Principal (Curriculum & Progression) |
Susie Lewis |
| Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Professional Learning & Behaviour Curriculum) |
Jenny Read |
| Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Pedagogy & Practice) |
Luke Ruston |
| Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Post 16) |
Dave Lloyd |
| Associate Assistant Principal (Director of Transition & Enrichment) |
Laura Drysdale |
| Associate Assistant Principal (SEND Strategy & Partnership Development) |
Matthew Orr |
TEACHING TEAMS
Curriculum Team Leaders (CTLs) or Heads of Departments
| POST |
POST HOLDER |
| Computing & Digital Media |
Stuart Mallinson |
| Creative |
Claire Chamberlain |
| English |
Laura Smith |
| Geography |
Rachel Baxter |
| History |
Nicky Fletcher |
| Maths |
Ian Lancashire |
| Modern Foreign Languages |
Leanne Hartley |
| PE |
Michael Mann |
| Science |
Matthew Sutton |
| Learning For Life |
Kirsty Jackson |
| Social & Vocational |
Donella Cook |
| Design Technology |
Leanne Bradley |
Heads of Year and Assistant Heads of Year - 2026/27
YEAR 7
| Head of Year |
Chris Max |
| Assistant Head of Year |
Verity Ficken |
YEAR 8
| Head of Year |
Gary Lumley |
| Assistant Head of Year |
Melanie Phelan |
YEAR 9
| Head of Year |
Anna Cunningham |
| Assistant Head of Year |
Nick Shephard |
YEAR 10
| Head of Year |
Lyndsey Raistrick |
| Assistant Head of Year |
Louisa Moore |
YEAR 11
| Head of Year |
Hannah Marshall |
| Assistant Head of Year |
Chris Truelove |
Post 16
| Director of Post 16 |
Dave Lloyd |
| Post 16 Pastoral Lead |
Anna Fish |
| Post 16 Pastoral Lead |
Simon Hughes |
ASSOCIATE TEAMS
ASSOCIATE TEAM LEADERS AND ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE TEAM LEADERS
| Administration |
Yvette Kelsall
Ebony Sykes |
| Data |
Megan Dowey
Claire Rady |
| Finance |
Mandy Watson
Jayde Healey |
| IT Services |
Matthew Wood
Jatinder Kaur Sandhu |
| Estates and Facilities |
Shaun Cuthbert
James Day |
OTHER KEY ROLES
| Clerk to Governing Body |
Ebony Sykes |
| Company Secretary |
Cath Green |
| Principals' PA |
Ruth Simmons |
| Data Protection Officer |
Ed Ball |
| Inclusion Manager |
Dale Fairhurst |
| Student Support Provisions Manager |
Adele Connelly |
| Head of SEND |
Beth Handley |
| Head of Attendance |
Erica Chamberlain |
| Pastoral Manager |
Amber Biddulph |
| Catering Manager |
Scott Emms |
| Happy Days Children’s Centre Manager |
Nicola Heppinstall |
| Sports & Fitness Centre Manager |
Ben Harrison |
