Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College

Janet Felkin

Headteacher

• HeadsPA@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

Ruth King

Deputy Headteacher

• Curriculum, staffing and timetable
• Transition between Key Stages (this means Y6-7, Y9-10, Y11-12 and beyond Y13)
• Communication and media
• Educational Visits
• Overview of Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5

• @BMS_MsKing
• @blatch_deputies
• rking@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

I have been Deputy Head at Blatchington Mill for over 10 years and whilst I don't claim to know every student, I like to celebrate all their hard work and achievements. My background is originally as an English and Drama teacher, working as a Deputy Head in a school in East Sussex before coming to Blatch. The most important part of my role is ensuring that we are offering the best education we can to the students through our timetable; giving them opportunities to succeed in courses that are right for them and having the chance to experience learning beyond the classroom.

Nick Wergan

Deputy Headteacher

• Teaching and Learning
• Staff Professional Development
• Student welfare, behaviour and attendance
• Safeguarding and Child Protection
• Overview of Key Stage 3

• @blatch_deputies
  
• nwergan@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

My role is to support and develop our classroom practice to meet the needs of all our learners. Learning at Blatch should be exciting and challenging, leading to deep progress across the breadth of our wide curriculum. As lead on behaviour and safety (including attendance and safeguarding), my role is also to create the happiest and safest learning environment for students to develop in, both academically and emotionally. My teaching specialism is English, and I came to Blatch over 5 years ago from Curriculum leadership in West Sussex and a previous career in business.

Barbara Cornall

Assistant Head Teacher

• Sixth Form
• Inclusion (SENCO) including statements, the PIER and Teaching Assistants
  
• Engagement Groups (courses for students taught at BMS but outside of the usual timetabled lessons)
  
• Work with outside agencies around the student
• Breakfast Club
• Overview of Blatch6

• @BMS_AHTs
  
• bcornall@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

I studied Economics at The University of Essex before completing my PGCE at The Institute of Education, London. I have taught Business Studies, Economics and Travel & Tourism at several schools and sixth form colleges in West Sussex before Joining Blatchington Mill in September 2006. My role at the School is Inclusion and we aim to support student achieve success in a variety of ways to meet their needs.

Kate Hovell

Assistant Head Teacher

• Standards and Improvement
• Literacy, Numeracy
• Independent Learning
• Overview of Years 7 and 8

• @BMS_AHTs
  
• khovell@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

I have been an Assistant Head since September 2012, having worked at Blatchington Mill for 5 years in a variety of roles including curriculum manager at Blatch6. My subject area is History, becoming a teacher following study at the London School of Economics and Institute of Education, London. My key focus is on teaching and learning and supporting all our students in making as much progress as possible.

Keith McCormick

Assistant Head Teacher

• Information, Advice and Guidance for students
• Enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Creativity
• Work Related Learning (and Careers)
• Engagement Programmes (courses for students taught outside of BMS)
• Mentoring of students (by students and others)
• Induction into Year 10
• Overview of Year 11

• @BMS_MrMcCormick
  
• @BMS_AHTs
  
• kmccormick@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

I joined the teaching profession following the completion of an apprenticeship in Engineering and qualifying as a Production Engineer. After training as a teacher, I taught D&T in London before joining Blatch as the Curriculum Team Leader for Design. I later became  Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Key Stage 4 which has covered a wide range of areas including Options in Years 10 and 11, Applied (Vocational) Learning, the oversight of IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) including Careers and more recently mentoring and academic intervention. The most important aspects of my work are to ensure students understand and make informed career choices; succeed on the courses they take and are happy being a part of the Blatch community.

Ashley Harrold

Assistant Head Teacher

• Progress and data
• Equalities and Diversity
• Student voice
• Targets
• Tracking
• Reporting
• Overview of Year 9

• @BMS_MrHarrold
  
• @BMS_AHTs
  
• aharrold@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

I started at Blatch in September 2012, having previously held leadership positions in two London schools. I studied at UCL and the Institute of Education in history and then teaching. I am a confirmed tech geek, especially when it comes to using technology to enhance learning. I am committed to ensuring the very best educational outcomes for every student at Blatch.

Mark Leighton

Assistant Head Teacher

• Technology and Systems Development
• BMS360 Design and Development
• Commercial IT Partnerships
• e-Safety
• Head of Computing 
• Overview of Year 10

• @BMS_AHTs
  
• @BlatchMill
  
• Blatchington Mill
  
• mleighton@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

Although trained as a geologist, I worked in IT engineering for a while, and have taught Computing and ICT for many years. All the systems we develop at Blatch ultimately have one goal - to maximise student progress. This includes designing and building our own systems such as BMS360,  and results in Blatch being invited onto high profile UK initiatives such as Microsoft's Innovative Schools programme. In the past I have worked for the Open University and am the creator of the YacaPaca Online IT Baseline Tests for schools which are in use with over 1 million secondary school students every year.

Mark Brunet

Business Manager

• Support staff
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Buildings and facilities
• First Aid
• Health & Safety

• mbrunet@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

After careers at senior level in marine and controls engineering, the performing arts, business advice and economic development I joined Blatch in 2008.  My focus is firmly on ensuring that students have the physical and human environment and support to ensure safe and productive learning.