Leadership at Leeds East Academy
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Andrew Whitaker - Executive Principal - The White Rose Academies Trust Andrew Whitaker enjoyed a ten-year career in the University sector, including working as an Associate Senior Lecturer, before moving into the 3-18 education sector as a Senior Leader. As Senior Vice Principal of the UK’s largest all-aged special school based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Andrew led all operational areas of the school including Post 16 provision. Throughout a transformative eight years he project managed a £25m BSF building programme, created a highly successful school improvement consultancy and played a key role in leading... |
Senior Leadership Team
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Sarah Carrie - Principal Sarah Carrie’s ambition from a young age was to become a professional dancer. She achieved this ambition after training at the highly acclaimed Northern School of Contemporary dance in Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Performing Arts Degree in Dance. During her career as a dancer, she was... |
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Jon Zeb - Senior Vice Principal Jon Zeb is a proud Bradfordian who is father to Imogen-Poppy who is three years old, and Ava-Rose who is 18 months old. Mr Zeb read History and Politics at The University of Huddersfield. After achieving his PGCE in History at Leeds Trinity University, he became Head of Subject at a secondary school in Keighley... |
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Tracy Foy - Senior Vice Principal Tracy graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 1996, with a degree in Cell and Molecular biology. Upon graduating, she led marketing for the UK Council for International Education at its headquarters in London... |
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Helen McMillan - Vice Principal (Curriculum and Standards) and DSL After completing A-Levels, Helen was undecided as to a career path and instead of attending university immediately took a variety of roles, including working with adults with learning disabilities and acquired brain injuries, and working with children in care. In amongst this was a period as a manager in a busy British Gas call centre... |
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Alicia Manners - Acting Assistant Principal (PDBW) Raised in the Seacroft area, Alicia Manners has lived within the locality of Leeds East Academy for 31 years. Alicia was a student at Parklands Girls High School and went on to support the Performing Arts Team – specialising in PE and Dance in Sixth Form. In 2004, Alicia was employed as a Teaching Assistant. In this role, she was able to contribute to several aspects of Academy life... |
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Nicola Widnall - Assistant Principal (Teaching, Learning, Assessment & EAL) Hailing originally from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales, Nicola Widnall graduated from Leeds University in 2005 with a BA Hons in Spanish Language and Literature. It was during her year studying in Granada in the south of Spain as part of her degree that she realised she wanted to pursue a career in education and as such obtained her PGCE in Spanish and French... |
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David Clement- Acting Assistant Principal (Attendance) From the age of five, David had always wanted to be a footballer. Despite representing Leeds United and Hull City’s academy sides, a career as a professional was not to be. Instead, he went on to be the first in his family to attend university, studying Sports Science at Leeds University. While coaching football in the United States, David found his passion in encouraging young people and decided upon a career in teaching... |
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Mark Colman- Vice Principal (Achievement and Outcomes) Growing up in the West Midlands, Mr Colman went to secondary school in central Birmingham. Upon completing his A Levels he went to the University of Sheffield to study Engineering. Mr Colman was sponsored by Corus (formerly British Steel) during the first couple of years of his Engineering course so spent two summers working at the steelworks in Scunthorpe. |
Middle Leadership Team
Curriculum Leaders
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Louise Barton |
Michelle Waite Head of Art & Technology |
Danielle Ord Head of Science |
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Yasmin Akhtar Head of Citizenship |
Lynne Batty Head of History, ICT & HSC |
Vicky Speight Head of Geography & Travel |
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Sarah Moss Head of PE & Sport |
Rebecca Ashraf Head of MFL |
Lauren Bean Learning and Behaviour System Leader |
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Pastoral
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Stef Precious Behaviour Modification Leader |
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