​Meet the Okehampton College Staff Family
​Senior Leadership Team
Andrew Sweeney
Principal
Culture, QA & Standards
Marc Cooper
Vice Principal​
Inclusion, Behaviour & Development
Phil Ruse
Vice Principal
​Quality of Education
Berni Hachipuka
​Assistant Principal
B & A &PD - Years 4 - 7 Transition
Ross Corkell
​​Assistant Principal
B & A & PD - KS3 
Dan White
​​Assistant Principal
B & A & PD - KS4
Neil Sproats
Assistant Principal
L & T/ Post - 16​
Annabel Skelton
​Assistant Principal
L & T
Krystal Ketcher
Assistant Principal
CPD
Derrick Brett
Post 16 Director
DMAT
year TEAMS
Gareth Barker
Head of Y7
Samantha Dennis
Assistant Head of Y7
Olivia Wheeleker
Head of Y8
Lee Turnbull
Assistant Head of Y8
Kimberley Clarke
Head of Y9
Daniel Rossiter
Assistant Head of Year 9
Tess Hodgson
Head of Year 10
Jim Parker
Assistant Head of Year 10
Arron Wilson
Head of Year 11
Gavin Collins
Assistant Head of Year 11
Kelly Hoggins
DDSL and Lead Pastoral Support
Ian Strawbridge
Pastoral Support Officer
Cath Grigg
Pastoral Support Officer
David Dobbie
Pastoral Support Officer
Dawn Weir
Pastoral Support Oficer
Tutor teams
Alex Lea
Year 7
AJL
Beech house
Charlotte Wates
Year 7
CW
Oak house
Gry Nielsen
Year 7
GN
Beech house
James Rodgers
Year 7
JDR
Elm house
Lee Turnbull
Year 7
LTN
Maple house
Matt Bailey
Year 7
MAB
Ash house
Simon Fox
Year 7
SRF
Oak house
Rebecca John
Year 7
RN
Elm house
​Ellen Morrison 
Year 7
EM
Ash house
​Judith Wooster 
Year 7
JWO
Maple house
 
 
 
 
​Graeme Martin 
Year 8
GLM
Oak house
Jerica Bray 
Year 8
JLB
Maple house
Jo​hn Waddington
Year 8
JW
Oak house
​Lena Janyk 
Year 8
LJK
Maple house
​Rachel Bertram 
Year 8
RKB
Beech house
​Siobhan Foley Bearne 
Year 8
SFB
Ash house
​Sophie Littlewood-Horner 
Year 8
SL
Beech house
​Gareth Blunt 
Year 8
GDB
Elm house
​Jim Parker 
Year 8
JHP
Ash house
​Rhona MacGregor 
Year 8
RMM
Elm house
 
 
 
 
​Michael Gurney
Year 9
MG
Ash house
​Caitlyn Scullion 
Year 9
CSC
Oak house
​Kenneth Abbey-Pobey 
Year 9
KA
Oak house
​Kimberley Winterbourne 
Year 9
KAW
Beech house
​Lucy Roberts
​Year 9
LR
Elm house
​Laura Samuels 
Year 9
LRS
Maple house
​Cameron Giles 
Year 9
CAG
Elm house
​Gavin Collins 
Year 9
GWC
Ash house
​Katherine Jackson 
Year 9
KJ
Maple house
​Simon Ashby 
Year 9
SA
Beech house
 
 
 
 
Jim Dunn 
Year 10
JAD
Elm house
​Jon May 
Year 10
JDM
Maple house
​Simon Quick 
Year 10
SQ
Maple house
​Valerie Thomann 
​Year 10
VAT
Oak house
​Jade Wilde 
Year 10
JWW
Beech house
​Ruth Proudfoot- Smith 
Year 10
RPS
Beech house
​Charli Sizmur
Year 10
CHS
Oak house
​Emily Lang 
Year 10
EL
Elm house
​Paul Sharpe 
Year 10
PSX
Elm house
​Sam Dennis 
Year 10
SLD
Ash house
 
 
 
 
​Alice Hawkins 
Year 11
AJH
Ash house
​Janine Gresswell    
Year 11
JAG
Maple house
​Kelda Tovey   
Year 11
KT
Ash house
​Dan Rossiter 
Year 11
DRM
Beech house
​Gareth Barker 
Year 11
GIB
Oak house
​Sally Vine 
Year 11
SV
Maple house
Marie Webber
Year 11
MLW
Elm house
​Paul Scarborough 
Year 11
PAS
Elm house
​Paul Barnett 
Year 11
PB
Oak house
​Emma White 
Year 11
EMW
Beech house
FACULTY OF ENGLISH, LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
Alice Hawkins
Head of English
Charli Sizmur
Assistant Head of English
Siobhan Foley-Bearne
Teacher of English and in charge of Literacy
Dominic Carnell
Teacher of English and Media Studies
Jerica Bray
Teacher of English
Emily Lang
Teacher of English
Paul Sharpe
Teacher of English
Abigail Brown
Teacher of English
Natalie Spiller
Teacher of English
Annabel Skelton
Assistant Principal and Teacher of English
Megan Turner
Teacher of English
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Charlotte Wates
Head of Languages
Lena Janyk
Teacher of Languages
Laura Samuel
Teacher of Languages
Valerie Thomann
Teacher of Languages
​FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND ECONOMICS
Sarah Carter
Head of Mathematics 
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Assistant Head of Mathematics
Gareth Barker
Teacher of Mathematics and Head of Year 7
Tess Hodgson
Teacher of Mathematics and Head of Year 10
Kenneth Abbey-Pobee
Teacher of Mathematics
Samantha Dennis
Teacher of Mathematics and Assistant Head of Year 7
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Vicky Hall
Teacher of mathematics
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Daniel Rossiter
Teacher of Mathematics and Assistant Head of Year 9
Johanne Searle
Teacher of Mathematics and Assistant Post 16 Leader
Sally Vine
Teacher of Mathematics
 
 
Laura-Jane Dufty
Head of Computing
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Lee Turnbull
Teacher of Computing and Business Enterprise and Assistant Head of Year 8
Robin Hancocks
Teacher of Computer Science 
Neil Sproats
Teacher of Business Enterprise and Economics
 
 
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Emma Dean
Head of science
Sophie Littlewood-Horner
Subject Lead for Chemistry
Paul Scarbrough
Subject Lead for Biology
Paul Barnett
Teacher of science
Rachel Bertram
Teacher of science
Rhona MacGregor
Teacher of science
Ellen Morrison
Teacher of science
Hugh Browne
Teacher of science 
Lily Ewen
Teacher of science
Krystal Ketcher
Teacher of science and Assistant Principal
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Julie Luckhurst
Teacher of Health & Social Care
 
 
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Neil Sproats
Teacher of Business Enterprise and Economics
 
 
Chris Henderson
Head of Technology
James Dunn
Asissstant Head of Technology
Simon Quick
Subject Lead for Food and Catering
Simon Ashby
Teacher of Technology
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Carol Dunn
Teacher of Technology
Jayne Hill
Teacher of Technology
Jon May
​Teacher of Technology
Arron Wilson
Teacher of Technology and Head of Y11
 
 
Michael Deacon
Science Technician
Lisa Alvarez
Science Technician
Dale Tyler
Science Technician
Julia Tallowin
Science Technician
 
 
Ian Sampson
Technology Technician
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FACULTY OF SPORT AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS
Kathryn Redstone
Head of PE and Sport
Matthew Bailey
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Duke Of Edinburgh Lead
Gavin Collins
Teacher of PE and Sport
Bernice Hachipuka
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Assistant Principal
Kristopher Harris
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Assistant Head of Year Post 16
Caitlyn Scullion
Teacher of PE and Sport
Naomi Wilcock
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Duke Of Edinburgh Lead
 
 
Joanna Tiexeira
Head of Expressive Arts
Victoria Hobbs
Teacher of Art
Danielle Murray
Teacher of Art
Elise Arden Trew
Teacher of Art
Kim Daniels
Teacher of Art
Lucy Roberts
Head of Drama
Gry Nielsen
Teacher of Drama
Emma Watson
Teacher of Music
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Judith Colton
PE Technician
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Laura Doxford
Head of Humanities
James Rodgers
Acting Head of Humanities and Subject Lead History
Emma White
Subject Lead Beliefs and Values
Gareth Blunt
Teacher of Humanities: Beliefs and Values
Kimberley Clarke
Teacher of Humanities: History
Simon Fox
Teacher of Humanities: History
Cameron Giles
Teacher of Humanities: Geography
Michael Gurney
Teacher of Humanities: Geography
Jim Parker
Teacher of Humanities: History
John Waddington
Teacher of Humanities: Beliefs and Values
Olivia Wheeleker
Teacher of Humanities: Geography, and Head of Y8
 
 
Emma White
Teacher of Philosophy
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Olivia Wheeleker
Teacher of Sociology
 
 
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FACULTY OF LEARNING SUPPORT AND WELLBEING
Karen Moore
SENDCo
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STUDENT SERVICES safeguarding TEAM
student SERVICES TRANSITIONS TEAM
Bernice Hachipuka
KS2 to KS3 (Primary liaison)
Olivia Wheeleker
KS2 to KS3 (Head of Y7)
 
 
Sarah Carter
KS3 to KS4 (Options choices)
Tess Hodgson
KS3 to KS4 (Head of Y9)
 
  
Neil Sproats
KS4 to KS5 (Head of Sixth Form)
​Vanessa Little
KS4 to KS5 (Sixth Form Support)
 
 
Julie Luckhurst
Careers
 
 
Neil Sproats
KS5​ to University and Employment
Vanessa Little
KS5 to University and Employment (Sixth Form Support)
Johanne Searle
KS5 to University (Assistant Head of Y13)
Kristopher Harris
KS5 to University (Assistant Head of Y12)
student SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Abigail Campbell
Attendance Officer
Isabel Simpson
Examinations Officer
Jackie Stevens
Curriculum Support
Lisa Thompson
Curriculum Support
Vanessa Little
Sixth Form Support
Dawn Weir
Pastoral Support
 
 
student SERVICES ​CATERING TEAM
STUDENT SERVICES MEDICAL TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Karen Moore
SENDCo
James Rodgers
Subject Lead History
Emma White
Subject Lead Beliefs and Values
Gareth Blunt
Teacher of Humanities: Beliefs and Values
Kimberley Clarke
Teacher of Humanities: History
Simon Fox
Teacher of Humanities: History
Cameron Giles
Teacher of Humanities: Geography
Michael Gurney
Teacher of Humanities: Geography
Jim Parker
Teacher of Humanities: History
John Waddington
Teacher of Humanities: Beliefs and Values
Olivia Wheeleker
Teacher of Humanities: Geography, and Head of Y7
 
 
Emma White
Teacher of Philosophy
Hannah Nicholas
Teacher of Psychology
Olivia Wheeleker
Teacher of Sociology
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IT TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PREMISES TEAM