​Meet the Okehampton College Staff Family
​Senior Leadership Team
Craig Griffiths
Associate Principal
 
Rebecca Mullins
​Associate Principal
 
Bernice Hachipuka
Associate Vice Principal
​Behaviour and Relationships
Tracey Nethercott
​Associate Vice Principal
Curriculum, Assessment and Standards
Rob Kelly
​​Associate Vice Principal
Teaching, Learning and Professional Development
Charlotte Edwards
​​Associate Vice Principal
Safeguarding and Inclusion, and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Kat Redstone
Associate Vice Principal
​Personal Development and Community
Neil Sproats
​Associate Vice Principal
Head of Sixth Form
year TEAMS
Olivia Wheeleker
Head of Y7
Antje Derks
Head of Y8
Tess Hodgson
Head of Y9
Jo Teixeira
Head of Y10
Aaron Wilson
Head of Y11
 
 
Kelly Hoggins
Behaviour Support Lead
Ian Strawbridge
Assistant Head of Y9 and Y10
Sean Freeman
Assistant Head of Y11
 
 
Bernice Hachipuka
Key Stage 3 Leader
Kat Redstone
Key Stage 4 Leader
Neil Sproats
Key Stage 5 Leader
 
 
Charlotte Edwards
Senior Leadership Team Support Y7 & Y8
Tracey Nethercott
​Senior Leadership Team Support Y9
Rob Kelly​
​Senior Leadership Team Support Y10 & Y11
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
Rosie Richards
Head of English
Alice Hawkins
Acting Head of English
Janine Gresswell
Assistant Head of English
Siobhan Foley-Bearne
Teacher of English and in charge of Literacy
Antje Derks
Teacher of English and Head of Y8
Dominic Carnell
Teacher of English and Media Studies
Charli Sizmur
Teacher of English
Rebecca Atkinson-Sporle
Teacher of English
Jerica Bray
Teacher of English
Emily Lang
Teacher of English
Paul Sharpe
Teacher of English
Kelda Tovey
Teacher of English
 
 
Charlotte Wates
Head of Languages
Lena Janyk
Teacher of Languages
Rebecca John
Teacher of Languages
Laura Samuel
Teacher of Languages
Valerie Thomann
Teacher of Languages
 
 
Craig Griffiths
Curriculum Director
​FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND ECONOMICS
Tracey Nethercott
Head of mathematics and Associte Vice Principal
Sarah Carter
Assistant Head of mathematics
Gareth Barker
Teacher of mathematics and KS3 Lead
Tess Hodgson
Teacher of mathematics and Head of Year
Kenneth Abbey-Pobee
Teacher of mathematics
Samantha Dennis
Teacher of mathematics
Craig Griffiths
Teacher of mathematics and Associate Principal
Vicky Hall
Teacher of mathematics
Graeme Martin
Teacher of mathematics
Daniel Rossiter
Teacher of mathematicsTeacher of English
Johanne Searle
Teacher of mathematics and Assistant Head of Year 13 
Sally Vine
Teacher of mathematics
 
 
Laura-Jane Dufty
Head of Computing
Davina Gunn-Hawking
Teacher of Computing and Business Enterprise, and PSHE Lead
Lee Turnbull
Teacher of Computing and Business Enterprise
Kimberley Winterbourne
Teacher of Computing
Neil Sproats
Teacher of Business Enterprise and Economics
 
 
Tracey Nethercott
Curriculum Director
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Emma Dean
Head of science
Sophie Littlewood-Horner
Subject Lead for Biology
Paul Scarbrough
Subject Lead for Chemistry
Paul Barnett
Teacher of science
Rachel Bertram
Teacher of science
Louise Hunt
Teacher of science
Katherine Jacksin
Teacher of science
Robert Kelly
Teacher of science and Associate Vice Principal
Alex Lea
Teacher of science
Rhona MacGregor
Teacher of science
Ellen Morrison
Teacher of science
Marie Webber
Teacher of science
Jade Wilde
Teacher of science
 
 
Julie Luckhurst
Teacher of Health & Social Care
 
 
Kimberley Winterbourne
Teacher of Computing
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
Clare Blake
Teacher of Technology
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
Jennifer Palfrey
Science Technician
Julia Tallowin
Science Technician
 
 
Ian Sampson
Technology Technician
Fiona Mugliston
Technology Technicin
 
 
​Rob Kelly
Curriculum Director
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 Associate Vice Principal
Kristopher Harris
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Assistant Head of Year
Caitlyn Scullion
Teacher of PE and Sport
Naomi Wilcock
Teacher of PE and Sport, and Duke Of Edinburgh Lead
 
 
Naomi Le Couilliard
Head of Art
Victoria Hobbs
Teacher of Art
Danielle Murray
Teacher of Art
Ruth Proudfoot-Smith
Teacher of Art
Lucy Roberts
Head of Drama
Ricki-Lee Jones
Teacher of Drama
Gry Nielsen
Teacher of Drama
Joanna Tiexeira
Teacher of Music and Head of Y10
Judith Wooster
Teacher of Music
 
 
Judit Colton
PE Technician
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SICENCES
Laura Doxford
Head of Humanities
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
 
 
Kat Redstone
Curriculum Director
Rebecca Mullins
Curriculum Director
FACULTY OF LEARNING SUPPORT AND WELLBEING
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
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
Kevin Penna
Attendance Officer
Linda Scarbrough
Examinations Officer
Jacqueline Stevens
Curriculum Support
Lisa Thompson
Curriculum Support
Vanessa Little
Sixth Form Support
Dawn Weir
Teacher of PE and Sport
 
 
student SERVICES ​CATERING TEAM
STUDENT SERVICES MEDICAL TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IT TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PREMISES TEAM