Teaching staff (ID 1089)

• Mrs L Mills
  Interim Headteacher
  Mrs L Mills

  Mrs Mills is our Deputy Headteacher. After leaving college she went to work in a successful packaging company in her local area and worked in their main offices experiencing a range of different roles. Mrs Mills later went to work for a consultancy firm in London and spent a few years developing her ICT knowledge and later became an analyst for their Hotel & Leisure division. After spending a year travelling she decided to chase her dream of becoming a teacher. So as a mature student, she went to the University of Brighton and embarked on a four year BA Hons degree in Primary and Secondary education with ICT.
  
  

  Mrs Mills began her teaching career in a large city comprehensive in Brighton in September 2006, teaching ICT. During her time there she was a School Governor and had the opportunity to be co-opted onto their senior leadership team. She left in 2013 to relocate to Somerset. Mrs Mills started at Haygrove School in September 2013 as a teacher of ICT and Business Studies. Her time in industry allowed her to share knowledge and skills through the Business Studies course and in turn achieve fantastic results year on year. She has also been given opportunities to be a Head of Year, co-opted onto SLT and is now a Deputy Head within the School, primarily looking at raising standards at KS4.

  
  Mrs Mills has two rescue spaniel dogs which keep her occupied and on her toes! She says, "It is a great way to unwind; being forced out to walk in all weathers is a blessing in disguise!" Mrs Mills also likes to travel and explore new places, whether it is a city break or spending time to travel around a country. Even though she has been in Somerset for over six years, she still feels like a tourist and likes to explore the local area.

• Miss L Gregg
  Interim Deputy Head
  Miss L Gregg

  Miss Gregg is our Assistant Head – Progress Development and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). Miss Gregg has always loved Science but realised when she was at college that she wanted to go into teaching and so she combined these two interests and taught Science. In order to pursue her aspiration, she went to Bristol University and studied Biochemistry and then followed this up by remaining at Bristol University to complete her PGCE with a focus on Biology.
  
  

  Miss Gregg has been teaching at Haygrove since 2007. She became a Head of Year in 2011 and was really proud to work with the year group through from Year 7 to Year 11. It was a privilege to see the children grow and develop and go on do lots of wonderful things. She then progressed to her current role in 2018 looking at developing the KS3 curriculum and assessments.
  
  

  In her spare time, Miss Gregg loves to read and cook and if it is a sunny day you will find her gardening.

• Mr C Thompson
  Assistant Head - Ethos and Engagement
  Mr C Thompson

• Mrs J Lall-Sachdev
  Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning (Maternity Leave)
  Mrs J Lall-Sachdev

  Mrs Lall-Sachdev is our Assistant Headteacher -Teaching and Learning Lead/SLE for the Quantock Teaching Alliance. Mrs Lall-Sachdev first decided she wanted to become a teacher when she was in Year 10. She was inspired by her History Teacher and so completed work experience in a secondary school. She loved it and knew from that moment on that she wanted to teach.
  
  

  Mrs Lall-Sachdev continued through secondary education, undertaking her GCSEs and then A Levels, in Geography, Design and Technology, English Literature and History, before completing her under-graduate joint honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales. Upon graduating she began work as cover supervisor in a secondary school, which she enjoyed immensely. Mrs Lall-Sachdev then progressed to Exeter University to complete her Post Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education with a focus on History.
  
  

  Mrs Lall-Sachdev started teaching 13 years ago and her passion and enthusiasm for helping students realise and reach their potential has continued to grow. She feels incredibly lucky that she gets to work with young people day-in, day-out alongside those that have the power to positively impact upon their life chances, the wonderful staff at Haygrove School.
  
  

  In 2015 Mrs Lall-Sachdev became Assistant Headteacher with a focus on Teaching and Learning. She oversees standards of Teaching and Learning across the school, provides CPL and oversees the appraisal process. Prior to this she was a Director of Learning and for that role she specialised in the development of a Growth Mindset education, this provided her with the opportunity to undertake action research and fully explore this fascinating aspect of education. Whilst undertaking this role Mrs Lall-Sachdev was also Head of a very successful History Department.
  
  

  In her spare time Mrs Lall-Sachdev can be found reading a great book, Zumba dancing or walking in the countryside around beautiful Somerset.

• Mr M Stott
  Assistant Head - Disadvantaged Students
  Mr M Stott

  Mr Stott is our Assistant Headteacher - Disadvantaged Students - at Haygrove School, a Teacher of Mathematics and jointly responsible for writing the school timetable. He has wanted to be a teacher since he was at school and, having been in the profession for over 20 years, still enjoys every single day of working with young people and their families.
  
  

  Having studied a Degree in Mathematics at Cardiff University, Mr Stott then obtained his PGCE from the University of Southampton before joining Haygrove School as a Newly Qualified Teacher in 1998 and he has been here ever since. In addition to his teaching of Maths, Mr Stott was a Head of Year for 18 years.
  
  

  Outside work, Mr Stott enjoys spending time with his family, loves reading proper books (not a Kindle in sight) and watching films and can even occasionally be found at the gym (although never at the end with the heavy stuff!).

• Mrs D Thompson
  Assistant Head and SENCO
  Mrs D Thompson

• Mrs S Haysham
  Operations Manager
  Mrs S Haysham

• Mr T James
  Head of Year 7
  Mr T James

• Mr B Davidson
  Head of Year 8
  Mr B Davidson

• Mr J Hellyer
  Head of Year 9
  Mr J Hellyer

  Mr Hellyer is our Head of Year 10 and Teacher of Mathematics. Mr Hellyer studied for a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bradford before studying for his PGCE at The College of St. Mark and St. John in Plymouth. Mr Hellyer has been teaching for 25 years, 21 of these at Haygrove School!

  Mr Hellyer started his teaching career on the Isle of Wight where he taught for three years before moving to Haygrove School, where he was Head of Mathematics. After six years Mr Hellyer left Haygrove to become the Head of Mathematics in a school in Yeovil. After a year he returned to Haygrove as a Head of Year and has been here ever since.

  In his spare time, Mr Hellyer enjoys watching rugby and all things sport related. He also enjoys the outdoors and in particular camping and walking.

• Mrs R Higgins
  Head of Year 10
  Mrs R Higgins

• Miss H Knott
  Head of Year 11
  Miss H Knott

• Mr B Heath
  Head of Creative Faculty
  Mr B Heath

• Mr M Featherstone
  Head of Design and Technology
  Mr M Featherstone

• Mrs M Hoare
  Head of Drama (Maternity cover)
  Mrs M Hoare

  Miss Joseph is our Head of Drama. She began her career at the University of Chester where she was awarded a first-class joint honours degree before going on to study Drama and Theatre Studies and Performance and New Media. Miss Joseph says "The course was a brilliant combination of historical and contemporary theatre and I take the breadth and depth of drama it taught me into my classroom today." Miss Joseph wasn’t sure what career she wanted to pursue and after working in and traveling parts of Canada she returned to her secondary school to complete some work experience. It was there Miss Joseph was very fortunate to experience her ‘penny dropping’ moment, and says it was evident that teaching was where she wanted to be and has greatly enjoyed it ever since. Miss Joseph says, "Being a teacher of drama is simply fantastic; I witness creativity strike, imaginations run, communication skills build, confidence grow and then help guide students to diverse meaningful, engaging and disciplined pieces of drama."

  Miss Joseph has been teaching for eight years and previously worked in Bristol at both Winterbourne Academy and Merchant's Academy before joining Haygrove.

  In her spare time, Miss Joseph has loved to dance from a very young age. This then grew to singing and finally she decided to follow qualifications in drama. Miss Joseph is currently a member of Bristol Amateur Operatic Society; the company perform musicals twice a year. It’s really important to her that she is reminded what it is like to be the ‘pupil’ as such, being directed and choregraphed, reminded of the nerves but also the joys you get from taking part in things you love to do. "Plus, I get some great ideas for the school production!" she says.

• Miss E Stitfall
  Head of English
  Miss E Stitfall

  Mrs Stitfall is our Head of English and has been a teacher for 8 years. She studied at the University of Liverpool where she began life as a professional actor in Liverpool. She then moved to London and worked in PR and Marketing, before moving to Somerset and working at Clarks as a Marketing Manager, where she then became a Fashion Trends Analyst. After some consideration, Mrs Stitfall then finally seized her opportunity to pursue her first love of English and become a teacher!

  In her spare time, Mrs Stitfall enjoys running, reading (obviously), and cooking lovely meals.

• Mr I Rogers
  Head of Geography
  Mr I Rogers

• Mrs K Whitlock
  Head of Computing
  Mrs K Whitlock

  Mrs Whitock is our Head of Computing and E-Safety Coordinator. She studied at the University of East Anglia, doing a BSc joint Maths & Computing honours degree, followed by a PGSE in secondary Maths and began teaching Computing in 2010. Mrs Whitlock has now been teaching for 18 years and before joining Haygrove she worked at Stanchester Academy in Yeovil.

  In her spare time, Mrs Whitlock enjoys spending time with her family. She also enjoys swimming and martial arts!

• Mrs C Phillips
  Head of History
  Mrs C Phillips

  Mrs Phillips is our Head of History. Her love for History really took over when she studied it at A-Level in Richard Huish College, she then went on to study BA History at Cardiff University before training at Exeter University for her PGCE. Mrs Phillips has been a qualified teacher for over 15 years, starting her career at Haygrove as a newly qualified teacher back in September 2004.

  Before training to be a teacher, she undertook various roles in retail management and administration, but soon realised that she really enjoyed working with young people and seeing their skills and confidence develop.

  In her spare time she loves reading, both fiction and non-fiction, and spending time outdoors whenever she can with her two children. Weekends and holidays are usually spent on long walks or bike rides, preferably near the sea, or catching up with friends and family. Mrs Phillips also tries to go for a run at least once a week, but says she is a long way off running marathons!

• Mrs S Marsh
  Head of Maths
  Mrs S Marsh

• Mrs K Collinge
  Head of Languages and Global Goals
  Mrs K Collinge

• Mr M Perre
  Head of Music
  Mr M Perre

• Mr J Gray
  Head of Physical Education
  Mr J Gray

  Mr Gray is our Head of PE. He studied for his PGCE at Loughborough University and has now been teaching for 20 years. Before Haygrove, Mr Gray worked at Caxton College in Valencia. In his spare time, Mr Gray enjoys running sports fixtures and spending time with his family.

• Mr D Tucker
  Head of Science
  Mr D Tucker