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Leadership team

To provide our staff with the knowledge and skills needed to provide the best possible education for our children and young people across the trust and beyond.

Our leadership team here at

New Road Academy is vital to support all our staff and students.

Below is our leadership team, if you would like to contact them, or any member of academy staff, please contact us.

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Andrea Bell

Associate Principal

Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for the academy

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Anya Brodie

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Quality of education, special educational needs and disabilities and inclusion

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Chris Byrne

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Quality of education, teaching and learning lead

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Clare Tabberer

Lead Practitioner

Responsibilities

Key stage 4 progress and intervention

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David Barber

Deputy Headteacher

Responsibilities

Quality of education

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David Hubbard

Business Manager

Responsibilities

Academy Operations

Start date: 14/11/2022

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David Smith

Deputy Headteacher

Responsibilities

Behaviour and pastoral

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Heather Murphy

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Attendance and safeguarding. Designated safeguarding lead

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Jen Smith

Senior Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Data and timetable

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Nick Brandnick-Thompson

LCT Associate Principal

Responsibilities

Standards, impact and compliance

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Nicole Blackford

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Behaviour and attitudes

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Nikita Moore

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo)

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Simon Moss

Assistant Headteacher

Responsibilities

Personal development

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Sue Cooper

SEND Lead Practitioner / SENCo

Responsibilities

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