Please see the list of our staff working across our three sites below.
Cognita CEO: Frank Maassen
General Manager of Pod 1: Nicola Lambros
Cognita European CEO: Michael Drake
Senior Leadership team
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Vanessa Conlan | Executive Headteacher | Akeley Wood School |
| Mrs Eleanor Holding | Head of Senior School |
| Mr Richard Lambros | Assistant Headteacher | Character & Wellbeing & DSL |
| Mr Stephen Baker | Assistant Headteacher | Academic |
| Mr Gavin Moffat | Assistant Headteacher | AW6 Head & DDSL |
| Miss Rachel Proud | Head of Phase KS3 & DDSL |
| Mrs Katrina Nash | Head of Phase KS4 & DDSL |
| Mrs Rebecca Arnold | Trainee SENDCo |
| Mr Andrew Whitmore | Head of Faculty | Maths |
| Mr James Collins | Head of Faculty | English |
| Ms Samantha Goodgame | Head of Faculty | Science |
| Mr Ben Rolfe | Head of Faculty | Sport |
| Mr Chris Powell | Head of Faculty | The Arts |
| Miss Hannah Fraser | Head of Faculty | World Studies |
| Mr Jon Lambert | Head of Faculty | Business & Industry |
| Mrs Sam Lynham | Operations Manager |
| Mrs Vanessa Conlan | Admissions Manager |
| Mr Chris Richardson | Facilities Manager | Health & Safety Coordinator |
Junior School Leadership Team
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Vanessa Conlan | Executive Headteacher | Interim Head of Junior School |
| Ms Esther Hunter | Head of Junior School |
| Mrs Abigail Stanford | Deputy Headteacher | Academic |
| Mrs Hannah Winnett | Nursery Manager | DSL |
| Mrs Helen Burch | KS1 Phase Leader |
| Mr Michael Bagshaw | Lower KS2 Phase Leader |
| Mr William Broadbent | Upper KS2 Phase Leader |
| Mrs Natalie Burdett | Character Development Lead | DDSL | EAL Coordinator |
| Miss Christina Bowles | Inclusion Lead |
| Mrs Sam Lynham | Operations Manager |
| Mrs Vanessa Conlan | Admissions Manager |
| Mr Chris Richardson | Facilities Manager | Health & Safety Coordinator |
Designated Safeguarding Leads
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Eleanor Holding | Senior School - Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mr Richard Lambros | Senior School – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mr Gavin Moffatt | AW6 - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Rachel Proud | Senior School - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Katrina Nash | Senior School - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Wendy Delaney | Senior School - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Hannah Winnett | Early Years and Junior School - Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Vanessa Conlan | Junior School – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Mrs Natalie Burdett | Junior School – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Miss Helen Brown | Early Years - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
| Ms Rhian Evans | Early Years - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |