Staffing
The table below shows all school staff in alphabetical order, the departments in which they teach (where applicable) and any special responsibilities held.
Head Teacher
| Mr J Aldred jaldred@herewoodeacademy.uk | Head Teacher |
Strategic Leadership Team
| Mrs S Bradley sbradley@herewoodeacademy.uk | Science | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Ms K Brown kbrown@herewoodeacademy.uk | Dance & Drama | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Mrs L Lee llee@herewoodeacademy.uk | English | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Mr A Modi amodi@herewoodeacademy.uk | Deputy Head Teacher | |
| Mr B Nelson bnelson@herewoodeacademy.uk | Geography | Assistant Head Teacher & Teacher of Geography |
| Mrs V Permal vpermal@herewoodeacademy.uk | English | Deputy Head Teacher & Teacher of English |
Teaching Staff
| Miss H Abadir | English | Teacher of English |
| Mr J Aduh | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mr M Anyon manyon@herewoodeacademy.uk | Mathematics | Head of Maths |
| Miss Y Bakkali | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Miss K Bapu | English | 2nd in English |
| Mr G Bliss GBliss@herewoodeacademy.uk | Computer Science | Teacher of Computing and Creative iMedia |
| Mrs M Brown mbrown@herewoodeacademy.uk | Head of Year 10 | |
| Mr J Brundell | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mrs D Bryce dbryce@herewoodeacademy.uk | Design & Technology | Head of DT |
| Mrs N Burdett | English | Teacher of English |
| Mr O Cadle ocadle@herewoodeacademy.uk | Physical Education | Head of Careers |
| Miss S Chauhan | English | Teacher of English |
| Mr Y Chebbout | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mrs E Clark eclark@herewoodeacademy.uk | Physical Education | Head of PE |
| Miss C Collier ccollier@herewoodeacademy.uk | Health and Social Care | Head of Health and Social Care |
| Mr L Creissen lcreissen@herewoodeacademy.uk | History | Head of Humanities |
| Mr E Dias | Mathematics | 2nd in Maths |
| Mr Y Dirir YDirir@herewoodeacademy.uk | Computer Science | Teacher of Computing |
| Mrs M Foreman mforeman@herewoodeacademy.uk | Modern Foreign Languages | Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
| Mrs A Geraghty ageraghty@herewoodeacademy.uk | English | Head of English |
| Miss J Hall | Art | Teacher of Art |
| Mrs J Haynes jhaynes@herewoodeacademy.uk | Hairdressing | Teacher of Hairdressing |
| Mr M Immins mimmins@herewoodeacademy.uk | Computer Science | Head of Computing – Computer Science, Information Technology & Creative iMedia & Digital Coordinat |
| Mrs S Kopicki skopicki@herewoodeacademy.uk | Science | Head of Science |
| Mrs T Laming | English | Teacher of English |
| Miss P Lehane | History | Teacher of History |
| Miss E Maguire | Health and Social Care English | EAL Teacher & Teacher of Health & Social Care |
| Ms D Mayes dmayes@herewoodeacademy.uk | English Inclusion | Head of SEND &Techer of English |
| Miss K McLoughlin kmcloughlin@herewoodeacademy.uk | Physical Education Business & Enterprise | Head of Business; Second in PE |
| Mr A Mistry amistry@herewoodeacademy.uk | Religious Education | Head of RE |
| Mr M Pereira mpereira@herewoodeacademy.uk | Head of Year 11 | |
| Mr M Porter mporter@herewoodeacademy.uk | Head of Year 8 | |
| Mrs E Poxon epoxon@herewoodeacademy.uk | Dance & Drama | Head of Year 7 |
| Mrs S Shortland sshortland@herewoodeacademy.uk | Citizenship | Head of Citizenship / Student Parliament |
| Mr J Thomas jthomas@herewoodeacademy.uk | Art | Head of Art and Design |
Other Key Staff
| Miss S Carlisle scarlisle@@herewoodeacademy.uk | KS2/KS3 Pastoral Lead & Transition Manager | |
| Mr R Chowdhury | ICT Network Manager | |
| Mrs N Horsfield | Finance Manager | |
| Mrs S Hosking | Kitchen Manager | |
| Mrs E Joy | Attendance Manager | |
| Mrs S Lewis | Exams Manager | |
| Mrs D O'Connor doconnor@herewoodeacademy.uk | Family Support Worker & Engagement Lead | |
| Mr R Patel | Education Welfare Officer | |
| Miss S Wright | Pastoral Support Officer |
Latest News
- Breakfast Club has returned to The Herewoode Academy
Breakfast Club is Back! (Whole School - 14/09/2025) - Celebrating Success: New College Leicester's 'Student of the Week' Initiative
Designed to recognise and reward hard work, dedication, and positive contributions (Whole School - 17/12/2024) - Empowering Young Citizens: Highlights from a Dynamic Term
The past term has been an inspiring period for Citizenship GCSE students (Whole School - 16/12/2024) - A Celebratory Breakfast for MFL students at New College Leicester
In recognition of exceptional progress during the Autumn term (Whole School - 16/12/2024) - West Leicester Sports Hall Athletics Triumph: A Day to Remember!
Students from Year 7 and 8 proudly represented New College Leicester (Whole School - 16/12/2024)