Effective communication between you as parents/carers and the school, is an essential part of supporting your child in their progress. Whilst there are set dates in the school calendar for you to come into school to meet your child’s teachers, there will also be instances outside of these times, when you may wish to make contact with an individual member of staff or a department within the school. To support you in being able to do this effectively, we ask that you follow the simple guidance below.
Who to contact
With almost 200 members of staff at the school, sometimes it is difficult to know who to contact.
If your query relates to an academic issue, we ask that you contact your child’s subject teacher in the first instance. Your child’s subject teacher will be able to liaise with the Head of Department for that subject if this is necessary. On rare occasions, it may be appropriate to contact the Head of Department first, rather than the teacher directly, however, this will not normally be the case.
E.g. If you have a query about your son/daughter’s progress in English or if you have a query regarding the homework set by your child’s mathematics teacher, you should contact your son/daughter’s English or mathematics teacher directly, as necessary.
If your query relates to a non-academic issue, we ask that you contact your child’s tutor, who is the first point of contact regarding any pastoral issues. Your child’s tutor will be able to liaise with your child’s Head of House if this is necessary.
E.g. If you have a query relating to a change in home circumstances that you wish for us to be aware of, you should contact your child’s tutor.
There are a very small number of students for whom the first point of contact should be our Student Support Team. (Mrs Lloyd – year 7-9 or Mrs Dixon – year 10-13). If this is the case, this will have been previously agreed between the parent/carer and the respective member of staff.
If for any reason you do not know the name of your child’s teacher and would prefer not to ask your child, please look at their timetable on ParentFrog or call Reception (see below) who will be happy to help.
How to contact
There are a number of ways that you can make contact with a member of staff. Given the size of the school, our preferred method of initial communication is through email.
It is perfectly acceptable to email a member of staff. If you wish to do this, please see the list of staff emails below.
We ask that you only send the email directly to one person, although in some cases you may wish to copy (cc) another member(s) of staff so that they are aware of your contact. All emails received will be responded to within 2 working days. If you have a query that will take longer than this to respond fully to, you will receive an initial response within 2 working days and then a fuller response in due course. This response time may be slightly longer in the case of part-time staff.
Staff emails are not monitored outside of school hours and whilst some members of staff may choose to respond to emails outside of school hours, this is actively discouraged in order to promote a healthy work/life balance for our staff. Any emails addressed to staff should be written in a polite and respectful manner, as will always be mirrored in our response to you as parents/carers.
Telephone (01242 235555)
There may be some instances when you may prefer to speak to someone directly. Our School Reception telephone line is active between 8:00am and 4:30pm (Monday to Thursday) and between 8:00am and 4:00pm (Friday). Please be aware that if your query is not a ‘general’ query and the member of staff at our School Reception is unable to respond fully to your query, we will provide you with the option of leaving a voicemail for the respective member of staff, which will be sent to their email account. As above, these messages will be responded to within 2 working days.
Letter
If you wish to write to a member of staff by letter, please address your letter as follows:
MEMBER OF STAFF
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 3EF
Letters will be responded to within five working days of receipt of the letter.
In person
There are times when you may value the opportunity to have a conversation in person with a member of staff. If this is the case, please use one of the above forms of communication to request a meeting. Given the number of students at the school, it is highly unlikely that if you arrive in Reception without an appointment that you will be able to see the member of staff whom you would wish to.
Emergencies
In the case of an urgent message needing to be relayed to your child or a member of the school’s Senior Leadership Team, please telephone the School Reception as above.
Mrs V Allen
Teacher of Religious Studiesvja@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk
Pastoral Contacts |
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| Attenborough House | |
| Mr J Bashford Head of House |
jpb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Frank House | |
| Mr J Crowford Head of House |
jzc@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Hawking House | |
| Mr D Freeman Head of House |
df@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Owens House | |
| Miss J Kelly Head of House |
jek@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Parks House | |
| Mr M Hirons Head of House |
mdh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Rowling House | |
| Mr G Taylor Head of House |
glt@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| COVID-19 Interim Tutor Group Arrangements for September | |
Pastoral Intervention Leaders |
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| Mrs L Cubbins Pastoral Intervention Leader (Year 7) |
ljc@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr D Mealing Pastoral Intervention Leader (Year 8) |
dnm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Ms Y Kharazian Pastoral Intervention Leader (Year 9) |
yk@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss E Stafford Pastoral Intervention Leader (Year 10) |
ejs@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs E McConnell Pastoral Intervention Leader (Year 11) |
ejm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
Learning Support and Student Support |
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| Mrs S Lees Assistant Headteacher / SENCo (Strategic) / Designated Safeguarding Lead |
sal@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs V Weir SEND Lead Practitioner |
vmw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs C Lloyd Safeguarding Officer |
ctl@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs B Dixon Safeguarding Officer |
bjd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss C Davis Safeguarding Officer |
mcd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs E Ashford-Kelleher SENCo (Operations) |
ema@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
Academic Contacts |
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| Art | |
| Mr S Taylor Head of Department |
dst@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss E Askew Assistant Head of Department |
ea@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs J Lewis Teacher of Art |
jal@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs J Pedley Teacher of Art / ITT Coordinator |
jmp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs K Ferguson Teacher of Art |
kmf@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs S Willis Teacher of Art |
saw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Business, Economics and Law | |
| Mr L Kelly Head of Department |
lpk@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss R Wolsey Teacher of Business |
rw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Computing and ICT | |
| Mr H Hunt Head of Department |
hh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr R Naylor Assistant Head of Department |
rjn@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr Rob Waters Teacher of Computing and ICT |
rpw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs K Tilling Teacher of Computing and ICT |
kt@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr G Jenkins Teacher of Computing and ICT |
gdj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Design Technology | |
| Mr B Gibbons Head of Department |
bgg@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs S Alat Assistant Head of Department |
ssa@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs G Elliott-Squire Teacher of Design Technology |
ge@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr J Bashford Teacher of Design Technology |
jpb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Joice Teacher of Design Technology |
lgj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs F Leighton Teacher of Design Technology |
fjl@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Drama | |
| Mr M Banks Head of Department |
mb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr D Freeman Teacher of Drama |
df@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| English | |
| Mrs D Duncan Head of Department |
dmd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Tomkins Assistant Head of Department |
lgt@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss E Knibbs Teacher of English |
eek@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs A O’Dwyer Teacher of English |
ajo@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Ms C Poole Teacher of English |
crp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs E Tandy Teacher of English |
ekt@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss J Kelly Teacher of English |
jek@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Ms A Dalton Teacher of English |
ad@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss R Sloan Teacher of English |
rcs@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs Z Wilson Teacher of English |
zcw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss E Baker Teacher of English |
emb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss I Ludlow Teacher of English |
icl@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs A Whiles Teacher of English |
ajw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr I Hepworth Teacher of English |
iah@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss K Ayre Teacher of English |
kla@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Film and Media | |
| Mr R Watts Head of Department |
rdw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Geography | |
| Miss R Marles Head of Department |
rem@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss L Rigby Assistant Head of Department |
lrr@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr K Warren Teacher of Geography |
kw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr S Blakesley Teacher of Geography |
ssb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Health and Social Care | |
| Mrs C Jaep-Evans | cbj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| History | |
| Mr P Lockyer Head of Department |
pal@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr R Pope Assistant Head of Department |
rjp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Hemsley Teacher of History |
lh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss D Ryland Teacher of History |
dar@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs J Cresswell Teacher of History |
jec@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs P Dennis Teacher of History |
pkd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Maths | |
| Mrs S Williams Head of Department |
scw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr R Hemsley Assistant Head of Department |
rhh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss L Jones Assistant Head of Department |
lmj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs K Bowers Assistant Head of Department |
klb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr E Bishop Teacher of Maths |
etb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr J Spashett Teacher of Maths |
js@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr P Liles Teacher of Maths |
pnl@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr L George Teacher of Maths |
ldg@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss R Panniers Teacher of Maths |
rmp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr D Mumford Teacher of Maths |
djm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Ms E Afseth Teacher of Maths |
ea2@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs S McCormack Teacher of Maths |
sam@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Modern Languages | |
| Mr D Bass Head of Department |
dab@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr M Johnston Assistant Head of Department |
mj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Littlewood Teacher of Modern Languages |
ll@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr J Byrne Teacher of Modern Languages |
jb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss R McKinlay Teacher of Modern Languages |
rlm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss J Rees Teacher of Modern Languages |
jcr@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs E Barnard Teacher of Modern Languages |
esb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs T Brias-Avila Teacher of Modern Languages |
tba@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Music | |
| Mr J Clift Head of Department |
jac@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs A Clare Teacher of Music |
amc@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr M Cutress Teacher of Music |
mjc@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs S Lees Teacher of Music |
sal@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Psychology | |
| Miss F Mitchell Teacher of Psychology |
frm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs J Nelder Teacher of Psychology |
jen@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Physical Education | |
| Mr O Winterbottom Head of Department |
ogw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr G Taylor Head of Department |
glt@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs J Shermon-Tame Assistant Head of Department |
jcs@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr J Crowford Teacher of Physical Education |
jzc@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs R Stickland Teacher of Physical Education |
rks@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr M Hirons Teacher of Physical Education |
mdh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss S Bowen Teacher of Physical Education |
sb@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr M Stratford Teacher of Physical Education |
ms@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Ms M Goddard Teacher of Physical Education |
mgk@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Religious Studies | |
| Mr M Gray Head of Department |
mrg@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Rudge-Wills Assistant Head of Department |
lrw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr T Playfair Teacher of Religious Studies |
tsp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Science | |
| Mr Andrew Saundry Head of Department |
aks@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs A Corbin Assistant Head of Department/Head of Chemistry |
ac@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr B Merritt Head of Biology |
bjm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr S Millar Head of Physics |
slm@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr D James Teacher of Science |
daj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs E Fisher Teacher of Science |
ejf@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss A Douglas Teacher of Science |
acd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs K Whitlock Teacher of Science |
kjw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs T Jackson Teacher of Science |
tjj@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr J Adams Teacher of Science |
jwa@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss S Sheppard Teacher of Science |
shs@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr S Evans Teacher of Science |
she@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss S Williams Teacher of Science |
slw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Sociology & Health and Social Care | |
| Mrs J Daniels Head of Department |
jnd@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
Senior Leadership Team |
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| Mr S Jefferies Headteacher |
pa@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Miss K Hanley Deputy Headteacher |
kjh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr M Stratford Deputy Headteacher |
ms@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr W Penny Deputy Headteacher |
wjp@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs S Lees Assistant Headteacher |
sal@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr R Waters Assistant Headteacher |
rpw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mr K Warren Assistant Headteacher |
kw@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs L Hemsley Assistant Headteacher |
lh@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Mrs A Alsop School Business Manager |
aca@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
Other Departments |
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| Admin Services/Reception | admin@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Admissions | admissions@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Attendance | attendance@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Catering | catering@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Exams | exams@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Finance | finance@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| IT Services | itservices@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |
| Sixth Form | sixthform@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk |