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Meet The LMA Team

Senior Leadership Team

Executive Headteacher
Mrs Sandra Muir
head@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Head & shoulders of Sandra Muir wearing navy blue jacket.
PA: Mrs Claire Reynolds
creynolds@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Head of School
Mr Russell Langdown - Head of School
rlangdown@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Russell Langdown wearing dark suit and tie.
PA: Mrs Claire Reynolds
creynolds@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education
Mrs Emma Cave
ecave@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
ecave
PA: Rebecca Jenkins
rjenkins@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Headteacher Attendance
Mr Marek Koza
mkoza@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Head - Marek Koza.
PA: Sadia Rashidi
srashidi@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Headteacher Personalised Learning (SEND) and DSL
Mrs Helga Maddock
hmaddock@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Head - Helga Maddock
PA: Mrs Joanne Everrett
jeverrett@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Headteacher 
Achievement
Mr Brett Prevost
bprevost@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Assistant Head - Brett Prevost
PA: Hannah Magill
hmagill@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Resources Manager
Mr James Lawrence
jlawrence@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Resources Manager - James Lawrence
PA: N/A

Curriculum Leaders

Creative Technologies
Mr Darren Beecher
dbeecher@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
English
Mr Keith Horan
khoran@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Expressive Arts
Mr Dave Jones
djones@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Languages (MFL)
Ms Begona Diez
bdiez@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Maths
Miss Laura Conroy
lconroy@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Science
Mr James Maher
jmaher@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Social Sciences
Mr Alex Gasche
agasche@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Sports & Leisure
Mr Michael Wilson
mwilson@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Year Leaders

Christopher Simmons
Head of Student Support
Mr Christopher Simmons
csimmons@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Fiona Harper
Head of Year 7
Mrs Fiona Harper
fharper@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Greening D
Head of Year 8
Miss Danielle Greening
dgreening@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Ayeasha Rani
Head of Year 9
Mrs Ayeasha Rani
arani@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Hayley Argent
Head of Year 10
Mrs Hayley Argent
hargent-shepherd@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk
Jo Whitford
Head of Year 11
Mrs Joanne Whitford
jwhitford@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Safeguarding Team

Deputy Safeguarding Lead (Anti-Bullying / Child on Child Abuse)
Chris Simmons
Head of Student Support and Deputy Safeguarding Lead

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Deputy Safeguarding Lead (Attendance)
Marek Koza
Assistant Headteacher

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Becci Benson
Transfer & Inclusion Coordinator

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sandra Muir
Executive Head

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENDCO
Helga Maddock
Assistant Headteacher , SENDCO and DSL

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Sharon Davison
Family Partnership Officer

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Safeguarding Lead
Mr R Langdown
Head of School

safeguarding@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Safeguarding and Partnership Officer
Tony Wykes
Safeguarding and Partnership Officer

twykes@lma.ascendlearningtrust.org.uk

Heads Of House

Fitzroy

Mr Bull in front of Fitzroy House banner.
Mr Bull

Pleydell

Mrs Reynolds in yellow t-shirt in front of Pleydell House banner.
Mrs Reynolds

Goddard

Miss Cruickshank in front of Goddard House banner
Miss Cruickshank