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Beckfoot Trust is an organisation that links a group of local Bradford schools together so that they can collectively improve the life chances for young people within their schools. Our aim is to create a group of truly remarkable schools each with a genuine comprehensive intake. They will be wonderful places for young people to learn and grow up in. We want to make a difference. We want to create something special.

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Families

Family Engagement

At Beckfoot Trust we are committed to remarkable family engagement. We understand at Beckfoot Oakbank that there are two essential ingredients to support our family engagement strategy. 

  1. Respectful and trusting adult to adult relationships
  2. Great communication

We expect all our staff to display professionalism and unconditional positive regard. 

As a big school we must work particularly on great communication. To support our communication strategy and to support parents, we have listed below pictures of key pastoral staff and included a box that explains why you might contact them. 

If the staff listed below need to escalate the matter, they will do so to the Deputy Heads or the Headteacher.

Although your request may be for the Head to speak with you, in most cases your request will be delegated to another appropriately trained senior leader. In a large school of 1800 students, it is not always possible to meet with the Headteacher on request.  SLT drop-in sessions, meeting the tutor and other events are an opportunity for you to meet the Head.   

We will always return a general enquiry from families within 72 hours of receiving it. 

If your call is about a serious safeguarding matter, someone will call you on the same day.       

At Beckfoot Oakbank we have clear procedures and policies for referral for external support and assessment.  Decisions around next steps to support all children are made at our weekly 'Team Around the School' meeting.

Who does what and why you might contact them?

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Year Team Leader (YTL) or Assistant Year Team Leader (AYTL)

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Year 7 YTL
Matthew Smith 
Year 8 YTL
Nicola Farrar
Year 9 YTL
James Gill
Year 10 YTL
Linda Tomlinson-
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Year 11 YTL
Lottie Rhodes
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Year 7 AYTL
Lucy Cox
Year 8 AYTL
Neelam Rashid
Year 9 AYTL
Olivia Feather
Year 10 AYTL
Eleanor Lockwood
Year 11 AYTL
Hollie Regan

What they do?

  • Every year group has a YTL and AYTL who oversees all aspects of the application of the behaviours protocol
  • As they work with a year group, often YTLs have the full picture of your child
  • YTLs and AYTLs may escalate a call to a senior leader if it is appropriate to do so
  • YTLs and AYTLs will support the behaviour protocol and may pass a concern to the Associate Assistant Headteacher for the phase (see below)

Why might you call?

  • If your child has any worries about school (including friendship issues and bullying)
  • If there is something we should know that might impact on school

Associate Assistant Heads – Culture and Behaviour

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Year 6 and 7
Chris Thacker
Year 8 and 9
Simon Clegg-Murtagh
Year 10 and 11
Lisa Ward

What they do?

  • Members of the Senior Leadership
  • Have significant experience in pastoral roles
  • Qualified and experienced teachers, therefore, understand all manner of issues in relation to student learning

Why might you call?

  • If you are concerned about your child’s academic progress or any aspect of the curriculum
  • If you need support with a particular subject
  • If you are concerned about option subjects
  • If you need to escalate a concern, you have previously brought to the Year Team Leader


Assistant Headteacher – Behaviour and Inclusion

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Danielle Towler

Inclusion (CTMC)

What they do?

  • Has significant experience as a pastoral and inclusion leader
  • Is a trained teacher
  • Leads the Captain Thomas Moore Centre to support students who need support with learning and meeting expectations
  • Is the Designated Teacher for Looked after Children

Why might you call?

  • If your child is struggling with their learning and you are concerned there might be an additional need
  • If your child is currently receiving education in the CMTC

Assistant Headteacher – Attendance

AHT-A

Chris Phillips

Attendance

What they do?

  • Significant senior leadership experience, including safeguarding
  • A qualified and experienced teacher

Why might you call?

  • Requests for Elective Home Education (Head signs off)
  • Any concerns about how the attendance policy is applied
  • If you need any support to help your child attend regularly

Assistant Headteacher – Safeguarding

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Tim Shearn

Safeguarding

What they do?

  • Significant senior leadership experience including safeguarding
  • A qualified and experienced teacher
  • Line manages the wellbeing team

Why might you call?

  • If you have a significant child protection concern e.g., a child is at immediate risk of harm

Post 16 Leader

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Rachael Chang

Post 16 Lead

What they do?

  • An experienced teacher and leader of post-16

Why might you call?

  • Anything at all in relation to sixth form students

Deputy Headteachers

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Chris Ray Neil Moules Surinder Wilkhu

What they do?

  • The most senior leaders who deputise for the Head in their absence
  • Qualified teachers with significant senior leadership experience
  • Are supported by other leaders in fulfilling their role

Why might you call?

  • If you are unsatisfied with a response from an Assistant Head or need to escalate a matter that you feel has not been dealt with appropriately

Headteacher

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Liz Hart

Headteacher

What they do?

  • The most senior leader in the school who has significant and substantial responsibility as defined in the Scheme of Delegation

Why might you call?

  • If you are unsatisfied with a response from a Deputy Head for example, a stage 2 or 3 complaint.