Leadership Team
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Mr C Bramwell
Executive Headteacher
Mr Bramwell joined Westleigh High School in September 2015. He graduated from the College of St Pauls and St Marys gaining a BEd Hons degree. In addition he has also successfully completed an MSc in Educational Leadership and Management and the new NPQH qualification. Before joining Westleigh, Mr Bramwell worked at Wade Deacon High school as Head of PE and then Assistant Headteacher before moving to The Cooperative Academy of Manchester as Senior Vice Principal where he was instrumental in transforming what was a failing school into the most improved school in Manchester.
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Mrs J Coleman
Senior Assistant Headteacher
Mrs Coleman joined Westleigh in September 2006. She graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class honours degree in Information Systems Design. She was appointed as the Head of ICT from September 2006 and then became an Assistant Headteacher from September 2008. Prior to her appointment to Westleigh, Mrs Coleman worked at Southlands High School, Chorley
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Miss G Johnson
Assistant Headteacher
Miss Johnson graduated from Edge Hill University in 1998 with a BA Hons in English and Drama. She has worked at Westleigh High School since 1999 as an English teacher, however over this time, Miss Johnson has also taken roles as Head of Year and SENCo. In September 2014, Miss Johnson was appointed to the Senior Leadership Team as an Assistant Headteacher.
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Miss N Tomlinson
Assistant Headteacher
Miss Tomlinson graduated in 2008 from the University of Liverpool with BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry. She then went on to do a PGCE in Secondary Science, graduating in 2009. Miss Tomlinson began her career at St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, completing a Masters in Teaching & Learning in 2012. She was appointed to Curriculum Leader for Science in 2014 and appointed as a specialist leader of education in 2018 for Science.
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Mr D Nicholls
Assistant Headteacher
Mr. Nicholls graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2006 with a BA (Hons) in English. He went on to complete the GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme) in Secondary English, starting as a Teaching Assistant and progressing to Head of English at The Albion Academy in Salford. Mr. Nicholls joined Westleigh as Head of English in 2015 and was appointed to the Senior Leadership Team in 2020. He has recently completed the NPQSL (National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders) through the Shaw Education Trust.
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Miss R Stafford
Assistant Headteacher
Miss Stafford graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2002 with a BSC (Hons) in Mathematics. She went on to complete a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics and began her career as a Maths teacher at Fairfield High School in Widnes before holding various Maths leadership roles at Culcheth High School in Warrington and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School in Wigan. Miss Stafford joined Westleigh as Head of Maths in 2016 and was appointed to the senior leadership team in 2020.
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Mrs K Burge
Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Burge graduated from Liverpool Hope University in 2002 with a BA (Hon) in English Literature with Psychology and began her career at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College before taking up the position of Head of English at Byrchall High School, Wigan. She has held several leadership roles at UTC Warrington, Ellesmere Park High School in Salford and Woodhey High School in Bury. Mrs Burge joined Westleigh as Deputy Headteacher in January 2024.
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Mrs Z Hames
Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Hames joined The Westleigh School in January 2024 as Deputy Headteacher for Character and Culture. Prior to joining The Westleigh School, Mrs Hames worked at Shevington High School, Wigan, from 2004 as Head of Languages initially, then as Assistant Headteacher from 2015, covering a range of roles from, Teaching, Learning and Assessment, to Behaviour and Safeguarding Lead.
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