Our Staff
Leadership Team
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Mrs Laurel Davies |
| Deputy Headteacher (Ystalyfera Campus) |
Mrs Delyth Spurway (SpurwayD@hwbcymru.net) |
| Deputy Headteacher (Bro Dur Campus) |
Miss Sioned Jones (JonesS1954@hwbcymru.net) |
| Assistant Headteacher (Ystalyfera Primary) |
Mrs Angharad Lloyd (LloydA183@hwbcymru.net) |
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Assistant Headteachers (Ystalyfera Secondary) |
Mr Gareth Huxtable (HuxtableG1@hwbcymru.net) Mr Emyr Evans (EvansE713@hwbcymru.net) Mr Aled Maddock (MaddockA5@hwbcymru.net) Mrs Emma Sandberg (WorsfoldE1@hwbcymru.net) |
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Assistant Headteachers (Bro Dur Secondary) |
Mr Ben Williamson (WilliamsonB6@hwbcymru.net) Miss Kathryn Jones (JonesK1228@hwbcymru.net) |
Ystalyfera Primary 2024 - 2025
| Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Nursery | Mrs Anna Evans |
| Reception | Mrs Louise Edmondson |
| Year 1 | Mrs Lesley Spurway |
| Year 2 | Mrs Amanda Wright |
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Year 3 - 6 |
Miss Sali Lloyd Mr Alex Williams Mr Robert Colwell |
Ystalyfera Secondary 2024 - 2025
| Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Head of Year 7 | Mr Geraint Jones |
| Head of Year 8 | Mrs Bethan Powell |
| Head of Year 9 | Mr Andrew Ross |
| Head of Year 10 | Mrs Ashleigh Jones |
| Head of Year 11 | Mr Nick Bennett |
| Head of Year 12 & 13 | Mr Emyr Evans |
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Welsh Department |
Mr Elidir Dafydd (Department Lead) Mrs Rebecca Johnson Mrs Bethan Powell Mrs Ann Richards-Horgan Miss Manon Pirotte Mr Andrew Ross |
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English Department |
Mrs Sali Jones-Flowers (Department Lead) Mrs Hannah Ambler Mr Nick Bennett Mrs Ashleigh Jones Mr Andrew Ross Miss Bethan Phillips |
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Mathematics Department |
Mr Geraint Jenkins (Department Lead) Dr Ian Rees Mrs Emma Pocock Mrs Rachel Hinchey Mrs Rhiannwen Llywelyn-Davies Miss Emma Grimes |
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Science Department |
Mr Richard Morgan (Department Lead & Biology) Miss Nerys Griffith (Head of Physics) Mrs Bethan Murphy (Head of Chemistry) Mrs Rachel Thomas Mrs Rhian Thomas Mr Emyr Evans Mr Richard T Davies Mrs Amy Wright |
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ICT, Digital Technology & Computer Science |
Miss Ffion Williams (Department Lead) Mr Marc Rumble Mr Gareth Huxtable Mr Gareth James |
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Design Technology |
Mr Ricky Morgan (Department Lead) Mr Andi Walters Miss Stephanie Spowart Mr Rhys Thomas Mr Dafydd Millard |
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Drama |
Mr Dylan James (Department Lead) Mrs Brianna Moore |
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Music |
Mr Luke Millard (Department Lead) Mrs Holly Ellis Mr Aled Maddock |
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History |
Mr Ashley Davies (Department Lead) Mr Richard T Davies |
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Geogrpahy |
Miss Cerys Smith (Department Lead) Mrs Ann Richards-Horgan Mrs Emma Sandberg |
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Modern Foreign Languages |
Mrs Helen Edwards (Department Lead) Miss Lisa Williams Mrs Bethan Powell |
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Art and Design |
Mr Euros Rowlands (Department Lead) Mr Arwel Micah |
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Physical Education |
Miss Angharad Lewis (Department Lead) Mr Ioan Bebb Mr Ryan Evans Mrs Kirsty Griffths Mr Rhys Thomas Mr Dafydd Millard Mrs Delyth Spurway |
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Religious Education |
Miss Cerys Phillips (Department Lead) Miss Mollie-Jo Rees Miss Cerys Smith |
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Welsh BAC |
Mrs Brianna Moore (KS4) Miss Lisa Williams (KS5) |
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Vocational |
Mrs Brianna Moore (Department Lead) Mr Geraint Jones (Business) Mr Ioan Bebb (Sport) Mrs Bethan Murphy (Applied Science) |
Bro Dur 2024 - 2025
| Department | Name |
|---|---|
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Year 7 Head of Progress & Deputy ALNCo |
Miss Carys Hughes (HughesC932@hwbcymru.net) |
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Year 8 Deputy Head of Progress |
Miss Angharad Ellis (EllisA137@hwbcymru.net) |
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Year 9 Head of Progress |
Mr Jac Donovan (DonovanJ36@hwbcymru.net) |
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Year 10 Head of Progress |
Miss Bethan Sleep (SleepB2@hwbcymru.net) |
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Year 11 Head of Progress |
Miss Catrin Roberts (RobertsC729@hwbcymru.net) |
| ALNCo |
Mrs Gwenllian Dooher (DooherG@hwbcymru.net) |
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Welsh |
Miss Ela James (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Miss Angharad Ellis Mr Owain Glenister (Senior Teacher) Mrs Gwenllian Dooher Miss Catrin Roberts Miss Sioned Jones (Deputy Head) |
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English & Modern Foreign Languages |
Mrs Elin Wade (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Miss Bethan Sleep Mr Lloyd Mordecai Mrs Alison Pritchard |
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Mathematics |
Miss Sarah Morgan (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Miss Amy Matthews (Leader of Teaching & Learning during Maternity) Mr Jac Donovan |
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Science |
Mrs Amelia Hall-Williams (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Miss Nia Phillips Miss Santhi Dosanjh Mr Ben Williamson |
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Expressive Arts |
Mrs Karen Grayson-Cooper (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Mr Thomas Rapsey Mr Mike Williams |
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STEM |
Miss Gwen Thomas (Leader of STEM) Mrs Rhian Davies Miss Cerys Thomas |
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Health & Wellbeing |
Miss Sioned Harries (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Mr John Leyshon Mr Lewis Jones Miss Kath Jones |
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Humanities |
Miss Ffion Wen Jones (Leader of Teaching & Learning) Mr Tomos Foulkes Mrs Menna Jenkins Miss Carys Matthews Miss Carys Hughes Mr Thomas James |
| Modern Foreign Languages Department | Mrs Alison Pritchard |
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Y Gorwel (ALN) |
Mrs Gwenllian Dooer (ALNCo) Miss Rhiannon Rees-Givelin Miss Carys Hughes Miss Chelsea Thompson Miss Cerys Thompson Miss Lucy Edwards Mr Tyler Kelly Miss Cerys Morgan Mr Taliesin Golding |