Meet the Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership Team

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    Mr S. Mann

    Trust CEO
  • Mr S. Mann

    Trust CEO
    Mr Mann provides strategic oversight for the three Trust Schools—Wildern, Deer Park, and Boorley Park—as well as the Trust’s business and community operations.
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    Mrs Ceri Oakley

    Headteacher
  • Mrs Ceri Oakley

    Headteacher
    Mrs Oakley is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management, and operation of Wildern. She leads the Senior Team and maintains her passion for the classroom as a teacher of History.
Deputy Headteachers

Deputy Headteachers

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    Mr Mark Chance

    Pastoral Care & Safeguarding
  • Mr Mark Chance

    Pastoral Care & Safeguarding
    Mr Chance oversees all aspects of student welfare, including Safeguarding and SEND. He leads our Health and Safety and SEN teams and is a member of the PE department.
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    Mrs Natasha Cowan

    Curriculum & Academic Standards
  • Mrs Natasha Cowan

    Curriculum & Academic Standards
    Mrs Cowan leads our academic vision and curriculum design. She provides strategic management for Science, English, and Mathematics, and continues to teach Maths.
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    Miss Harriet Jones

    Culture, Behaviour & Ethos
  • Miss Harriet Jones

    Culture, Behaviour & Ethos
    Miss Jones is responsible for the "Wildern Way," overseeing school culture and student leadership.
Assistant Headteachers

Assistant Headteachers

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    Mr Matthew Knight

    Data & Data Protection
  • Mr Matthew Knight

    Data & Data Protection
    Mr Knight manages data systems across the Trust and within Wildern. He leads the MFL, Design Technology, Humanities, and Administrative teams, and teaches our AQA Alternative Provision course.
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    Mrs K. Thomas

    Attendance & Inclusion
  • Mrs K. Thomas

    Attendance & Inclusion
    Mrs Thomas ensures every student is supported to attend and succeed. She leads Student Services, our internal alternative provision, and the DOPA team to foster an inclusive environment.
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    Mrs Amanda Warner

    Teaching, Learning & Key Stage 4
  • Mrs Amanda Warner

    Teaching, Learning & Key Stage 4
    Mrs Warner focuses on the quality of teaching and learning across the school. She manages Communication Studies and the Creative Arts and teaches History.