Governors
The Twyford Trust is governed by a Board of Directors which is made up of Church of England representatives, the chairs of school governing bodies, elected staff representatives, elected parent representatives and the Executive Head Teacher. The Directors appoint people who are locally based to serve on the Local Governing Body for each School in the Trust.
The William Perkin Governing Body is made up of local Church of England representatives, co-opted Governors, a Directors representative and the Executive and Associate Head Teachers as well as elected staff and parent representatives. Currently the Chair of the Local Governing Body is Mr Andrew Bickley.
Further information about the Local Governing Body can be found in Governance.
Senior Leadership Team
Dame Alice Hudson
CEO
Before becoming CEO, Alice had been Executive Headteacher of Twyford CofE Academies Trust since 2012. She was previously Headteacher at Twyford CofE High School since 2002. She joined Twyford in 2000 as Deputy Headteacher then progressed to Acting Headteacher. Prior to Twyford High School she was Deputy Headteacher at Brentside High School, and previous to that she taught at Central Foundation Boys’ School in Islington and Maria Fidelis School in Euston. Alice was educated at Slough Girls’ High School, Leighton Park School and St Hilda’s Oxford where she read English.
Amy Newman
Associate Headteacher
Graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in French, Russian and European Studies in 2004 before training as an MFL teacher, also at the University of Bath. She was appointed as a French teacher at St Thomas More Language College in Chelsea in 2006 and then Head of the MFL Department at Sacred Heart School in Camberwell in 2006. She joined William Perkin CofE High School as its first Head of Year 7 in 2013 before being appointed to Assistant Head Teacher in 2017, Deputy Head Teacher in 2018 and the Associate Head Teacher in September 2019.
Emily Waspe
Deputy Headteacher / Head of Inclusion
Graduated from The University of Manchester in 2009 with a degree in Geography before training as a Geography teacher at Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2010 she moved to Milton Keynes where she taught Geography and became Head of House at Walton High before moving to London in 2014 to become the Head of Year of the pioneer year group at William Perkin High School. In 2018 she became Assistant Head Teacher with responsibility for KS4 and Designated Safeguarding Lead and in 2019 a Deputy Head Teacher.
Camilla Denby
Deputy Headteacher / Head of Teaching & Learning
After graduating in 2008 from the University of Nottingham with a Biology degree, she trained in South West London, working at Salesian College, Battersea and Wimbledon College, Wimbledon respectively. She moved to Ealing in 2010, joining the staff at Greenford High School, where she worked as Head of KS3 Science for five years. In 2015 she joined William Perkin CofE High School as the second in charge of Science. Following appointment to the wider Senior Leadership Team in 2018, she was made Assistant Head Teacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning, and then subsequently Deputy Head in 2021.
Stacie Long
Deputy Headteacher / Head of Pastoral Systems
After graduating in 2010 from the University of Brighton with a degree in Physical Education with QTS, she started her teaching career at Whitmore High School, Harrow, where she was appointed Second in department in 2011. In 2013 she moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she taught at HELP International School, holding the positions of: Head of Girls PE; Head of year, and Head of House for four years. She returned to England, joining William Perkin CofE High School in 2016. Having held the position of Head of Year at William Perkin for two years, she became Assistant Headteacher for KS3 Pastoral Progress and Progression in 2019, and then subsequently Deputy Headteacher in 2022.
Adele Barward-Symmons
Assistant Headteacher / Y11 and Curriculum
Graduated from Durham University with a degree in Physics in 2014 before training as a Physics teacher in the North East, working at St Wilfrid’s R.C. College. She was appointed as Head of Physics at Ark John Keats Academy in 2016 and then Head of Science in 2017 and to the wider Senior Leadership Team in 2018. In 2021 she joined William Perkin CofE High School as Assistant Headteacher for Key Stage Four Pastoral Progress and Progression, and then subsequently Assistant Headteacher for Year 11 and Curriculum Delivery in September 2022.
Reece Rake
Assistant Headteacher / Head of Key Stage 4
Graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a degree in Physical Education in 2014 and went onto complete his teacher training in London at St Mary’s University. In 2015 he began his teaching career in Ealing, working at Brentside High School as a PE teacher for 2 years, before becoming a Head of Year in 2017 at Whitmore High School, Harrow. Moving back to Ealing, he joined William Perkin CofE High School in 2021 as a Progress Intervention Manager, and subsequently an Assistant Headteacher in September 2022.
Emily Lewis
Assistant Headteacher / Head of Curriculum Organisation
Graduating from the University of Oxford with a degree in 2013 in Modern Languages and Philosophy, she went on to train as a teacher with the Institute of Education. She joined William Perkin as a newly qualified languages teacher in 2014 and went on to become Head of Languages in 2016. Following appointment to the wider Senior Leadership Team in 2018 and completion of a master's degree at UCL, focussing on special needs education, she was made Assistant Headteacher for Curriculum Organisation in 2022.
Beth Gandy
Assistant Headteacher / Head of Key Stage 5
Graduated from York university with a degree in History in 2010, Beth did her PGCE in secondary history in Devon and Cornwall before starting as a history teacher in Borehamwood in 2012. She was appointed Deputy Head of Sixth Form there in 2014 and joined William Perkin in 2015 as Head of History. Subsequently appointed as Trust lead for History before becoming a member of the Wider SLT in 2020. Appointed Assistant Headteacher for Curriculum Delivery in 2022.
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Cat Smith
Assistant Headteacher for SMSC and Wider Learning
Graduate with a BA in English and Related Literature followed by an MA in Writing, Directing and Performing in Theatre, Film and Television from the University of York. Worked in schools across York before moving to London to complete teacher training at Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney. Joined William Perkin at the end of it’s opening year in July 2014. Head of Year from 2016 and appointed to wider Senior Leadership Team in 2018. Held various leadership roles including Literacy lead, KS4 English intervention and pastoral training. In 2023 appointed to the role of Assistant Headteacher for SMSC and Wider Learning.
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Catherine Lovell
Assistant Headteacher for KS3
Graduated from Portsmouth university with a degree in Media Studies in 2012, Catherine worked in various roles at William Perkin from when it first opened in 2013 including: administrator, TA and PE Coach. In 2019 she trained as an English Teacher at WilIiam Perkin and was appointed Head of Year 8 in 2021 before becoming Head of Year 7 in 2022. Subsequently appointed Assistant Headteacher for KS3 in September 2024.
Other Key Staff
| Miss Stephanie Alvis | Wider SLT for Chaplaincy |
| Miss Harriet Wood | Wider SLT / Trust English Co-ordinator |
| Miss Bonny Campbell | Deputy Safeguarding Lead / Inclusion Officer |
| Ms Helen Gilmore | Head of Year 7 |
| Mr Ashleigh Burt | Head of Year 8 |
| Mr Joseph Chugg | Head of Year 9 / CIAG Lead |
| Ms Fiona Boyefio | Head of Year 10 |
| Mr Andile Maseko | Head of Year 11 |
| Ms Veronica Davies | Head of Year 12 |
| Miss Emma Lauder | Wider SLT / Deputy Director of 6th Form |
| Mr Vishal Bhardwaj | Wider SLT / Curriculum Organisation / Head of Maths |
| Ms Jo Paterson | Wider SLT / Staff Development / Head of English |
| Mr Kevin Alderton | Wider SLT, Head of Science and Head of Science College |
| Mr Dave Sargent | Wider SLT / Trust Lead Sports |
| Mr Hok Man Tang | Head of Physics |
| Mr Alex Robarts | Head of Biology |
| Mr Alfie Pau | Head of Chemistry |
| Ms Kate Dunster | Head of MFL |
| Ms Roseanna Kennedy | Head of History |
| Ms Laura Neilson | Head of Geography |
| Ms Eleanor Docarragal | Head of RE |
| Mr Matt Barclay | Head of PE |
| Ms Megan Clark | Deputy Head of PE |
| Miss Lynsey Storer | Head of Art |
| Mr Ian Bissix | Head of Computing |
| Mr Jack Towers | Head of Music |
| Ms Louise Davidson | Head of Drama |
| Ms Ekua Barranha | Head of Inclusion |
| Mr Luke Giles | Subject Lead for Economics |
| Mrs Hannah Ellis | Subject Lead for Textiles |
Administrative Staff |
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| Mr Jim Morris | Facilities Manager |
| Mr Dave Large | Office Manager |
| Mrs Jennifer Westfield | Welfare Officer |
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To contact a member of staff please see Contact Us. Trust Subject Leads |
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| Ms Coleen Conway | Trust Lead Art & Design |
| Mr Nick Mayne | Trust Lead Computing |
| Ms Harriet Wood | Trust Lead English |
| Ms Becky Catlin | Trust Lead for Literacy |
| Ms Marie Serhal | Trust Lead Geography |
| Ms Beth Lewis | Trust Lead History |
| Mr Michael Harley | Trust Lead Maths |
| Ms Laura Swadkin | Trust Lead Music |
| Mr Dave Sargent | Trust Lead PE |
| Ms Lydia Holloway | Trust Lead RE |
| Mr Laurence Smith | Trust Lead Science |
Trust Staff |
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| Revd David Brammer | Trust Chaplain |
| Mr Richard Lane | Trust Director of Finance and Operations |
| Mr Robert Massey | Trust Head of School Standards |
| Ms Karen Barrie | Trust Sixth Form Strategy Lead |
| Mr Matt Cowing | Trust Lead on Quality of Education |
| Ms Izabela Zalewska | Trust HR Manager |
| Mrs Felix McGonigal | Trust Head of Specialist Music College |
| Mrs Valerie Drake | Head of Governance |
| Ms Maxine Lang | Trust Lead Welfare |
For details of Teach West London staff, please visit the Teach West London website.
