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 2025 - 2026
| Department | Name |
|---|---|
| Head of Year 7 | Mr Nick Bennett |
| Head of Year 8 | Mr Geraint Jones |
| Head of Year 9 | Mr Andrew Millard |
| Head of Year 10 | Mr Andrew Ross |
| Head of Year 11 | Mrs Ashleigh Jones |
| 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 Hannah Ambler (Department Lead) Mrs Sali Jones-Flowers 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 |
Mrs Shelley Rice (Head of Biology) Mr Richard Jenkins (Head of Physics) Mrs Bethan Murphy (Head of Chemistry) Mr Richard Morgan 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 Gareth James 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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Geography |
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 |