Leadership Team
Steve Roberts (Principal)
Steve Roberts is the Principal of the academy. Previously Principal at Outwood Academy City. Degree and training was as a PE Teacher. My training was in Physical Education at University of Warwick and having worked in schools for nearly 25 year...
Dr Philip Smith (Executive Principal)
Dr Philip Smith is an Executive Principal. Dr Smith has a degree in Theoretical Physics, a Masters in School Leadership and a Doctorate in the Transformational Leadership of Schools. He was the Principal of Outwood Academy Portland from Janu...
Julie Slater (Regional CEO)
Julie Slater is a Regional CEO for Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and a National Leader of Education. Julie has a proven track record of leading an ‘Outstanding’ school as Principal at Outwood Grange Academy and has considerable experience of...
Senior Leadership Team
Andy Scruby (Vice Principal)
Vice Principal - DEEP Support. I joined the teaching profession in 2004 as a newly qualified teacher of Music, leading to the role of Faculty Coordinator for Creative & Performing Arts. I have worked within the Outwood Family of Schools for 5 y...
Darren Smith (Vice Principal)
Vice Principal (OA Newbold, OA Portland & OA Valley) - DEEP Support. I have been in the teaching profession for the past 13 years. I joined Outwood Academy Valley in June 2014 as an Assistant Principal and now work as a Vice Principal across Ne...
Rachel Edwards (Vice Principal)
Vice Principal - DEEP Learning. After completing my degree in 2007 I spent two years working in schools, and working for the Educational Psychology Service in Scotland. Although I found this work rewarding I knew I wanted to be a fully qualifie...
Chris Vallance (Assistant Principal)
Assistant Principal - Deep Experience. Having completed my PGCE at the University of Leicester in 2006 I worked as a teacher in Leicestershire before I was fortunate to secure a head of year post at Newbold Community School. I later went on to ...
Clare Schulze (Assistant Principal)
Assistant Principal - Head of Sixth Form. As an Assistant Principal and Head of Sixth Form I am privileged to work closely with our students as they prepare to take their first steps into the world after Outwood Academy Newbold. I believe that...
Andy Tice (Associate Assistant Principal)
Associate Assistant Principal - DEEP Experience. I have been teaching at Newbold for the last seven years and have been Head of Physical Education for the past three. In my time here I have seen a lot of change and am proud to see how the acade...
Fil Thurlow (Associate Assistant Principal)
Associate Assistant Principal - DEEP Support. After leaving university I spent 10 years working for numerous companies within the Computing industry undertaking various roles from database administration, systems analysis and application devel...
Helen Atkins (Business Manager)
Business Manager. Having worked for Derbyshire County Council supporting secondary schools administratively throughout Derbyshire for a number of years, I wanted to experience education at its best. I joined Newbold in 2008 as the Headteacher's...
