Staff, Directors & Patrons

Senior Leadership Team

  • Jennifer Roscoe MA (Oxon) NPQH PGCE QTS SLE MCCT

    Principal

  • Joanne McKeirnan BA (Hons), PGCE, M.Ed, NPQSL

    Head of Student Support and DSL

  • Rob Bannon NPQH, PGCE, BMus (Hons)

    Vice Principal - Director of Vocational Training

  • Amanda Doyle BA (Hons) PGCE

    Vice Principal - Director of Teaching and Learning

  • Matthew Bodels LLB (Hons) PGDipEd

    Assistant Principal - Data, Progress and Innovation

  • Alan Brown

    Operations Manager

Vocational Team

  • Tim Bond

    Teacher of Acting

  • Sean Boyes

    Teacher of Singing

  • Gareth Bretherton

    Teacher of Singing

  • Callum Cartledge

    Teacher of Dance

  • Laura Coard

    Degree Programme Leader

  • Bethany-Jayne Dalton

    Teacher of Dance & Industry Coordinator

  • Andy Davies

    Musical Director

  • Anthea Garratt

    Injury Prevention and Wellbeing Co-ordinator

  • Anna Hall

    Teacher of Dance

  • Alex Hammond

    Assistant Director of Acting

  • Alison Hughes

    Teacher of Dance

  • Judy Kent

    Teacher of Singing

  • Phil Knowles

    Accompanist

  • Celia Lee

    Teacher of Singing

  • Wendy Lockwood

    Director of School Dance

  • Louise Maddocks

    Director of Acting & Musical Theatre

  • Jessica Mann

    Teacher of LAMDA

  • Joseph Mann

    Teacher of Singing

  • Laura Meeson

    Teacher of Dance

  • David Needham

    Dance Director in Residence

  • Callum O'Rourke

    Hammond Extra Co-ordinator

  • Aaron Parker

    Director of Dance

  • Laura Quin

    Teacher of Dance

  • Joanne Redhead

    Teacher of Dance

  • Dina Robinson

    Teacher of Dance

  • Rachel Sargent

    Industry & Outreach Leader

  • Andrew Saunders

    Teacher of Music

  • Marija Scott

    Accompanist

  • Kelly Stevens

    Teacher of Dance

  • Josh Thomas

    Teacher of Acting

  • James Wilson

    Teacher of Dance

  • John Young

    Teacher of Acting

  • Mercy Birch

    Teacher of Guitar

  • Lynsey Blair

    Teacher of Woodwind

  • Kirsty Brennan

    Teacher of Drama

  • Jean Fearnall-Williams

    Teacher of Singing

  • Mark Hindle

    Teacher of Dance

  • Lynne Holt

    Teacher of Diploma in Dance Education (DDE)

  • James Liley

    Teacher of Dance

  • Mark Newberry

    Accompanist

  • Jonathan Rowlands

    Peripatetic Teacher

  • Hannah Selby-Hughes

    Teacher of Singing

  • Elgan Thomas

    Teacher of Singing

  • Haley Thorbinson

    Teacher of Dance

  • Wing Lam Tsang

    Teacher of Piano

Teaching & Learning Team

  • Kirsty Brennan

    Teacher of Drama

  • Thomas Cane

    Examinations and Data Officer

  • Mark Caulfield

    Curriculum Leader English

  • Helen Donovan

    Learning Support Co-ordinator

  • Clare Horton

    Technician

  • Jamie Kong

    Curriculum Leader Maths

  • Larisa McGhie

    Teaching Assistant

  • Megan McKinlay

    Curriculum Leader Drama

  • Chris Poole

    Teacher of Art

  • Shawna Proffitt

    Curriculum Leader Art and Design

  • Katie Rooney

    Assistant Director of Music

  • Naomi Wanford

    Teacher of English

  • Adrian White

    Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

  • Clare Hampson

    Curriculum Leader Science

  • Joanne Nicklin

    Teacher of Maths

  • Alex Rigsby

    Curriculum Leader Humanities

Non-Teaching Staff

  • Emma Coupe

    Student Support Leader

  • Hannah Curtis

    Student Support Assistant

  • Katie Barclay

    Registrar

  • Maisie Eccleston-Tuohy

    Events Manager

  • Marsha Ellams

    Accountant

  • Mike Hart

    Caretaker

  • Emma Kelly

    Finance Administrator

  • Rhian Lyon

    Operations Administrator

  • Tamara Lyon

    Receptionist

  • Nicola Moxon

    Operations Administrator

  • Andrea Norton

    Finance Administrator

  • Erin Royle

    Head of Marketing

  • Nathan Storm

    Head of Productions

  • Emma Louise Thomas

    Executive PA

  • Hannah Ware

    Communications Assistant

  • Phil Webb

    Theatre Technician

  • Suzanne Davies

    Finance Administrator

  • Ken McClelland

    Facilities Manager

  • Angela Mills

    Head of Finance

  • Fiona Morrison

    Student Support Assistant

  • Ashley Nield

    Caretaker

  • Sarah Owen-Jones

    Director of Development

  • Claire Roberts

    HR Administrator

  • Aldo Steccanella

    Caretaker

Board of Directors

Directors can be contacted via The Hammond: 

Address: The Hammond, Hoole Bank House, Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES​

Email: contact@thehammond.co.uk​

Phone Number: 01244 305 350

Kathy Cowell OBE DL
Chair of the Board, Finance

Carol Penny
Vice Chair of the Board

John Devoy
Secretary to the Board

Philip Edgington

Thomas Matthews

Fiona McGladrigan

Elaine Ratcliffe

Debbie Silcock

Anna Sutton

Patrons

  • Dollie Henry

  • Wayne Sleep

  • James Pearson