KA People
Senior Leadership Team
Kelvinside Academy is a community, and it is the members of this community that make it such a welcoming and inspiring place to be. Each member of staff plays a role in shaping Kelvinside and places huge emphasis on forming strong and supportive one to one relationships with pupils. We have a dedicated team of around 150 highly qualified teaching and operations staff.
The Senior Leadership Team have the responsibility for the day-to-day of running the School with the Rector and Chief Operating Officer reporting directly to the Board of Governors.
Meet the Team
Full Staff List
| Mrs N Cuthbertson | Head of Faculty of Languages |
| Ms J Hardy | Head of Faculty of Expressive Arts |
| Mrs J Clark | Head of Faculty of Social and Business Studies |
| Mr DJ Wilson | Head of Faculty of PE and Games |
| Mr M Smith | Head of Maths, Science and Technology Faculty |
| Mrs L Harkins | Head of Support for Learning Department |
Mrs N Cuthbertson - Head of Faculty |
Mrs J Richard - Deputy Head of Faculty |
| Mr C Deans |
| Ms D Gallacher |
| Ms J Gibb |
| Ms M Fox |
Mrs M Hood |
| Mr D O’Neil |
| Miss L Preston |
| Mrs A Reid |
| Mr E Smith |
Mr M Smith - Head of Faculty |
Mrs L Hartley - Deputy Head of Faculty – Head of Maths |
| Mr S Connor |
| Mr J I Cuthbertson |
| Miss S Edmond |
| Mrs L FitzGerald |
| Mr B FitzGerald |
| Mr G Guile |
| Mrs F Ishaque |
| Mrs F Jorgenson |
| Mr I Nicholson |
| Miss L A Thrippleton |
| Mrs S Totten |
| Mr C Watts |
Mrs P McArthur - Laboratory Technician |
Ms J Hardy - Head of Faculty |
Mr M Godsman - Deputy Head of Faculty – Head of Music |
| Mrs S Gillan |
| Mr C Campbell |
| Mrs A Gallie |
| Ms H Nixon |
| Mrs A H M Schneeberger |
Mrs J Clark - Head of Faculty |
Dr I Woodman - Deputy Head of Faculty |
| Mrs N Mathews |
| Mrs B Meikle |
| Mr N Reid |
| Mrs J Shields |
| Mr C Simpson |
| Mr J Smith |
| Mr F Newham |
Mr DJ Wilson - Head of Faculty & Director of Games |
Mr C J Lawson - Head of Junior School Sport |
| Mr C Derrick |
Mrs K Booth |
| Mrs F Cafolla |
| Miss R Robeson |
| Mr A Jardine |
Mr K Branchesi - NuVu Fellow |
Mrs L Goldie - Design/Innovation Coach |
Mrs V Lynch - Design Educator |
Mrs L Harkins - Head of Department |
| Mrs N Anderson |
| Mr G Plant |
| Mrs D Luc |
| Mrs C Sweeney | Head of Junior School |
| Mrs T Nugent | Deputy Head of Junior School and Nursery |
| Teachers |
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Mrs F Kennedy - Transitions Leader |
| Mrs E Laird-Jones |
| Mrs A McAllister |
| Mrs E Henderson |
| Mrs L McColl |
| Mrs L Hill |
| Dr R Walker |
| Mrs G Flanigan |
| Miss H Keir |
| Mrs S Rodgers |
| Mrs C Milne |
| Miss C Hamilton |
| Classroom Assistants |
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| Mrs K Donaldson |
| Miss R McCumesty |
| Mrs J Park |
| Mr V Khyzhnychenko |
| Miss P Argue | Deputy Manager |
| Early Years Practitioners |
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| Miss J Griffin |
| Mrs J Hartley |
| Ms K Laurie |
| Miss D Mardon |
| Mrs J Pettigrew |
| Miss C Schoepfer |
| Miss K Kotiusheva |
| Ms Ingrid Machando |
Mrs T Aman - Support Worker |
| Apprentice EYP |
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| Miss L Holliday |
| Miss A Mcinnes |
| Heads of House | |
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| Miss L Preston | Head of Buchanan |
| Mrs S Totten | Head of Colquhoun |
Mrs L FitzGerald & Mrs M Hood | Joint Heads of MacGregor |
| Mr B FitzGerald | Head of Stewart |
| House Activity Lead | |
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| Mr N Reid | Buchanan |
| Mr J Smith | Colquhoun |
| Mr C Watts | MacGregor |
| Miss S Edmond | Stewart |
| Admissions & Marketing | |
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| Mrs K L Bottomley | Director of Admissions & Communications |
| Miss I Hill | Admissions Manager |
Miss M Robertson | Admissions & Marketing Assistant |
| Development | |
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| Mrs E Solman | Development Manager |
| Mrs C Gibson | Development Assistant |
| Finance | |
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| Mr D Pocock | Chief Operating Officer |
| Mrs E Cummings | Finance Manager |
Mrs C Connolly Mrs P Smith | Finance Assistants |
| Miss S Moffat | Fees Clerk |
| Mr James Magee | Payroll Administrator |
| Office & Administration | |
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| Mrs M McWhirter | Administration Manager & PA to Rector |
| Mrs M Fraser | Secretary to the Chief Operating Officer |
| Mrs L Lawson | Junior School and Nursery Secretary |
Miss N Henderson Mrs N Jones | Receptionist and School Administrator |
| Ms S Mills | Pastoral Administrator |
| IT | |
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| Mr J Brindley | ICT Systems Manager |
| Mr E Longmore | IT Technician |
| Librarians |
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| Ms S Tipping |
| Ms S McLay |
| Health & Wellbeing | |
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Mrs S McQuilkin Mrs T Semple | School Nurses |
| Ms J Thomson | School Counsellor |
| CCF | |
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| Mr S Hartland | School Staff Instructor |
| Facilities & Grounds | |
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| Mr C Shaw | Facilities Manager |
| Mr D Anderson | Head Janitor |
Mr S Lau Mr S McGloan | Assistant Janitors |
| Mr G Divers | Groundsman |
| Mr J Jackson | Janitor |
| Mr A Craig | Road Crossing Patrol Staff |
Board of Governors
The KA Governors are collectively responsible for the long-term vision and development of the School. Our Board of Governors possess among them a wealth of experience across a variety of disciplines and they use their knowledge to maintain the best interests of the School, its property and its funds. The make-up of the Board is designed to ensure a wide range of experience, knowledge and interests. At any given time, it is usual for the Board to have representation from the Academical community as well as our parent body.
Allan McKendrick - Chairman | |
| Graham Bisset | Nataliia Hinde |
| Colin Mackenzie | Alastair Tear (ex-Officio) |
| Laura Faulkner | Laura Baxendale |
| Marianne Carey | Yvonne Craig |
| Mel Scott, B.Sc (Hons) | Simon Johnson |
| Prof Moira Boland |
Governors may be contacted through the PA to the Board of Governors: [email protected].
