Year 7 Pastoral Team

The following staff make up the Year 7 Pastoral Team. Together with Year 7 tutors, they will ensure that students receive the support they need to thrive at Sheldon.

Miss Chloe Dundas
Head of Year 7

Miss Chloe Dundas


Miss Dundas is a teacher of Humanities along with the Head of Year 7.

Miss Lauren Palmer
Deputy Head of Year 7

Miss Lauren Palmer


Miss Palmer is a teacher of English as well as the Deputy Head of Year 7.

Mrs Karen Colley
Pastoral Support Worker

Mrs Karen Colley


Mrs Colley is the dedicated Pastoral Support Worker for Year 7.

Mr John Rumble
Assistant Headteacher

Mr John Rumble


Mr Rumble is the Associate Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead. He is also the member of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for supporting Year 7.

If you have a concern about your child, please contact their tutor. This may include reporting bullying or problems with friendship groups, concerns about overall academic progress, issues occurring during tutor time or between lessons and concerns about wellbeing. If your concern is not adequately addressed, please contact the Head of Year.  

1st Your child's tutor. Your first point of contact should be your child's tutor. You can email call or leave a note in their planner. 2nd Head of Year. If issues are not resolved after contacting your child's tutor, please speak to the Head of Year. 3rd Deputy Head of Year. The Deputy Head of Year can also assist you if the Head of Year is not available. Depending on the situation, you may also be in contact with the Pastoral Worker attached to the year group. 4th Senior Leader. If you feel that your concerns are still not being addressed, please contact the member of the Leadership Team responsible for the Year Group.

Please note: it is helpful to know the name of the you child's tutor group (ie: 7XYZ) when reporting absences. Tutor groups are divided between Right and Left side organising purposes within the school. This helps keep the groups smaller during big events like Year 7 Camp or Parent Evenings. 

You may contact tutors by calling 01249 766020, emailing or leaving a note in your child's planner. All contact details are listed below.

Year 7 Tutor Groups 2023-2024
Tutor Group
Tutor Name
Email
Side
7EKM Mrs Elizabeth Manzi Emanzi@sheldonschool.co.uk Left
7LLP Miss Lauren Palmer LPalmer@sheldonschool.co.uk Left
7HCP Mrs Hannah Pickup HPickup@sheldonschool.co.uk Left
7SJW Mr Simon White SWhite@sheldonschool.co.uk Left
7BHD Mr Ben Davies BDavies@sheldonschool.co.uk Left
7LJB Mr Liam Burcombe LBurcombe@sheldonschool.co.uk Right
7KLG Mrs Katie German kgerman@sheldonschool.co.uk Right
7DXG Mr Darren Grainger dgrainger@sheldonschool.co.uk Right
7RJF Mr Richard Foo rfoo@sheldonschool.co.uk Right
7ISP Miss Isobel Perrington IPerrington@sheldonschool.co.uk Right
Other Useful Year 7 Contacts
Name
Job Title
Email
Miss C Dundas Head of Year 7 cdundas@sheldonschool.co.uk
Miss Laura Palmer Deputy Head of Year 7 LPalmer@sheldonschool.co.uk
Mrs Karen Colley Pastoral Support Worker kcolley@sheldonschool.co.uk
Mr John Rumble Assistant Headteacher jrumble@sheldonschool.co.uk
Mrs Linda Zuanella SENDCo LZuanella@sheldonschool.co.uk

 

“Ensuring that pupils are healthy physically and mentally is central within all safeguarding policies and practices and is an exemplary feature in the school.”
Ofsted