Our Team
Leadership Team

Kevin Wildrianne
Headteacher
headteacher@esteemvalley.co.uk
More About Me


Ben Taylor
Senior Assistant Headteacher
More About Me


Emma Beresford
Assistant Headteacher/SENDCo
More About Me

Susan Gadsby
Pastoral Lead (DSL - Safeguarding and Attendance)

Grace Vivian
Head of Primary: Bennerley
More About Me

Imani Lockhart-Davis
Head of Centre: Bennerley
More About Me

Alex Pawlitta
Executive School Business Manager

Connor Bartle
Head of Centre: Sawley
More About Me
I’m Connor Bartle. Sports have been a huge part of my life since I was young. I’ve played multiple sports at various levels, and currently, I’m proud to compete in the Southern Premier League in football, which is at step 6 in the pyramid. One of my most memorable moments was playing in the First Round of the FA Cup – a dream come true for any footballer.
EVA Central Team – Cross Site Staff

Ellen Richardson
Student & Family Support Officer

Rebecca Hale
Assistant SENDCo / English Teacher

Lindsey Fox
Catering Coordinator
Bennerley Site Team

Kerry Day
Topic Teacher
More About Me

Cheryl Ancliff
Art Teacher
More About Me

Inigo Garbett
Engagement Team

Sarah Dawson
Primary STLA

Nathan Fletcher
Primary Teacher
More About Me


Will Parker
Engagement Team
More About Me

Ruth Wildrianne
Primary Teacher
Gail Martson
Primary STLA
Sawley Site Team

Stevie Greaves
Music Teacher
More About Me


Gordon Fay
English Teacher

Helena Stafford
STLA

Rosie Frost
Engagement Team
More About Me

Lewis Macrae
Engagement Team

Abigail Verboom
BSA

Matt Murphy
Media Teacher
More About Me

Mark Smithson
Science Teacher

Sian McDermott-Hughes
Head of Maths
More About Me


Nick Preston
Engagement Team
Alternative Provision Team

Helena Burgess
Key Worker

Richard Myers
Key Worker

Emma Pye
APT Lead Teacher
More About Me
Since studying childcare at college, I have had the opportunity to work in a wide range of educational settings. My first job was in a local secondary school where I worked for over 10 years teaching alternative pathways to KS4. Before joining the APT team, I worked at Derby College as a job coach supporting young people aged 16-24 to experience the world of work. My favourite part of my job is that no day is ever the same, I love the variety the role has to offer especially visiting our young people at their provisions.

Iain Hambling
Key Worker
More About Me
Not many people will know that outside of school, I am the Historian & Archivist for Derbyshire pottery T.G.Green & Co Ltd, once based in Church Gresley, near Swadlincote. Famous for its Blue & White striped ‘Cornish Kitchen Ware’. (My mission is to convert all the Esteem Valley Academy crockery to Cornishware !). I spend a lot of time up on Ynys Môn (Isle of Anglesey) and have been learning to speak Cymraeg (Welsh) for three years. Diolch yn fawr i pawb ! 🙂

Chelsea Butcher
Key Worker
More About Me
After completing a teaching degree, I gained 4 years experience teaching primary children in mainstream education. Following this, I taught and tutored key skills online to a range of different people and most recently, worked as an activities coordinator in a care home for the elderly alongside people living with dementia.Outside of school, you’ll catch me spending my spare time either exploring castles, historical houses or failing that, I’ll be walking my adorable dog. On rainy days, you’ll find me inside with a good cuppa and a fictional novel.

Denise Waters
Key Worker

Melissa Rayes-Woodward
Key Worker
Adam Castledine
Key Worker
Leanne Hart
BSA
Sara Wroe
Integration Teacher
Ian Stanley-Smith
Integration Teacher
Shaheed Abbas-Norris
Integration Support Assistant
Rod Tippett
Integration Support Assistant