Starting in Year 7

Mrs Mower
Head of Year 7

About Me...

House – Attenborough (THE BEST!! – Just saying!)

Subjects taught – PE but currently a non teaching HOY

How long have you taught at SWRA – I joined the PE team at SWRA in 2011 so I have been here for 11 years!

Past School/s – A good mix! I worked in Portsmouth for my NQT year, then moved to Somerset. After a couple of years there I joined the PE department at KGGS. Prior to SWRA I worked in a middle school in Milton Keynes! (I am very settled now though).

Studied At – The University of Luton and Leeds Metropolitan University.

Favourite...

Movie: Hmm… The Shawshank Redemption, The notebook and most action movies.

Childhood Book: My go to books were anything Roald Dahl.

Colour: Teal – I mean green – Go Lancer!

Drink: Pepsi max or a nice cup of tea.

Food: Ferrero rocher (or just give me a jar of Nutella and a spoon).

Sports: Hockey, Rounders & Dance (when I could…now I walk and swim).

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Zumba and re-learning French

Pets: My Geoff! A labradoodle. He is still a puppy but getting so big!

Dislikes: Rudeness, dishonesty, not trying your best and mushrooms! 

Interesting fact/ talent? I have played hockey for South Yorkshire, danced in Bristol city centre for a Christmas lights switch-on, played Netball against the U21 Canadian National champions in Toronto (aged 31) had 4 knee operations and have I mentioned that I am the Head of the best House ever – Go Lancer!

Miss Breward
Head of Year 8

About Me...

House – Attenborough

Subjects taught – I’m a non – teaching Head of Year  

How long have you taught at SWRA – Since September 2022

Past School/s – Lincoln UTC for 8 years and then SWRC

Studied At – University of Lincoln – Psychology with Clinical Psychology

Favourite...

Movie: Top Gun & Top Gun 2 and I also love any kind of psychological thriller!

Childhood Book: All of the Roald Dahl.

Colour: GREEN 😊

Drink: My morning coffee, with a shot of caramel! Also ice-cold water

Food: A roast dinner, all day every day!

Sports: I used to do A LOT… but not so much anymore! Would love to get into Reformer Pilates

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: I love going to the beach as much as I can

Pets: Two cats; Waze & Odyssey

Dislikes: Unkindness, celery & cucumber and being late!

Interesting fact/ talent? I am a black belt in Taekwondo, I also competed in the national cheerleading championships when I was younger 😊

Mrs Jones
Head of Year 9

About Me...

House – Robertson

Subjects taught – Year 6 Primary so all of them! Also, KS3 English.

How long have you taught at SWRA – Since Jan 2024

Past School/s – I’ve worked mainly in primary schools but my last job was at SRPA

Studied At – Sheffield Hallam University – Psychology & Criminology

Bishop Grosseteste University – PGCE

Favourite...

Movie: Midnight in Paris – I love Paris and the 1920s!

Childhood Book:I used to enjoy all the Goosebumps stories

Colour: Green

Drink: Iced cold water, iced latte or peach iced tea – anything super cold really with lots of ice!

Food: Pizza  (but proper pizza oven pizza!)

Sports: Rugby and Snooker (which is a sport and I love it!)

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Paddleboarding and cooking

Pets: A cockapoo called Bonnie. She’s the best!

Dislikes: Frogs

Interesting fact/ talent?
I have lived in 13 different houses.

I can recite the alphabet backwards really fast! I’m not sure it’s really a talent but most people say it’s not easy so I figure it can be my talent. Try it and let me know!

Miss Walker
Head of Year 10

About Me...

House – Seacole House

Subjects taught – Psychology (GCSE and A-Level)

How long have you taught at SWRA – Since April 2024

Past School/s –

Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Giles Academy

Studied At –

Kesteven and Sleaford High School for Girls
University of Northampton
Bishop Grosseteste University
University of Huddersfield

Favourite...

Movie: Matilda (the original and the musical)

Childhood Book:Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Colour: Pink

Drink: When I’m pretending to be healthy: water

Food: Italian food (the more garlic and cheese the better!)

Sports: Horse riding, but to watch, Rugby

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Sleeping

Pets: 2 cats: Oreo and Dodger

Dislikes: Unkindness

Interesting fact/ talent? Very proudly born in Wales 😊

Mrs Brewin
Head of Year 11

About Me...

House – Seacole.

Subjects taught – Physical Education

How long have you taught at SWRA – I started SWRA in September 2000

Past School/s – Wythenshawe St Pauls Manchester. Lincoln Christ Hospital School

Studied At – West Sussex Institute of Higher Education (Chichester University)

Favourite...

Movie: Bridget Jones

Childhood Book: I like reading the news

Colour: Green, ooops

Drink: Vimto

Food: Crisps and Dips

Sports: Running/ Cycling

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Running, cycling and just sitting watching the TV

Pets: None I’m allergic

Dislikes: Marmite peanut butter. Who decided to ruin peanut butter?

Interesting fact/ talent? Played Lacrosse for Rochdale. Worked in Mallorca for 6 months.

Mr Costello
Base Group 7A

House Background...

Sir William Robertson, born and raised in Welbourn, is the only soldier in the history of the British Army to have risen from the lowest rank to the highest rank of Field Marshall.
About Me...

Tutor Group – 7A

Base Room –

Subjects taught – Physical Education

How long have you taught at SWRA – 15 years

Past School/s –Trained at SWRA in 2004-2005 then taught at Central Sports College (now called Priory Ruskin) for 4 years before coming back to SWRA.

Studied At – Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Favourite...

Movie: All the Rocky films and Remember the Titans (Any films with sport in!)

Childhood Book:Half a Team by Michael Hardcastle (a fiction book about football)

Colour: Blue

Drink: Squash

Food: Cereal, bananas and pasta with meatballs!

Sports: I love every sport! (Football, judo and boxing are my favourites)

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Playing sport and watching sport (especially Middlesbrough Football Club!)

Pets: None

Dislikes: Bad manners

Interesting fact/ talent? Represented England at Kickboxing and I’ve got Black Belts in Kickboxing and Judo.

Mr Farr
Base Group 7B

About Me...

House – Seacole.

Subjects taught – Food Tech and Hospitality

How long have you taught at SWRA – 3 Terms

Past School/s –Grove Comprehensive

Studied At – Clarendon College and Denning Halls , Croydon

Favourite...

Movie: Aliens 2

Childhood Book:James and the Giant Peach

Colour: Blue

Drink: Red Wine

Food: My Wife’s fish Pie

Sports: Swimming

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Golf

Pets: Daisy Doo and Maggie Moo!!

Dislikes: People who do not pick up Dog Poo!

Interesting fact/ talent? Lived and worked in Malaysia

Miss Brousse
Base Group 7C

About Me...

House – Seacole.

Subjects taught – French

How long have you taught at SWRA – Nearly 7 years

Past School/s – De Aston (Market Rasen) and Branston Community Academy

Studied At – University of Avignon in France and at Kent University in the UK

Favourite...

Movie: La La Land

Childhood Book: L’histoire de Babar

Colour: Green

Drink: Pac à l’eau (French lemon drink)

Food: Cheese

Sports: Tennis

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Embroidery, baking

Pets: None

Dislikes: Onions and poor manners

Interesting fact/ talent? I can speak two languages!

Mr Howell
Base Group 7D

About Me...

Tutor Group – 7D

Base Room –

House – Robertson

Subjects taught – Maths

How long have you taught at SWRA –Since January 2024

Past School/s –

Studied At – Sir William Robertson Academy!

Favourite...

Movie: Ratatouille

Childhood Book: The tiger who came to tea

Colour: Red

Drink: Pepsi Max

Food: Pizza and ice cream

Sports: Football

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: I love to play guitar, run and bake a lot

Pets: I have a cat called Indy and a 4 month old puppy called Jasper (so I’m tired all the time)

Dislikes: Mushrooms and rats

Interesting fact/ talent? I came 2nd in the British Tae Kwon Do championships, despite never having won a fight.

Miss Callow
Base Group 7E

About Me...

Tutor Group – 7E

Base Room –

House – Attenborough

Subjects taught – English (I also have experience in Drama!)

How long have you taught at SWRA – September 2024 will be my first year teaching.
I’m very excited to join the SWRA team!

Past School/s –

Studied At – I grew up in Manchester, and moved to Lincoln to study at Bishop Grosseteste University.

Favourite...

Movie: Legally Blonde / Jurassic Park

Childhood Book: Any of the Jacqueline Wilson books, especially Hetty Feather

Colour: Pink

Drink: Iced Mocha

Food: Anything chocolatey

Sports: I love to dance. I’m not too sporty, but very competitive!

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Musical Theatre; Doctor Who; Reading; Listening to Taylor Swift

Pets: I have a beautiful cat Merlin, and growing up I had 4 cats who all still live with my parents.

Dislikes: Having an untidy classroom

Interesting fact/ talent? I didn’t always plan to be a teacher – in Primary School, I wanted to be Prime Minister. I think perhaps that job would have been easier.

Mr Hutchinson
Base Group 7F

About Me...

Tutor Group – 7F

Base Room –

House – Windrush

Subjects taught – English

How long have you taught at SWRA – I started at William Robertson Academy in April 2024.

Past School/s – Manor Academy (Mansfield) and Tuxford Academy (Newark)

Studied At – Originally, I am from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. I went to secondary school at Garibaldi College and went on to study English with Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.

Favourite...

Movie: My favourite movie trilogy is ‘The Lord of the Rings’ based on the books by J. R. R. Tolkien.

Childhood Book: ‘The Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame.

Colour: Blue

Drink: Coca Cola

Food: I love vegetarian pizza, although I am not actually a vegetarian.

Sports: Fencing and swimming

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Gardening and long walks – I’ve even climbed some of the tallest peaks in England!

Pets: I’ve always kept cats when growing up, but I don’t have any at the moment.

Dislikes: Blue cheese

Interesting fact/ talent? I can play guitar and enjoy going to the cinema to watch a film with a big box of popcorn!  

Miss Scorror
Head of Seacole House

House Background...

Mary Seacole is famous for her work in the Crimean War as well as being a famous businesswoman. She was a female doctor who could cure illnesses with local herbs and medicines and set up hotels as well as shops throughout her life. Mary first travelled to England in 1821 when she was just 16 years old! In the 1800s, it was considered unusual for a woman to travel alone. However, Mary was very independent and ended up writing a book about all her solo travels called Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands. This became the first-ever autobiography published by a free black woman in the British empire. Teachers and students privileged enough to be in Seacole are kind, ambitious and creative!
About Me...

Subjects taught – Drama and Dance

How long have you taught at SWRA – 3 years

Past School/s – I was taught at Walton Girls High School which is now Walton Academy before going on to Walton Sixth Form to study Musical Theatre, History and Psychology. I then went to Blackpool School of Arts where I achieved my BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre accredited by Lancaster University. This was followed by my PGCE accredited by Leeds Beckett University.

Favourite...

Movie: The Notebook

Childhood Book: Aldophus Tips by Michael Morpurgos

Colour: Yellow (obviously – specifically Mustard Yellow)

Drink: Salted Caramel Iced Frappe (from McDonalds on a nice summers day)

Food: Roast Dinners and chocolate!

Sports: Dance, tabletennis and swimming are the sports I love doing myself!

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: I am part of two amateur dramatic societies and I love to bake/cook! Also a massive fan of the TV series Friends!

Pets: Allergic to all animals with fur with I REALLY want a tortoise.

Dislikes:Fruit (I still eat veg so it’s okay)

Interesting fact/ talent? I can do the moon walk and I used to work at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom!

Mrs Dowding
Head of Windrush House

House Background...

After World War II, Britain had lots of gaps in the labour market: more people were needed to work in lots of vital jobs, especially as manual workers, drivers, cleaners and nurses in the brand-new NHS. People were encouraged to move to Britain from the Caribbean and they travelled here by boat.  The biggest and most famous of these boats was the Empire Windrush, which brought 802 migrants to the UK, mostly from Jamaica. The arrival of the passengers was major national news and has become a symbol of Britain becoming a multicultural society. The majority of the people on the Windrush settled permanently in the UK, becoming an essential part of our society.

I am proud to be the head of Windrush House because this famous boat made our country more diverse and its people gave so much to their new country, having a fantastically positive impact on their communities – which is just what I want everyone in my house to aspire to do.
About Me...

Subjects taught – Maths and I’m also the leader of Careers & Work Experience

How long have you taught at SWRA – Since September 2020

Past School/s – I’ve taught at primary and secondary schools and even a nursery, in Lincoln, Scunthorpe, London and Germany!

Studied At – Open University, Bromley Schools Collegiate, University of Warwick & University of Lincoln – Maths & SEND Education

Favourite...

Movie: iRobot

Childhood Book: Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce

Colour: Purple

Drink: Water

Food: Vegemite

Sports: I used to be a ballet, tap and jazz dance teacher, so I love to dance.  My favourite sports to watch are Formula 1 and football (COYG!)

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: I’m a leader in Girlguiding and also enjoy travelling, languages, going to church, dancing and playing the flute.

Pets: Two cats: Stoffel (very lazy) and Puggle (serial mouse-catcher!)

Dislikes: Nuts and swings

Interesting fact/ talent? As a child, I grew up in Australia.

Mr Costello
Head of Robertson House

House Background...

Sir William Robertson, born and raised in Welbourn, is the only soldier in the history of the British Army to have risen from the lowest rank to the highest rank of Field Marshall.
About Me...

Tutor Group – 7A

Base Room –

Subjects taught – Physical Education

How long have you taught at SWRA – 15 years

Past School/s –Trained at SWRA in 2004-2005 then taught at Central Sports College (now called Priory Ruskin) for 4 years before coming back to SWRA.

Studied At – Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Favourite...

Movie: All the Rocky films and Remember the Titans (Any films with sport in!)

Childhood Book:Half a Team by Michael Hardcastle (a fiction book about football)

Colour: Blue

Drink: Squash

Food: Cereal, bananas and pasta with meatballs!

Sports: I love every sport! (Football, judo and boxing are my favourites)

Some Other Stuff...

Hobbies: Playing sport and watching sport (especially Middlesbrough Football Club!)

Pets: None

Dislikes: Bad manners

Interesting fact/ talent? Represented England at Kickboxing and I’ve got Black Belts in Kickboxing and Judo.

Miss Graves
Head of Attenborough House

House Background...

Attenborough House is named after the British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and writer, Sir David Attenborough. He is best known for presenting documentaries about animal and plant life on planet Earth, and is an advocate for environmental causes, such as increasing biodiversity, switching to renewable energy and mitigating climate change. Those students and staff who are fortunate to be in Attenborough House are adventurous, inquisitive and passionate!
About Me...

Subjects taught – PE

How long have you taught at SWRA – 5 years

Past School/s – SWRA is the only school I have ever taught at!

Studied At – I went to KGGS as a student, and then went to Loughborough University where I studied Sports Science and Management, followed by my PGCE in Physical Education. I then completed my Masters there alongside teaching at SWRA.