Year 7 Tutors

Ms Stephens, 7T1

Hello, my name is Miss Stevens and I teach maths at the Halley Academy. Similar to you, I am relatively new to the school as I only joined last year. After just a few weeks, once I had worked out room numbers and stopped getting lost, I found myself completely welcomed and supported which you will experience too. I am really looking forward to being your form tutor and getting to know you all in September.

Likes:

• Tennis

• Origami

• Sudoku

• Reading fiction

Dislikes:

• Ketchup

• Closed spaces

Ms Courtley, 7F1

I am a Lead Practitioner in Art and Coordinator of Learning for Visual and Performing Arts. I have been at The Halley Academy for a year but have worked in schools for around 16 years. I have a chocolate labrador called Oscar who enjoys swimming and my favourite subjects are Art and History. I have always enjoyed learning about different cultures and travelling and I have a big list of places on my wish list to visit after not being able to travel as freely for the last 18 months. I am looking forward to being a year 7 tutor and learning about you all in September.

Likes:

• Dog walks

• The beach

• Travel

• Gardening

• Italian food

• Documentaries

Dislikes:

• Fast food

• Sitting in traffic

• Love Island

Ms Male, 7F2

Hi 7F2, my name is Dr Male and I have been working at the Hally Academy since it started. I am a Drama teacher but I also trained as an English teacher. I am very passionate about my subject, caring, kind and friendly. I firmly believe that young people are smart, innovative, passionate, creative, funny and generally wonderful. I am really looking forward to meeting you!

Likes:

• Reading

• Learning new things

• Travelling around the world

• Watching crime drama

• Going to the theatre and cinema

• Singing and of course, acting! I am a Drama teacher after all.

Dislikes:

• Messiness

• Unkind and mean people

Ms Needham-Bennett, 7E1

I'm Ms Bennett, and I'm really excited to be a tutor to our new year 7s! I've got lots of plans for my tutor class - I hope you like Harry Potter themed games and house cups… Harry Potter and Doctor Who are some of my favourite stories. I love reading books, so I hope you do too. I also love listening to all sorts of music, and I'm counting on you to show me new music next year.

One thing I really don't like is spiders - I'm always on the lookout for them, but there's not too many of them in the school.

I can't wait to meet and get to know my tutor group in September - see you after the summer holidays!

Likes:

• Reading

• Music

Dislikes:

• Spiders

Ms Cummings, 7E2

Hi everyone!

My name is Ms Cummings and I'm really excited to be your form tutor next year. I have been at The Halley Academy for two years now so I really know my way around! I can tell you what the best canteen food is, and where to go to hide from the rain.. I make sure that everyone in my classroom feels respected and able to discuss how they feel. I hope you all have a relaxing summer and are looking forward to starting your new school in September. I can't wait to meet you all!

Likes:

• Walking my dog, Ralph

• Cooking up tasty treats

Dislikes:

• Peas

• Mashed potato

• People who aren’t kind