Meet The Team
 Mike Shorten – Principal Carmel College, CTTP Director Deputy CEO Carmel Education Trust  mshorten@carmel.org.uk 01325 523414“Mike Shorten started the partnership in 1999 with just 2 trainees following the RTP and GTP programmes. As the director of CTTP, he has seen through the many changes and current expansion. He has taught in 3 schools over the past 26 years taking on roles such as Head of Year and Head of Department for religious education. Currently in his role as Head of School he leads the day to day business of Carmel College.” |
 Monita Atkinson – Director of Teaching School matkinson@carmel.org.uk 01325 523410 “Monita has worked at Carmel College since qualifying as a Geography teacher in 1994. During that time she has enjoyed a variety of roles including: Pastoral Learning Manager and Geography Mentor. Prior to taking up the role of Director of Teaching School, Monita was Carmel College’s Professional Tutor.” |
 Frances Shorten – Primary Lead fshorten@carmel.org.uk 01325 523460“Frances Shorten has joined CTTP having worked for 26 years in education, her most recent post as a Primary School Head Teacher. Her experience includes working with children from 3-13 years in Primary and Middle Schools, in a range of contexts. Within the team, Frances role involves supporting the Primary Schools and their trainees throughout the course.” |
 Maria Matthews – Secondary Lead mmatthews@carmel.org.uk 01325 523460“Maria Matthews became part of CTTP in September 2013. She was Head Teacher of an outstanding Catholic School in Durham and with over 40 years in education, has relished the opportunity to use her expertise in her new role as part of the Carmel team. In this role, she is a Professional Link Tutor, delivers training and supports trainees in secondary and primary schools across the partnership.” |
 Claire Hutton – Teaching School Admin Manager chutton@carmel.org.uk 01325 523474 “Claire is the Teaching School Admin Manager for Carmel. Claire’s duties will involve handling ITT applications, processing DBS applications and other duties for the Teaching School.” |
 Karen Maddison – ICT Support Supervisor kmaddison@carmel.org.uk 01325 523424 “Karen is the ICT Support Supervisor and joined Carmel in 2012 coming from an industry background as a Website Developer. She has a degree in Computer Science and oversees the development/management of Carmel Education Trust and Teaching School websites and the allocation and completion of all ICT helpdesk jobs.” |
 Stacey Brocklebank – Website/Media Designer sbrocklebank@carmel.org.uk 01325 523419“Stacey joined Carmel College as an IT/Media Technician in January 2015. She has a degree in Creative Digital Media and has studied ICT & Media since attending Sixth Form. Stacey looks after all things print for Carmel College, such as the website designs, newsletters, school yearbooks, prospectus’s, show programmes and any other publicity deemed appropriate.” |
 tholmes@carmel.org.uk 01325 523474 |
