Mr. J Mash

Student leadership is my passion and I am thoroughly excited for being responsible for this key role within the academy. Leadership opportunities are an essential part of the development of our students and it is my hope that excelling in these areas will help our students being a cut above their peers from other schools.

It is my firm belief that leadership can take many forms and that everyone can develop their abilities to make them effective across many walks of life. Finally, I am determined to ensure our students have experiences that they can look back on and know that they have become well-rounded people with exciting futures. 

I have been teaching since 2012 but truly my journey began in Year 9 when I completed my Junior Sports Leader Award and I was hooked on teaching and coaching from then onwards. I look back on this early experience as being vital in my endeavours since then and hope to provide similar experiences for students at Oulton Academy. My teaching career has seen me undertake various teaching and leadership positions in different parts of the country including Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford and York.