The DES Team

Contact Don Bosco House

Don Bosco House
Coventry Road
Coleshill
B46 3EA

Tel : 01675 464 755
Fax : 01675 465 273

THE DES TEAM

P.A. to Director
Mrs Bernadette Harding
E-mail: b.harding@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 105

Director of Education
Mr Adam Hardy
E-mail: a.hardy@bdes.org.uk

Lead Trustee of Education
Rev. Jonathan Veasey
E-mail: j.veasey@bdes.org.uk

Administration

Office Secretary
Miss Samantha Shepherd
E-mail: s.shepherd@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 100

Site Services Officer
Mrs Maggie Sweeney
E-mail: m.sweeney@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 119

Administrator
Mrs Charlotte Kirby
E-mail: c.kirby@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 101

Administrator
Mrs Elizabeth Hodgins
E-mail: l.buck@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 120

Catholic Education

Deputy Director for Catholic Education
Ms Maggie Duggan
E-mail: m.duggan@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 115

Adviser for Catholic Education (Primary)
Mrs Rebecca Brolly
E-mail: r.brolly@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 114

Adviser for Catholic Education (Primary)
Mr David Harris
E-mail : d.harris@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 122

Adviser for Catholic Education (Secondary)
Mr Richard Smith
E-mail: r.smith@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 124

Chaplaincy Coordinator
Beccy Roseman
E-mail: b.roseman@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755

School Improvement

Deputy Director for School Improvement
Mrs Justine Lomas
E-mail: j.lomas@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 111

Senior Education Adviser
Mr Ted Hammond
E-mail: t.hammond@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 109

Senior Adviser for School Intervention
Mr Tony Quinn
E-mail: t.quinn@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 107

Senior Adviser for School Support
(Section 48 Inspections)
Mrs Maureen O'Leary.
E-mail: m.oleary@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 113

Senior Adviser for Section 48 Inspections
Mr Ben McArdle
E-mail: b.mcardle@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 108

Leadership and Governance

Deputy Director for School Leadership
Mrs Yvonne Brennan
E-mail: y.brennan@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 112

Deputy Director for School Leadership
Ms Angela Whelan
E-mail: a.whelan@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 106

Senior Leadership Consultant
Yvonne Salter Wright
E-mail: y.salterwright@bdes.org.uk

Governance Adviser
Mrs Rebecca Tonks
E-mail: r.tonks@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 110

School Organisation and Academies

Deputy Director: School Organisation and Effectiveness
Mr John Dwyer
E-mail: j.dwyer@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 102

Academies Project Lead
Mr Mark O'Connell
E-mail: academies@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 123

Finance and Buildings

Deputy Director: Schools Capital, Finance and Place Planning
Mrs Toni Guest
E-mail: t.guest@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 116

Finance Officer
Mrs Sharon Leahy
E-mail: s.leahy@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 118

Finance Officer
Mrs Jane Hatton
E-mail: j.hatton@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 117

School Finance & Business Adviser
Ms Amy Majhu
(currently on maternity leave)
E-mail: a.majhu@bdes.org.uk
Tel: 01675 464 755 Ext: 103

HR and Communications

The following people can be contacted at The Archdiocese of Birmingham (Cathedral House):

Diocesan Director of HR
Gerry Dryden
0121 230 6224
gerry.dryden@rc-birmingham.org

Diocesan Communications Officers
Caroline Bletso
0121 230 6286
caroline.bletso@rc-birmingham.org
Faye Fawcett
0121 230 6286
faye.fawcett@rc-birmingham.org

Visiting Don Bosco House

Don Bosco House is situated off the Coventry Road in Coleshill opposite the Parish Church of the Sacred Heart & St Teresa. We can be easily reached from the M6 exiting at junction 4 or M42 exiting at junction 6. For both motorways follow the A446 towards Coleshill and take the Coventry Road signposted Coleshill South.

Directions

Don Bosco House is situated in close proximity to several other businesses and organisations. Please ensure you park only in spaces allocated for Don Bosco House. For your reference a parking map is provided below.

parking map