Meet the staff

The list of teachers at Cardiff Academy is shown below together with their academic qualifications and the subject or subjects taught. This list includes only those currently teaching at the Academy – the teaching pool upon which we can draw if needed is far wider. To read a brief resume for a member of staff, simply click their name in the list below.

Mr Sajid Ghaffar | CHAIRMAN

Mrs Caroline Williams | PRINCIPAL & CHEMISTRY

Mr Sajid Hussain | HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Mr Tom Beard | VICE PRINCIPAL & MATHEMATICS

Mr Matthew Cocks | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Mrs Angelika Janiak | ACADEMIC DIRECTOR

Mr John Holland | PHYSICS

Miss. Chloe Williams | PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY

Mr Ian Batchelor | MATHEMATICS

Mrs. Lynne Jones | ENGLISH LITERATURE

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Mr John Webb | HISTORY

Dr Ronald Barnett | INT RELATIONS & POLITICS

Mrs Elizabeth Evans | PSYCHOLOGY

Qualifications | B.A., PGCE | Subject(s) Taught : Psychology Following many years working in the business and commercial sector whilst also bringing up her family, Liz Evans took her B.A. in Psychology and PGCE at Cardiff University. She has over ten years teaching experience in Sociology and Psychology at GCSE and A-level in a variety of schools and colleges in South Wales. Her interests include research methods in psychology, student guidance/counselling and youth work. In addition, Liz has been an Examiner for AQA in A-level Psychology for a number of years.

Mr. Jeffrey Jones | ECONOMICS, BUSINESS STUDIES

Qualifications | B.Sc., M.Ed., PGCE| Subject(s) Taught : Economics / Business

Jeff Jones has a B.Sc. in Economics and a Masters Degree in Education from Cardiff University. He is also a qualified teacher with a PGCE from Birmingham University. Jeff has over thirty five years experience teaching and lecturing on a wide range of Economics and Business Courses including A-level in many different schools and FE colleges in England and South Wales. He has been an Examiner at A-level in Economics and Business Studies for Edexcel, WJEC and International Baccalaureate for over twenty five years.

Mr Byron Davies | LAW

Qualifications | B.A; LLB; LL.M; PGCE| Subject(s) Taught : Law Byron Davies has a degree in Classics from the University of Wales Bangor, a LL.B from the University of London and a LL.M from Cardiff Law school. He also has a PGCE and a Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice Studies. Byron has taught in a variety of schools, colleges and Universities in the UK for over thirty years and has, during this time, been Head of Classics, Head of Sixth Form and Senior Lecturer in Law at a large Sixth Form College. He is presently a Law examiner for both the WJEC and the Cambridge International Examination Boards and an associate lecturer for the Open university degree course in Law. Byron has published numerous articles and law manuals, the latest of which is a Manual of Business Law for the Association of Business Executives. He is a Senior magistrate, sitting on the adult and family benches.