About Us

Mr J Gale

Headteacher

Mr Gale went to  Hereford Secondary school in Grimsby and then studied History at the University of Liverpool. After graduating he later went on to complete his PGCE at the University of Nottingham. Mr Gale started his teaching career at Colonel Frank Seely School in 2001 as a newly qualified teacher of History. During his time at Colonel Frank Seely he has been a Head of Year, Professional Tutor, Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning, Deputy Headteacher before finally becoming the school’s Headteacher in 2017. 

Mr Gale is passionate about Colonel Frank Seely and has a desire to ensure that both staff and student achieve their very best. 

Mr Gale enjoys keeping fit through running and cycling. He is still passionate about learning and developing as a professional and a person. 

Mr C Ridley

Senior Deputy Headteacher

Mr Ridley grew up locally in Nottingham and attended Arnold Hill. He graduated from De Montfort University (Bedford) with B.Ed in Physical Education. After graduating Mr Ridley was able to secure a PE teaching job in Nottingham where he stayed for 17 years before moving over to Colonel Frank Seely Academy. Mr Ridley has always had a passion for sport and teaching so to be able to combine the 2 was great!

Mr Ridley is a firm believer in having a growth mindset in all aspects of life and that anybody can achieve anything.

Outside of school Mr Ridley would love to have more time for cycling, running and playing football but he has 3 children who keep him busy.  

Mrs E Garment

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Garment grew up in Nottingham and also attended Arnold Hill Comprehensive School to study GCSE’s and A Levels. She then went on to study Sport Science at Leeds Metropolitan University. Before completing her teacher training at Nottingham Trent University, Mrs Garment spent two years working in the fitness industry, gaining a variety of different fitness qualifications.

Mrs Garment spent her first ten years teaching in a large comprehensive school in Derbyshire where she fulfilled different roles of responsibility within the PE department and across the school. 

Mrs Garment is passionate about teaching and learning and believes that positive relationships, effective communication and personal growth to be at the heart of everything we do at Colonel Frank Seely Academy. 

In her spare time, Mrs Garment likes to listen to podcasts and read about mindfulness and well being. She is passionate about keeping fit through running, playing netball and participating in a variety of fitness classes. She also enjoys cooking and baking with her two daughters.

Mrs N Musgrove

Operations Manager

Mrs Musgrove attended Wrotham Secondary School in Kent before continuing her studies, firstly completing her Batchelors Degree and then her Masters. After graduating, she relocated from Cambridge to Mansfield starting her career in Logistics Administration. Being a keen learner, Mrs Musgrove shadowed both the Operations and Logistics Managers and learnt all the tricks of the trade. Over the last 12 years Mrs Musgrove has been in charge of the operations and logistics at some of the UKs largest ports and distribution centres. Not one to become complacent, over the last year, Mrs Musgrove felt like she needed a new challenge, and what bigger challenge to undertake than the running of Colonel Frank Seely Academy.

Having a young family, Mrs Musgrove is passionate about every student receiving equal opportunities and the access to a great education. Being part of the Colonel Frank Seely team is already proving to be a rewarding and fulfilling job and she looks forward to contributing and offering support to what is already a fantastic leaning environment.

In her spare time, Mrs Musgrove enjoys travelling, reading crime novels and going back to her old haunts and watching live theatre. But having adventures with her family is her absolute favourite!!!

Mrs G Evans

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Evans attended St Bede’s College in Manchester and went on to study French at The University of Wales, Bangor.  She spent a year abroad teaching at schools in Lourdes in the Pyrenees, before returning to Wales to complete her degree and then a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages. She has always loved learning other languages and has studied Latin, Ancient Greek, Spanish, German and she later began to learn Welsh to help her daughters with their school work. She taught in Wales from 1997 but then moved to Nottinghamshire in 2012 and took up the post as Head of MFL at Colonel Frank Seely. 

Mrs Evans became an SLE (Specialist Leader in Education) in 2018 and has provided MFL training and support for other schools in the local area and further afield. She also leads the MFL Network for the Redhill Academy Trust where teachers from different schools meet to share good practice and ideas on Teaching and Learning, to provide the best MFL education for our students. She believes that we are all life long learners. 

In her spare time, Mrs Evans reads incessantly and loves going to the cinema with her family. 

Mrs J Emmott

Assistant Headteacher