Zoe McSeveney

• Zoe is one of our hairdressing Tutors in our Sheffield academy, she also works as a Work Based Reviewer for our students in Barnsley.
• Zoe started her career as an apprentice herself before going on to work in a town centre salon, working for Wella as a brand educator and also owning her own salon. She is also a Wella Master Colourist, System Professional and Nioxin specialist.
• Zoe has a passion for knowledge and enjoys sharing this with the team and her students.

Eleanore Gray

• Eleanore is our Training Manager and oversees the running of both our Barnsley and Sheffield Academies.
• Eleanore's career began as an apprentice in Leslie Frances salon over 30 years ago.
• Her vision is to ensure that all staff and students work together to achieve their goals in a safe, caring and fun learning environment.

Kiera Whittaker

• Kiera started out her hairdressing career as a Leslie Frances apprentice, she progressed as a stylist in salon before training to become a tutor and achieved her Wella Colour Master Award.
• Kiera now works as a work based reviewer visiting our students in their salon placements.
• Kiera has built up excellent relationships with both salons and students.

Joanne Pickles

• Joanne also started out her career as a Leslie Frances Apprentice, worked as a stylist and completed her assessors qualification.
• Joanne now trains our Level 2 & 3 students and also works self employed as a stylist in a commercial salon.
• Joanne is committed to ensuring her students achieve their full potential.
• Joanne is also Training Manager at our Sheffield Academy.

Lynn Varney

• Lynn is our Exam Co-Ordinator/Invigilator she originally started out in hairdressing before taking on more administerial roles.
• Lynn supports any of our learners who have additional learning needs.
• She also has a pastoral role within the academy for our students who may need advice and a hug.

Emma Kattenberg

• Emma teaches our Level 2 students and all our new students begin their hairdressing career in her class.
• Emma has worked with Leslie Frances for 15 years and is also a stylist in our commercial salon.
• Emma's bubbly personality and caring nature creates a lovely atmosphere within the class.

Lisa Thompson

• Lisa joined Leslie Frances 2018 as Admin Assistant her role has grown over the years and now incorporates recruitment within the academy.
• Lisa loves nothing more than seeing our students at the very beginning of their journey right through to them achieving their dreams and goals.
• Through experience and good relationships with salons she is able to match the right student with employers.

Danielle Douthwaite

• Danielle started her journey as an apprentice in 2018 where she graduated at L2 and L3.
• Danielle now works at Leslie Frances as an Assistant Tutor, helping and supporting our students on their journey. She is also working as a stylist in a local salon.
• Because Danielle has recently been through the training process, she has a good connection with our students, who often seek her out for advice.

Paris Hardcastle

• Paris completed her L2 & L3 qualifications with us back in 2020.
• She is now working with Leslie Frances as an Assistant Tutor alongside working in a salon.
• Paris is still on her learning journey and is hoping to achieve her Assessors qualification in the near future.

Sally Fairfax

• Sally is a Tutor in our Sheffield Academy, visits salons to conduct health & safety visits and also visits apprentices in their workplace to do reviews.
• Sally has lots of commercial experience as she works as a stylist in a salon.
• Over the years Sally has built up really good relationships with our employers and apprentices.

Beth Deaton

• Beth has recently joined us and is a Tutor in our Barnsley Academy and is teaching our first year intake this year.
• She has worked within the industry for 5 years in a variety of different roles.
• Beth has quickly built up a great relationship with our new first year students. Her lessons are fun and informative.

Angela Goodwin

• Angela has recently joined us and works as a Tutor in our Sheffield Academy with our Advanced & Creative Level 3 students.
• Angela works as an EQA with an awarding body and supports other centres with their assessments and systems.
• Her passion for hairdressing continues in her own salon.

Wendy Thorley

• Wendy has recently joined us and works in both our Barnsley and Sheffield Academies as a Functional Skills Tutor.
• Wendy has worked in education for many years, supporting students with their Maths & English skills.
• Wendy takes part in and is a chairman at her amateur dramatics group, performing yearly pantomimes.