Staff Directory

Departments

York Castle School Leadership Team

About Our Leaders

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.

YC Leaders

Mr. Raymon Treasure
Mr. Seaton Jackson
Mrs. Antoinette Edwards
Mrs. Charlotte Barclay
Mr. Kevin Dixon

Roles

Principal
Vice Principal
Vice Principal
Sixth Form Coordinator
Dean of Discipline
YC's Agriculture, Geography and Environmental Sciences Teachers

Department Info

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture.
Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences.

Courses

Agricultural Science (CSEC)
Geography (CAPE/CSEC)
Environmental Science (CAPE)

Career Paths

Agricultural Engineer
Land Developer
Air Traffic Controller
Environmentalist
YC Business, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Department Teachers

Department Info

Business is the study of making one living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). Simply put, it is any activity or enterprise entered into for profit.
Entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
Tourism is the study of, the activities of people traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for leisure, business or other purposes for not more than one consecutive year.

Courses

Principles of Business
Principles of Accounts
Office Management
EDPM
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Entrepreneurship

Career Paths

Business Manager
Hotel Manager
Hotelier
General Manager
YC's Guidance and Health and Family Life Education Teachers

Department Info

Guidance is the study of helping individuals discover and develop their educational, vocational, and psychological potentialities and thereby to achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness.
Family Life Education is the professional practice of equipping and empowering family members to develop knowledge and skills that enhance well-being and strengthen interpersonal relationships through an educational, preventive, and strengths-based approach..

Courses

Guidance counselling
Family and Resource Management

Career Paths

Guidance Councillor
Social Worker
Psychologist
YC's Physical Education and Sports Teachers

Department Info

Physical education and Sports is a course taught in school that focuses on developing physical fitness and the ability to perform and enjoy day-to-day physical activities with ease. Kids also develop skills necessary to participate in a wide range of activities, such as soccer, basketball, or swimming.

Courses

Physical Education and Sports
(CAPE/CSEC)

Career Paths

P.E Teacher
Professional Athlete
Physical Trainer
Training Assistant
 YC Humanities and Performing Arts Teachers

Department Info

Humanities includes the study of ancient and modern languages, literature, philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, human geography, law, politics, religion, and art.
Performing arts is the study of arts or skills that require a performance in front of a public audience.

Courses

History (CAPE/CSEC)
Social Studies
Music
Religious Studies
Treatre Arts
Law (CAPE)
Sociology (CAPE)
Caribbean Studies

Career Paths

Historian
Actor
Lawyer
Stage Manager
Legal Officer
Human Resource Officer
YC's Linguistics and Modern Languages Teachers

Department Info

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It encompasses the analysis of every aspect of language, as well as the methods for studying and modelling them. The traditional areas of linguistic analysis include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
Modern languages refer to the modern European languages, for example French, German, and Russian, which are studied at school or university.

Courses

Spanish (CAPE/CSEC)
French (CSEC)

Career Paths

Broadcast Journalist
Marketing Executive
Educational Consultant
YC's Home Economics and Visual Arts Teachers

Department Info

Home Economics is a subject through which many skills can be developed - in particular the practical skills involved in planning, preparing, cooking and serving food. Students will learn about the inter-relationship between diet, health, family, home and the choice and management of resources.
Visual arts include art forms such as drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, printmaking, and photography. Visual arts may also be used to describe art produced by digital means.

Courses

Food, Nutrion and health
(Technial)
Textile, Clothing and Fashion
Visual Arts

Career Paths

Chef
Artist
Economist
Finance Officer
YC's Language Arts and Communication Teachers

Department Info

Language arts is defined as, “the subjects (such as reading, spelling, literature, and composition) that aim at developing the students comprehension and capacity for use of written and oral language.”
The Study of imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Courses

English A
English Literature
Communication Studies (CAPE)

Career Paths

Publisher/Editor
Technical Writer
Stenographer
Brand Analyst
YC's Science Teachers

Department Info

Science education is the teaching and learning of science to non-scientists, such as school children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education includes work in science content, science process (the scientific method), some social science, and some teaching pedagogy.

Courses

Physics (CAPE/CSEC)
Chemistry (CAPE/CSEC)
Biology (CAPE/CSEC)
Human and Social Biology (CAPE/CSEC)
Integrated Science (CAPE/CSEC)

Career Paths

Doctor
Nurse
Technician
Engineer
Pilot
Astrophysicist
YC's Mathematics Teachers

Department Info

Mathematics is the study of numbers, shapes and patterns. It deals with the logic of shape, quantity and arrangement.

Courses

Mathematics (CSEC)
Integrated Mathematics (CAPE)
Pure Mathematics (CAPE)
Appiled Mathematics (CAPE)

Career Paths

Mathematician
Actuary
Data Scientist
Statistician

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