Mr Harwood joined Lightcliffe Academy in July 2015 after 4 years at Calder High School.  He started as a Mathematics Teacher before quickly progressing to Head of Department.  Mr Harwood has a passion for Mathematics and was a member of the UK Maths Trust for several years.  He is also a GCSE and A Level examiner for Edexcel and AQA respectively.

Before becoming a teacher Mr Harwood was a trained Accountant and has worked at ITV and Network Rail as a Financial Accountant.