Rob trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He is a professional Musical Director, pianist, accompanist, and vocal coach, and has worked in the West End and on UK and international tours.

As well as his professional musical credits, Rob has also worked in some of the UK's top performing arts schools as a musician, musical theatre repertoire coach and senior leader. He is currently the Vice Principal and Director of Vocational Training at The Hammond and has previously worked at ArtsEd, Italia Conti, Urdang, Brit School and Bird College.

ames is a professional Dance and Musical Theatre teacher from London. He studied dance at The Hammond School in Chester from the age of 11-16 and continued his professional training in London at Millennium Performing Arts where he graduated in 2012. Favourite credits include Bob Enright in 9 to 5 The Musical (West End, Savoy Theatre), 42nd Street (West End, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) Mungojerrie in CATS (RCCL), Eddie in Mamma Mia! (Cyprus) and Mamma Mia! (International Tour).

James most recently played Link Larkin in Hairspray, and is now very happy to be a permanent teacher at the Hammond.

Wendy Lockwood is a dedicated vocational teacher at The Hammond, specialising in ballet, tap, modern, jazz, contemporary, Pilates, and Progressing Ballet Techniques. She also teaches anatomy and serves as the RAD and ISTD examinations coordinator. With over 16 years of experience, Wendy works with students aged 10 to 21, nurturing their skills and preparing them for professional careers in dance.

Louise Maddocks is a director, facilitator and educator. She is the Deputy Director of Vocational Training for Acting and Musical Theatre at the Hammond and has worked as a theatrical director and facilitator across the UK and USA. Her areas of specialism are; improvisation, acting for musical theatre, Meisner technique and Practical Aesthetics. Louise has a BA (Hons) in Drama and Applied Theatre from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and an MA in Drama and Facilitation from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).

Aaron trained Laine Theatre Arts. Aaron has performed all around the world in film, theatre and arena’s, for audiences of 500 to 30,000 people, working along side: Meryl Streep, CHER, Dionne Warwick, Arlene Philips, Colin Firth, Ben Elton, Jenna Coleman, Brian May and many more.

Aaron’s credits include: Mamma Mia 2!: HERE WE GO AGAIN! Featured dancer, Singin’ in the Rain (Pitlochry Festival Theatre), “A-Rab” in the 2016 production of West Side Story (Kilworth House Theatre). Pepper in Mamma Mia! (International Tour, including: South Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Dubai and Singapore.) Roger in Grease (Ljubliana Festival, Slovenia) Ensemble in We Will Rock You (World Arena Tour) Ensemble in White Christmas (Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Ensemble understudy Goody & Schlomo in FAME! (UK Tour) 

Concerts Include: Featured Dancer/Vocalist in “Go Local” (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park), A Tribute To Danny La Rue (London Palladium) and Principle Vocalist for Yamaha Orchestra (Birmingham Symphony Hall), Featured Dancer in “Greatest Show” N.E.C Birmingham.

Choreography includes: Jack & the Beanstalk (UK Productions) Beauty & the Beast (UK productions, pantomime), Cinderella (UK productions, pantomime), sense of variety & SHOWMAN (Talent artistic group), Dream Bingo (Advert)  Northern Ballet school (American Musical Masters, musical) Phil Winstons, "The Works". FLASH MOB Glamour, Daegu South Korea.

TV & Films include: Featured ensemble in Mamma Mia 2! “HERE WE GO AGAIN”, FREEMANS commercial (GATE Films), Simon in Coronation Street (ITV), Featured dancer with Snow Patrol (Music Video), Played “Dave” in Made In The Eighties.

Teaching experience; The Hammond, The Northern Ballet School, Leeds Conservatoire.

Rachel trained at Laine Theatre Arts and went on to perform in a variety of productions, ranging from workshop performances to hit shows in London’s West End, including Mamma Mia!, where she played Lisa, and Hairspray, where she covered the role of Tracy and played Shelly. Over the years, Rachel has become increasingly involved in the creative side of the industry, building a solid résumé in choreography and direction. Her work includes creating shows for MSC Cruises and directing all the shows for Lapland UK.

Rachel also choreographed the award-winning film In Pieces, which later enjoyed a short run at the Turbine Theatre in London. Currently, she is the full-time Industry and Outreach Lead at The Hammond, where she uses her extensive industry knowledge and connections to help students secure agents and launch their careers in the performing arts.