Staff, Qualifications and Experience

Jo Harman (Joint Supervisor) Unit Foundation course 1990, Learning Through
Play Course 1992, Pre-Learning Alliance Diploma Course 1995-1996, Speech and Language Therapy Course 1997, 2003 & 2004. Managing People Course 2003, I. Can Course 2003, Initial Child Protection 2003, Partnership with Parents 2003, Health & Safety course 2003. Developing Music in Circle Time course 2003, The Importance of Role Play 2003, Advanced Child Protection Course 2003. Children and Adults learning together in the Foundation Stage 2004, Foundation Stage Curriculum Planning Course 2004, Records of Achievement Seminar 2004, Special Educational Needs Briefing 2004, Special Educational Needs Conference- Inclusion 2005, First Aid Course 2005,Communicate with confidence 2005, ICT Learning Workshop 2005. 17 years experience of working in Pre-Schools. 2 years experience as Play Leader of a Forces Group in Germany. NVQ Level 3, Self-Evaluation Toolkit - 2007, Planning for Learning in a Play Based Learning Environment - 2007, Quality Conference in the Early Years - May 2008, Mark Making Course - June 2008, Observation - The Heart of Good Practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage - Sept 2008, Physical Handling Training - March 2009

Fiona Cotterell (Joint Supervisor) - Learning Through Play Course 1995, Pre-Learning Alliance Diploma Course 1996-1997, Special Needs Course 1997. Speech and Language Therapy Course 1997, 2003 & 2004. Special Educational Needs Induction Training 2002, Staff appraisals 2003, I. Can Course 2003, Special Educational Needs Induction Plus Training Course 2003, Initial Child Protection course 2003, Partnership with Parents 2003, The Importance of Role Play 2003, Thomas Training course 2003.Children and Adults learning together in the Foundation Stage 2004, Foundation Stage Curriculum Planning Course 2004, Advanced Child Protection Course 2004, Special Educational Needs Briefing 2004, Records of Achievement Seminar 2004, Special Educational Needs Conference- Inclusion 2005, Communicate with confidence 2005, ICT Learning Workshop 2005. Pre-School Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). 14 years experience of working in Pre-Schools. NVQ Level 3, Self Evaluation Toolkit 2007, Planning for Learning in a Play, Based Learning Environment 2007, Quality Conference in the Early Years May 2007, PFAA Paediatric First Aid - May 2008, Mark Making Course June 2008, Physical Handling Training March 2009, EYFS - How is it for you? May 2009.

Alicia Hull (Deputy Supervisor) Childminding/Childcare course 1994. Getting started course 2003, 2 years working as a childminder. Parent helper at a Pre-School for 4 years.7 years working in a Pre-School. NVQ Level 3, DPP Course 2007 - 2008, Initial Child Protection - 2006, Developing a play-based Learning Environment - 2007, Infant and Child First Aid - March 2008. 

Margaret Havers (Pre-School Assistant) Learning Through Play course 1982. Partnership with Parents 2003, The Importance of Role Play 2003, Children and Adults learning together 2004, Small World Play 2004, Sand and Water Play 2005, First Aid Course 2005, ICT Learning Workshop 2005, Initial Child Protection Course 2006, Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering  - March 2008, Mark Making Course - June 2008. 23 years experience of working in Pre-Schools.

Sam Knight (Pre-School Assistant) Parent helper at a Pre-School for 2 years, 1 year experience at Primary School as a parent helper. Manual Handling Course 2005, First Aid Course 2005, Initial Child Protection Workshop 2005. 5 years experience of working in Pre-school. NVQ Level 2, Cache Level 1 Award in Getting Started in a Pre-School Setting - 2007, Gross and Fine Motor Skills - 2007, Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering - March 2008, CPP Course - 2008, The Role of the Key Person - 2008, Cache Level 2 CPP - 2008.
 

Laura Howard (Pre-School Assistant)  Cache Level 2 NVQ, Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering -March 2008, The Role of the Key Person - September 2008.  5 years experience of working in Pre-school.

Sasha Locke (Pre-School Assistant) Parent helper at Pre-school for 1 year. First Aid Course Nov 2009, DPP - 2010. Level 3 Diploma in Pre-school Practice. 2011.