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 Sarah
Bradford
North Team
Sarah joined the team in January 2010.
She graduated from Bishop Grosseteste College with a BA Hons degree
in Geography with QTS in 2001. Sarah has over 8 years
teaching experience in both the FS and KS1. Sarah’s
responsibilities have included FS/KS1 Co-ordinator, Co-ordinator of
Literacy and Geography and an NQT mentor, running Family Learning
groups and the position of Teacher Governor. Sarah was part
of a very successful transition pilot from FS1/FS2 and this
continues to be an area of interest, as well as the development of
the outdoor learning environment.
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 Samantha Clark
Central Team
Children’s Centre Teacher. Graduated with a BA
Hons in Primary Education specialising in Early Years. Taught
in Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2 in a range of schools in
Lincolnshire. Has experience as a Foundation Stage Co-ordinator.
Achieved the Early Years Professional Status in 2007. Has a keen
interest in nursery provision having previously trained as a
nursery nurse and run her own nursery. Recently completed the
HighScope Implementation Course.
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 Amy
Griffiths
Central Team
Amy joined the team in February 2010. She
graduated from Bishop Grosseteste College with a BSc Hons degree in
science with QTS in 1999. Amy has taught Reception classes in 2
Lincoln schools, worked as an Advisory Teacher for the Lincolnshire
Traveller Education Service and most recently was an Advisory
Teacher for the county’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Support
service. She has been a Nursery School Governor for 2 years and has
a particular interest in working with Ethnic Minority families and
communities and children’s early language development.
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 Lynsey
Grove
North Team
Lynsey graduated from Leeds Metropolitan
University in 2006 with a BA Honours Degree in Early Childhood
Education with QTS. She has had experience in both the
Foundation Stage and KS1 in a primary school in Leeds. She
joined the Birth to Five Service as a Children's Centre Teacher in
January 2010. Her particular interests include promoting the
outdoor area and ensuring high quality provision for all
children.
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 Katie Huggins
Central Team
Katie graduated from Bishop Grosseteste College with a BA
Honours Degree in Primary Education with QTS . She has taught
Foundation Stage in Lincolnshire for 6 years. During this time
she had responsibilities for FS, SEN, Art, ICT and Performance
Management of TA staff. She worked as a Children's Centre
Teacher for one year before continuing in this role in September
2008 with BFS. Katie is particularly interested in developing
quality learning environments, working with families and ensuring
smooth transitions for young children.
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 Carla
Johnstone
Central Team
Graduated at Coventry University with an Honours degree in
Education and Geography. Carla has 5 years of experience
working in Reception, during those years she has been
Foundation Stage, PE and Sports, Geography and Healthy Schools
Co-ordinator. Particular interests in Child Development
and Family Outreach.
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 Sarah
Lane
South Team
Graduated in 1988 with a BEd
specialising in children with SEN and later completed ACE in
autism. Worked in a range of schools for children with
moderate and severe learning difficulties and was teacher in charge
of a primary unit for children with autism. Worked in the
Assessment Class at a Nursery School before joining BFS as an Early
Years Advisory Teacher. Trained to lead NAS EarlyBird programmes
and has Stage 1 British Sign Language.
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 Sara Louth
North
Team
Teacher since 1992 in mixed Foundation
Stage/Key Stage One class in Lincolnshire. Responsibility for
teaching music to upper Key Stage Two children. Foundation
Stage/Key Stage One Co-ordinator and teacher governor for more than
14 years. Experience as science co-ordinator and graduate mentor.
Childcare Inspector with Ofsted since 2007. Appointed as Children’s
Centre teacher in April 2008. Particular interest in music.
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 Ruth
Lowe
South Team
Graduated from University College Chester with a BEd Hons degree.
She has Early Years experience and has been a deputy head teacher
of a Maintained Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Hull.
Ruth has senior leadership experience and achieved the NPQH
qualification. Responsibilities included SENCo, transition
and strategies to promote children’s well being and involvement.
Particular interests include working with families, documentation
of children’s learning and promoting creative thinking and
learning.
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 Carol Moore
Central
Team
Carol joined the Birth to Five Service in
September 2008. BA Honours in Education from University of Durham.
She has been a nursery teacher in a nursery class, two nursery
schools and a day nursery, in Buckinghamshire and the West
Midlands. She has been a governor for three years, and
has a particular interest in language development, children’s
literature and storytelling.
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 Rosalind Mills
Central Team
Children’s Centre Teacher. A Religious Studies
graduate with a PGCE, specialising in Early Years. Fifteen years
teaching experience across all Key stages of Primary within two
schools in Lincolnshire with contrasting catchments and age ranges
Primary, and an Infant and Nursery School. Experience, in
coordinating Religious Studies, Literacy, Family Learning,
Mathematics and Healthy Schools. Keen interest in working with
families and promoting the role of the parent in their child’s
learning.
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 Liz Parkin
North Team
Childrens Centre teacher since
October 2006. Graduated at Bishop Grosseteste with a BA Hons
in Art with Qualified Teacher Status. All teaching experience
at a Lincolnshire Infant School. Part of the senior
management team, NQT mentor and Art co-ordinator. Very keen
to continue to promote the importance of the parent/carer
as a childs first and most influencial educator.
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 Jacqueline Oliver
North Team
Jacqueline qualified with a Bachelor of Education Degree in
1983. She began her teaching career in a large multi- cultural
nursery in Slough and later moved to Wiltshire working at a variety
of schools teaching within the early years. The last eighteen years
have been spent teaching in Lincolnshire schools, including
fourteen years at a maintained Nursery School. Jacqueline has
experience of working as part of a senior management team and other
responsibilities have included, coordinating Family Learning
Programmes and mentoring students. Jacqueline has recently joined
the Birth to Five Service and has an interest in working closely
with families to give children the best possible start.
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Claire Robinson
North Team
Claire graduated from Huddersfield University
with a BSc(Hons) in Textile Design and related technology, later
gaining QTS from Bishop Grosseteste through the Graduate Teacher
Programme. Has experience working in both the Foundation Stage and
KS1 in both a nursery and primary school in Lincolnshire. Appointed
Children’s Centre Teacher in September 2005 and continues in this
role for the BTF since September 2008. Enjoys working with both
young children and their families particularly through Peep groups
and transitions from nursery to primary school. Most recently,
Claire gained Early years Professional Status in July 2008.
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Angela
Saywell
North Team
Angela has taught across the Primary age range
in Lincolnshire. Her most recent experience has been across the
Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 in a large maintained Infant
and Nursery school. She has lead a large Nursery team, spent many
years as Special Needs Co-ordinator and has served on the Senior
Management team with responsibility for additional needs. Angela
joined the Birth to Five Service in January 2010 and is committed
to promoting the importance of families and professionals working
together to encourage children to become lifelong learners.
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 Alison Smith
North Team
Graduated from Bishop Grosseteste University with a BA
Hons Degree in Primary Education with QTS in July
2006. Worked with the under fives for 12 years prior to
this, both as a Nursery Nurse and supporting children with
additional needs in a range of local schools and nursery
settings. Joined the Birth to Five Service in September
2008 as a Children's Centre Teacher and currently work to
ensure that children and families in the community receive high
quality provision. Most recent achievement is gaining the Early
Years Professional Status in July 2008.
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Amisha
Stanney
North Team
Amisha graduated in 2001 with Bed (Hons) in
Primary education with a specialism in the Early Years. She
has been teaching for 9 years in schools across London and
Leicestershire working with children and families from varying
social backgrounds. Amisha has a wealth of experience of
working with children with EAL, SEN and behavioural issues.
She has been Foundation Stage Coordinator for 7 years as well as
RE, History, PSHCE and she has been part of the SMT in previous
posts. Amisha joined the Birth to Five Service in January
2010 and is particularly interested in developing learning in the
outdoor area and supporting parents/carers in understanding the
impact of their interactions on their children’s development.
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Samantha
Sugden
North Team
Sam qualified in 1996 with a Bed (Hons) and
moved to outer London teaching in Reception and then as Nursery
Team Leader in a 90 place nursery. She moved back to Lincoln
in 2001 as Deputy Head Teacher at maintained nursery and then as
EYFS Team Leader with responsibility for a 52 place nursery and 3
reception classes.
She is really excited to be part of the BFS and wants to have a
positive impact on the use of free flow and the development of the
outside environment.
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 Esther Wareham
North Team
Graduated at Bishop Grosseteste College with a BA Hons in
Primary Education with Qualify Teacher Status. Esther
has three and a half years experience of working within a
primary school. During this time she was part of the Senior
Management Team, Assessment Coordinator, PE and PLT Coordinator,
Outdoor Environment Coordinator, Numeracy Coordinator. Particular
interest: family outreach, ensuring high quality provision for
children.
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 Corinne Wren
Central Team
Corinne qualified as a teacher in 1997, having done a PGCE at
the University of East Anglia with a specialization in education
for 3-5 year olds. She has taught and led in the Foundation
Stage in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire. She is
also a trained International Baccalaureate teacher for early years
programmes and spent 3 years teaching kindergarten in an
international school in Munich.
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 Alison Wilson
South Team
Became a qualified teacher with B.Ed Hons Degree in 1980 and has
taught the full primary age range. The last twenty years have been
spent entirely within the Foundation Stage, including fourteen
years in a maintained Nursery class in Lincolnshire.
Responsibilities have included Foundation Stage Leadership and
Member of Senior Management Team as well as coordinating subjects
including R.E., History and Literacy. Joined Birth to Five Service
as a Children’s Centre Teacher in 2008. Interests include family
learning and has recently become a PEEP Practitioner.
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