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Sarah
Bradford
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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Lynsey
Grove
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
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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Sara
Louth
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
Graduated from University College Chester with a BEd Hons degree.
She has Early Years experience and has been a deputy head teacher
of a MaintainedNursery 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
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
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
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
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
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Claire Robinson
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 BFS 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
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
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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Esther Wareham
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
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Corinne Wren
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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