THE OFFICE OF THE CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONNER ANNE LONGFIELD OBE Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT Tel: 0800 528 0731 Email: STAFF EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Name Designation Qualifications Experience Barbara Bolam Head of Residential Services / Manager Registered Managers Award NVQ Level 3 + 4 in Care Leadership Management Level 4 Nursery Nurse Autism Level 4 Office Junior 1973 – 1975, Clerk / Typist 1975 – 1984, Stayed at home to care for my son. 1984 -1993, Lunchtime Assistant / Nursery Nurse Percy Hedley School 1993 Deputy Manager 2002 – 2008, Unit Manager 2008 – 2015 North Tyneside Council, Percy Hedley 2015 – present time. Cerys Walker Manager BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy Level 5 Diploma in Management Autism Level 3 LDQ 2008-2009 Residential Childcare Officer, 2009-2010 Manager of adult residential home, 2010-2015 progressing from RCO to senior to deputy manager at St Cuthbert’s Care Gemma Winlow Deputy House Manager Level 5 Diploma in Leadership Children and Young People Support Assistant 2008 – 2011, Percy Hedley 2011 – present time. Vacant Position Deputy Manager Wendy Wilson Senior RCCO 5 in Leadership Children and Young People NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People Care Officer 1978 – 1983, Retail work 1984 – 1986. Factory supervisor 1987 – 1996. Domestic 1996 – 2004, Percy Hedley 1996 – present time. Gemma Pinkney Senior RCCO NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People NVQ 3 CP and Con Ed Nursery Nurse 1995-1996, domestic duties 1996 – 1998, Retail 1998 – 2004. Holiday Rep 2004 – 2008.
Landlady 2009 – 2010. RCCO 2011 – 2013, Percy Hedley 2013 – current time. Lyn Bewick RCCO NVQ 4 in Care NVQ Level 3 in Children & Young People and Con Ed. Retail 1994 – 1997, support worker 1997 – 2000. House parent 2000 – 2003. Unit Leader 2003 – 2006, Percy Hedley 2006 – current time. Lesley Dinning RCCO BA Hons Childhood studies Sarah Forrester RCCO Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People RCCO Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education 2006 – 2008 Nursery nurse, 2008 – 2011 Community carer, 2011 – current time Percy Hedley RCCO NVQ Level 3 in Care in children & young people. Gillian Hindmarsh RCCO NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Care NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management 1978 – 1984 House parent, RCCO 1984 – 1987. House parent 1987 – 1994. RCCO Percy Hedley School 1994 – current time. Lisa Jameson RCCO CACHE Level 3 in Child Care NVQ Level 4 in Playwork Nursery Nurse 2003 – 2004, Nanny 2005 – 2007. Deputy Pre School Manager 2007 – 2008, Youth worker 2008 – 2009, Nursery Officer 2010 - 2014. Percy Hedley 2014 – current time Margaret Storey RCCO NVQ Level 2 Care NVQ Level 3 Care Care Assistant 15yrs experience, Percy Hedley RCCO 1996 – current time Sarah Thompson RCCO NVQ 3 Children & Young People Judith Watson RCCO NCFE Level 3 Health & Social Care in Children & Young People 2011 - current Stacey Lithgow RCCO BA Hons Education and Childcare Studies Level 2 in Playwork Level 3 in Childcare Youth worker / support 2006 – 2015, Percy Hedley 2015 – present time. Jim Aitkin RCCO SENA qualification Percy Hedley School 1990-2000 Learning Support 2000-2004 West Coast Outdoor Centre 2004-5 Cover Supervisor 2005-2013 Stuart Tait RCCO NVQ 3 Youthwork practice NVQ 3 Outdoor Education Youth work 2010-2015 Outdoor education provider Geraldine Tapscott RCCO NVQ 3 Children and Young People Laura Cook RCCO Diploma 1 & 3 Autism CACHE 2&3 support teaching and learning 5 years ARP in mainstream school 2 years SSA, 1 year supply teaching