Meet the Team

 NPQH, Postgraduate in Education, Masters in SEN level 7, PGCE in Business  Education. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare.  

 Rachel has worked for 26 years with young people who have complex needs within a  mainstream and special setting. As a Headteacher, Rachel led the school and residential  provision, achieving an Ofsted grading of outstanding. Rachel has led all aspects of  strategic development of the school including, teaching, and learning, assessment, staff  accountability, budget monitoring, safeguarding, and child protection of all children,  developing staff through a CPD programme. As Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)  for the residential school, monitoring all safeguarding procedures. Rachel has developed  her career and has recently trained to lead a Forest School programme which can be  used as therapeutic intervention and provide new experiences. Rachel enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking, paddleboarding and  camping. Her passion is to offer new experiences in the outdoors to develop young  people, both in educational terms but also socially and emotionally. 

 Ba Hons Criminology, Level 3 Young people workforce in a residential setting, Level 1+2  Autism, Train the Trainer First Aid, and Signs of safety Training DCC.  

 Bev has worked many years in hospitality, developing her interpersonal skills which she  really enjoyed. Bev changed her career to work at the Northeast Autism Society, looking  after 7 children who were verbal and non-verbal. During her career, Bev has dealt with  many challenging behaviours and developed skills in supporting children with her care  effectively. Bev has now worked with young people for over 9 years and wouldn’t change  her job. Bev like to spend time with her family and friends, and is keen on football, Rugby  and loves spending time with her dog.