How long have you worked at the Percy Hedley Foundation?
I started my career in Northern Counties School 36 years ago.
What has your journey been within the Foundation to get to where you are today?
I have had many roles and trained originally as a nursery nurse. I then joined the school as a Learning Support Assistant, moved into a Curriculum Support Tutor role and continued at Northern Counties for 18 years. I joined the College as a Life Skills Tutor and progressed to a Programme Manager. An opportunity came along to be an Assessment and Standards Manager which I acquired and successfully moved from teaching into a management role. From this role I arrived to where I am now which is Deputy Head of College.
What does an average day look like for you?
Not sure the words “average day” fits my role as no two days are the same! This is perhaps why I still love my job. It’s the relationships, creativity and diversity of my role that can mean one day I’m chairing a meeting, supporting staff, looking at quality and performance to delivering training and assessments.
What’s your favourite part about your role?
Working with such a supportive team and of course seeing our staff and students thrive.