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Meet the Team

Meet the Team

All of our delivery leads are highly qualified Level 3 Forest School or Outdoor practitioners and are experienced in outdoor education. We also have a vibrant team of skilled people who provide support both during sessions and behind the scenes, including digital media, fundraising, administration and support staff.

Core Staff

Catherine Story

Office Administrator

Claire Turner

Activities Co-ordinator

Craig Johnson

Operations Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Helen Haran

Commercial Manager

Kat Huckstep

Sophie’s Personal Assistant

Kate Dix

Alternative Provision Manager

Sophie Watkinson

Founding Director and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Board of Trustees

Becky Elton

Trustee

Gary Saunders

Director

Rory Whaling

Trustee

Tina Snowball

Trustee

Kindergarten

Gemma Craig

Early Years Practitioner

Katharine Chapman

Early Years Practitioner

Liz Gill

Early Years Practitioner

Lucy Holyoak

Early Years Practitioner

Lyndsay Hepplewhite

Early Years Practitioner, Lead Practitioner

Rachel Watson

Kindergarten Manager, SENCO, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Rhoda Fairbairn

Early Years Lead Practitioner

Advanced Practitioners

Carolin Blaske

Advanced Practitioner

Nikki Garrod-Bush

Advanced Practitioner

Sophie Nichol

Advanced Practitioner

Suzanne Powell

Advanced Practitioner

Tom Mower

Advanced Practitioner

Lead Practitioners

Alice Holliday

Lead Practitioner

Emma Andrews

Lead Practitioner

Emma Bell

Lead Practitioner

Felicity Cooper

Lead Practitioner

Lizzie Lowe

Lead Practitioner

Lyndsay Hepplewhite

Early Years Practitioner, Lead Practitioner

Samantha Tranter

Gateshead Riverside Project Manager

Sheila Capper

Lead Practitioner

Stuart Moore

Lead Practitioner

Suzan Crozier

Practitioner

Tahli Rollitt

Lead Practitioner

Practitioners

Collette Calinski

Support Assistant

Eve Sample

Support Assistant

Katie Lee

Support Assistant

Phoebe Tomlinson

Youth and Digital Engagement Officer, Practitioner

Sally Veitch

Support Assistant

Sarah Crampton

Support Assistant

Associates

John Coburn

Wild Ideas

Rachael McCabe

Play Therapist

Rosalind Knox

Occupational Therapist

Ross Heffernan

Woodland Managment, Site Maintenance