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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

Helen Haran

Commercial Manager

Kat Huckstep

Sophie’s Personal Assistant

Kate Dix

Alternative Provision Manager

Sophie Watkinson

Founding Director

Board of Trustees

Becky Elton

Director

Gary Saunders

Director

Rory Whaling

Treasurer

Simon McLoughlin

Director

Tina Snowball

Director

Kindergarten

Gemma Craig

Early Years Practitioner

Helen Hunter

Early Years Practitioner

Katharine Chapman

Early Years Practitioner

Liz Gill

Early Years Practitioner

Lyndsay Hepplewhite

Early Years Practitioner, Lead Practitioner

Rachel Watson

Kindergarten Manager, SENCO, Designated Safeguarding Lead

Rhoda Fairbairn

Early Years Lead Practitioner

Victoria Davis

Early Years Lead Practitioner, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Advanced Practitioners

Sophie Nichol

Advanced Practitioner

Suzanne Powell

Advanced Practitioner

Lead Practitioners

Alice Holliday

Lead Practitioner

Carolin Blaske

Lead Practitioner

Emma Andrews

Lead Practitioner

Emma Bell

Lead Practitioner

Felicity Cooper

Lead Practitioner

Jessica Lloyd

Lead Practitioner

Lizzie Lowe

Lead Practitioner

Lyndsay Hepplewhite

Early Years Practitioner, Lead Practitioner

Meg O’Brien

Practitioner

Nikki Garrod-Bush

Lead Practitioner

Samantha Tranter

Gateshead Riverside Project Manager

Sheila Capper

Lead Practitioner

Stuart Moore

Lead Practitioner

Suzan Crozier

Practitioner

Tom Mower

Lead Practitioner

Practitioners

Collette Calinski

Support Assistant

Eve Sample

Support Worker

Katie Lee

Support Assistant

Phoebe Tomlinson

Youth and Digital Engagement Officer, Practitioner

Sarah Crampton

Support Assistant

Tahli Rollitt

Practitioner

Associates

John Coburn

Wild Ideas

Rachael McCabe

Play Therapist

Rosalind Knox

Occupational Therapist

Ross Heffernan

Woodland Managment, Site Maintenance