St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup.
K.TOwner/manager.
1980 10 O Levels. 1981 1 A level.1987 Qualified as a Registered General Nurse from the Royal Free
Hospital.
1993 to 1997 Ran St Helen’s Toddlers.
1997 Started at St Thomas’ to work 1:1 with a child with Special Needs. 1997 P.L.A. Course Learning through Play.1997 to 1998 Diploma in Child Development & Early Years Learning
at West Herts College.
Sept 1998 Took over as Owner/Manager of St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup.
June 2005 City & Guilds in Adult Education.
Courses attended.
Jan 2000 Mathematics in the Foundation Stage.
June 2000 Child Protection Course.
Sept 2000 Early Learning Goals Study Day/Workshop.
Nov 2000 First Aid refresher course.
May 2001 Bilingual Learners in the Foundation Stage.
Sept 2001 Top Start Training.
Nov 2001 SENCO Training up-date.
May 2002 Care Standards Workshop.
Sept 2002 Qualified Teacher Involvement Workshop.
Oct 2002 Early Years Exhibition seminars on Knowledge and Understanding of the World and Planning a Foundation Stage.
Oct 2002 National Numeracy Strategy.
Jan 2003 Making a song and dance, creativity conference.
Feb 2003 Senco cluster on Speech and Language.
March 2003 Identifying learning in children’s play.
May 2003 Basic Child Protection.
June 2003 Senco cluster Autism spectrum disorders.
October 2003 Early Years Exhibition,
seminars on –I can talk
Include me
Science and investigative play
Oct 2003 Pre-school funding for additional support.
October 2003 First Aid for appointed persons.
November 2003 Stepping into the Foundation Stage conference.
Dec 2003 Senco cluster writing IEPs.
Jan 2004 Supporting All Our Children, an SEN Early Years conference.
March 2004 Behaviour Problems of children with long term SEN.
March 2004 Lets keep active, an early years conference.
May 2004 Planning in the Foundation stage
May 2004 Senco cluster
June 2004 Ofsted Inspection (Leadership & Management)
June 2004 Communication Language and Literacy.
Oct 2004 Early Years Conference,
seminars on * Maths through dance
* Outdoor play.
Nov 2004 Selling Sand
Nov 2004 Developing Independence through Play
January 2005 First Aid at Work
January 2005 Birth to three matters
February 2005 SENCO cluster
February 2005 PSE, Little Steps publication
June 2005 Shared Foundation
June 2005 SENCO cluster on Behaviour
March 2005 Parenting Conference
Feb to June 2005 City & Guilds in Adult Education.
S.M. (Deputy)
1983
1 0 level and 5 CSEs from Langleybury School.1983 to 86 City and Guilds in Catering.
1986 to 88 Chef at the prudential.
1988 to 92 Worked at Leavesden Hospital as a carer
1991 NVQ level 3 in Health care.
July 2000 Introduction to Childcare & Education course.
September 2000 Started as a student volunteer at St Thomas’ Pre-school
June 2001 Diploma in Child Development & Early Childhood Education. Level 3.
Courses attended.
Dec 2002 First Aid.
May 2003 Basic Child Protection.
June 2003 Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Frequent in house training on IEPs and updates on Special Needs.
May 2003 Basic child protection.
April 2004 to January 2005 on maternity leave.
January 2005 First Aid at Work
June 2005 SENCO cluster on behaviour
D.H. (Deputy)
1981-82 7 ‘0’ levels or equivalent.
1983-84 2 ‘A’ levels in Geography and Sociology.
1984-86 Started a teacher training course, unfinished.
1986-88 Assistant play leader (part time) at a Playscheme.
1987 Worked in a MIND drop in centre.
1987-88 City and Guilds in Community Care, practice course and certificate.
1988 Nurse training, including a child mental health placement,
leading to
1992 Mental Health Nurse Registration, which is still held.
Full time work until
1995 Became a parent and started part time work in mental health.
Now a parent to three children.
Since 2000 Occasional help in Nascot Wood School and St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup as a parent helper.
Occasionally help out friends by looking after their children.
January 2004 Started as a Pre-school Assistant at St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup looking after a little girl with special needs on a 1:1 basis.
Courses Attended.
January 2004 Supporting all Our Children. A one day conference on inclusion for children with special needs.
Nov 2004 Developing Independence through Play
October 2005 Start Level 3 Diploma in Child Care
January 2005 First Aid at Work
S.K
1991 8 GCSEs.at Bushey Hall School.
1992 to 1994 Receptionist/Dental Nurse.
1996 Qualified as an NNEB from West Herts College.
June 1996 to 2005 Nanny for two junior school age boys.
Courses attended.
Sept 98 to present ADCE.
June 2000 Child Protection Course.
Sept 2000 Early Learning Goals Study Day/Workshop.
Dec 2000/Jan 2001 In House training on Observations.
Sept 2001 First Aid at work Certificate.
Oct 2002 Early Years Exhibition
seminar on Emergent writing in the Foundation Stage.
March 2003 Identifying Learning in Children’s Play.
May 2003 Basic Child Protection.
Dec 2003 Advanced Child Protection.
March 2004 Lets Keep Active conference.
Oct 2004 Early Years Conference,
seminar on Science and Thinking
And The Nanny conference.
Non 2004 Developing Independence through Play
January 2005 First Aid at Work
June 2005 Extra training for Designated Person (Child Protection)
A.B.F.
1975 5 CSEs.
1976 2 O levels
1979 1 A level.
1976 to 90 Clerical work.
1998 to 2000 Pre-school Assistant at Cassio Pre-school.
1998 to2005 Sunday School Assistant.
2000------Parent Helper at Knutsford JMI.
Sept 2000 Started at St Thomas’ Pre-school.
June 2001 Introduction to Childcare Course.
September 2001 to July 2002 Diploma in Child Development & Early Childhood Education, Level 3.
Courses attended.
June 2002 First Aid course
May 2003 Basic Child Protection.
June 2003 Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
November 2004 Selling Sand
January 2005 First Aid at work course.
S.W.(SENCO)
1997 to 1999 Bar person at Watford Ex Servicemens Club.
Currently Voluntary helper at Knutsford JMI.
Helped on Parents Rota when my children attended St Thomas’.
Mother of 4 children.
Courses attended.
June 2000 Child protection Course.
Sept 2000 Early Learning Goals Study Day/Workshop.
Dec 2000/ Jan 2001 In House Training on Observations.
April 2002 Completed a Disatance Learning Course in Child Day Care.
Oct 2002 Early Years Exhibition, seminar on Emergent Writing in the Foundation Stage.
Feb 2003 Speech and Language Disorders.
March 2003 Identifying Learning in Children’s Play.
May 2003 Basic Child Protection.
June 2003 Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Oct 2003 First Aid.
March 2004 to September 2004 on maternity leave.
January 2005 First Aid at work
June 2005 SENCO Cluster on Behaviour
May to July 2005 Behaviour Management of children with Special Needs
M.J.
Attended school in Pakistan.
1972 Moved to England.
Did not work, due to bringing up three children.
1989-present Started voluntary work in religious community
1992 Started helping out occasionally in family computer business.
1999 to 2001 Voluntary work as a Pre-school assistant at St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup.
2000 Graduated from West Herts College with a level 2 Diploma in Child Development and Early Childhood Education.
2001 Six months at Longwood Nursery as an assistant.
2004 Voluntary classroom assistant at a religious Saturday class for 4 & 5 year olds.
I have looked after my nieces children on and off since their birth, they are now aged 6, 7 and 9.
Jan 2004 I look after my granddaughter for 2 days a week, she is now 19 months old.
September 2004 Started work at St Thomas’ Pre-school Playgroup as a Pre-school Assistant.
Courses Attended
Nov 2004 Selling Sand
Nov 2004 Developing Independence through Play
January 2005 First Aid at Work
June 2005 An introduction to the Foundation Stage
Sept 2009 Safeguarding Children
E.T
2006 10 GCSE's A*-C
2007 4 AS Levels
2008 3 A Levels
2008-present Undergraduate, studying BA in Language and Communications with English Language Teaching
2002-present Assistant Guider at St. Helen's Brownies
2006-present Assistant Guider at St. Helen's Rainbows
2008 Girlguiding UK Leadership Qualification
2008-present Guider at Watford North Senior Section
2006 Started to cover for staff sickness/extra help at the start of term at St. Thomas'
May 2009 Started St. Thomas' as permanent staff
Courses attended
April 2008 Emergency Adult and Paediatric First Aid, suitable for appointed persons and child carers
April 2009 The Mosaic Approach
May 2009 Observing Children
June 2009 SENCO Cluster
June 2009 Mind, Body & Soul Seminar
July 2009 Development Matters
Sept 2009 Safeguarding Children
Sept 2009 SENCO Cluster
Sept 2009 Rights of the Child
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