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Meet the Team

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Who We Are

At The Lighthouse, we understand the importance of having the correct people around you to allow you to learn and develop. We have hand selected an outstanding group of teachers and support staff to assist the young people.

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Teacher

Amy-Claire Willis

Amy is a qualified teacher of over 10 years who has a wealth of experience in teaching Maths, Humanities and PSHE. She has experinece teaching in mainstream, PRU and SEND setting from KS2-KS4

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Animal Instructor 

Ashleigh Mcgowan

Ashleigh is a fully qualified animal instructor. She has had experience supporting young people up to college level.  She has also completed training in animal assisted learning and therapy.

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Teaching Assistant

Jamie Wye

Jamie supports pupils with both practical and theory based activities at the blue lighthouse.  He has completed training in both play and animal assisted learning. 

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Teaching Assistant

Rachel Owen

Rachel supports pupils with both practical and theory based activities at the blue lighthouse. She is also a Forest school trained practitioner. 

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Therapy Dog 

Holmes

Probably the most important member of the team is Holmes are resident therapy dog.

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Theraputic Arts Practitioner

Sophie Linsell

Sophie is a qualified teacher of over 10 years who has a wealth of experience. She has experience teaching in mainstream secondary setting. She is a qualified Mental health first aider and is working towards her masters in Art Therapy.

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SENDco

Lynette Willis

Lynette is a qualified teacher who has a masters in education and is a qualified SENDco. 

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