Our Team
All of our centres are lead by highly experienced qualified teachers. We have a high number of qualified, specialist teachers in our staff team. All staff are highly experienced in working with young people and a passion for working with pupils who struggle to access mainstream education.
Our staff are supported by a number of volunteers who work one to one with the students. Our volunteers include retired teachers and others from a suitable background.
The Principal is Amanda Woodward (BSc, PGCE). She qualified as a teacher in 2000. She has experience as Assistant Headteacher in two different secondary schools, Head of House, Head of Science and Head of Chemistry. She has vast experience of teaching pupils with challenging behaviour and other additional needs. As an adoptive parent to a child with disabilities, she is passionate and experienced in calm, therapeutic approaches to education, particularly working with pupils with attachment difficulties and those with ASD.
You can find details of our staff, and how to contact them, below.
Trustees:
Our Trustee board provides strategic leadership and accountability in schools. As outlined by the NGA, it has three key functions:
Rev. Brian Nash is our Chair of Trustees. He founded VLC in September 2014 in order to change the lives of young people by providing them with an opportunity to access a caring education. To contact Brian, please email: brian.nash@lvlc.org.uk
All VLC staff and volunteers are recruited in accordance with safer recruitment procedures and work under the VLC Safeguarding Policy, which is available here.
If you are interested in volunteering or employment opportunities, please get in contact. Specific vacancies will be advertised here when they are available.
Our staff are supported by a number of volunteers who work one to one with the students. Our volunteers include retired teachers and others from a suitable background.
The Principal is Amanda Woodward (BSc, PGCE). She qualified as a teacher in 2000. She has experience as Assistant Headteacher in two different secondary schools, Head of House, Head of Science and Head of Chemistry. She has vast experience of teaching pupils with challenging behaviour and other additional needs. As an adoptive parent to a child with disabilities, she is passionate and experienced in calm, therapeutic approaches to education, particularly working with pupils with attachment difficulties and those with ASD.
You can find details of our staff, and how to contact them, below.
Trustees:
Our Trustee board provides strategic leadership and accountability in schools. As outlined by the NGA, it has three key functions:
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
- Holding the Principal to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Rev. Brian Nash is our Chair of Trustees. He founded VLC in September 2014 in order to change the lives of young people by providing them with an opportunity to access a caring education. To contact Brian, please email: brian.nash@lvlc.org.uk
All VLC staff and volunteers are recruited in accordance with safer recruitment procedures and work under the VLC Safeguarding Policy, which is available here.
If you are interested in volunteering or employment opportunities, please get in contact. Specific vacancies will be advertised here when they are available.
Trustees:
Rev. Brian Nash (Chair of Trustees, Safeguarding)
Lindsay Nash
Graham Howe
Senior Leadership:
Principal - Amanda Woodward (DSL) (Health and Safety)
Deputy Principal - Charly Skoppek (DSL)(currently on Maternity Leave)
PA to the Principal and Office Manager - Karen Raby-Calvert
Business Manager - Hannah Jacobs (Compliance and Quality Assurance)
Finance - Becky Eccleston
Rev. Brian Nash (Chair of Trustees, Safeguarding)
Lindsay Nash
Graham Howe
Senior Leadership:
Principal - Amanda Woodward (DSL) (Health and Safety)
Deputy Principal - Charly Skoppek (DSL)(currently on Maternity Leave)
PA to the Principal and Office Manager - Karen Raby-Calvert
Business Manager - Hannah Jacobs (Compliance and Quality Assurance)
Finance - Becky Eccleston
Centre Leaders:
Rugby - Pam Plumb (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Whitnash A - Amy Allan (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Whitnash B - Sue Clayden (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Shottery - Trudie Pabour (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Rugby - Pam Plumb (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Whitnash A - Amy Allan (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Whitnash B - Sue Clayden (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Shottery - Trudie Pabour (First Aider) (Fire Warden)
Centre Staff:
Whitnash A - Amy, Eloise, Narina, Ray, Alastair
Whitnash B - Sue, Narina, Annabelle, Roxxi, Maria, Edel
Rugby - Pam, Judy, Annabelle, Pat
Shottery - Trudie, Pat, Gail, Alastair
Whitnash A - Amy, Eloise, Narina, Ray, Alastair
Whitnash B - Sue, Narina, Annabelle, Roxxi, Maria, Edel
Rugby - Pam, Judy, Annabelle, Pat
Shottery - Trudie, Pat, Gail, Alastair
Specialist Roles:
Counsellor - Jo
Transitions, Careers and Aspirations - Julia
Music teaching - Mark
Cookery - Narina
Fitness through Martial Arts and PE- Alastair
Educational Pyschologist - Maria
Speech and Language expert (Welcomme) - Roxxi
Counsellor - Jo
Transitions, Careers and Aspirations - Julia
Music teaching - Mark
Cookery - Narina
Fitness through Martial Arts and PE- Alastair
Educational Pyschologist - Maria
Speech and Language expert (Welcomme) - Roxxi