Teachers

Bolton Start Well Service - Helen Shearer

HEAD OF START WELL: STRATEGIC LEAD FOR EARLY YEARS

Helen is the Head of Start Well: Strategic Lead for Early Years in Bolton.

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Bolton Start Well Service - Laura Wright

START WELL EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE ADVISER

Laura is the Start Well Early Years and Childcare Adviser for Bolton Start Well Service.

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EYCLDS - Alice Sheikh

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

Alice is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Angela Maher

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

Angela is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Caroline Stowell

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST AND TEAM LEADER

Caroline has been a Speech and Language Therapist for 10 years and has worked as a Team Leader within Bolton since 2016.

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EYCLDS - Halimah Omarjee

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

Halimah is a Speech and Language Therapist working in the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Jaime Burkhill

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

Jaime is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Jennifer Dickinson

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

Jennifer is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Kathryn Barter

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

Kathryn is a Speech and Language Therapist who has worked for the Bolton Start Well Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS) since May 2019.

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EYCLDS - Maariyah Arshad

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

Maariyah is a Speech and Language Therapist who has worked for Bolton Start Well Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS) since 2019.

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EYCLDS - Sarah McCole

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT

Sarah is a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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EYCLDS - Widad Kablan

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST

Widad Kablan is a Speech and Language Therapist for the Bolton Start Well Early Years Communication and Language Development Service (EYCLDS).

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Quality and Outcomes - Debbie Magee

START WELL EARLY YEARS CONSULTANT

Debbie is a Start Well Early Years Consultant delivering the Quality and Outcomes offer to EYFS funded providers.

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Quality and Outcomes - Jane Howarth

START WELL EARLY YEARS CONSULTANT

Jane is a Start Well Early Years Consultant delivering the Quality and Outcomes offer to EYFS funded providers.

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Quality and Outcomes - Lyndsey Longworth

START WELL EARLY YEARS COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE SENIOR CONSULTANT

Lyndsey is a Start Well Early Years Communication and Language Senior Consultant for the Early Years Communication and Language Development Team (EYCLDS).

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Quality and Outcomes - Pamela Graveson

START WELL EARLY YEARS CONSULTANT

Pamela is a Start Well Early Years Consultant delivering the Quality and Outcomes offer to EYFS funded providers.

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Quality and Outcomes - Sheron Kantor

START WELL QUALITY AND OUTCOMES SENIOR CONSULTANT

Sheron Kantor's role focuses on our EYFS offer for schools and providers and delivering professional development activities across the sector.

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SEND - Alex Baxter

START WELL SEND MANAGER

Alex is a Start Well Manager with responsibility for supporting providers to improve outcomes for children with SEND.

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SEND - Jo Brown

EARLY YEARS SEND HUB COORDINATOR

Jo is an Early Years SEND Hub Coordinator at Bolton Council and trainer for the Bolton Start Well Service.

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SEND - Suzanne Pendleton

START WELL LEAD FOR SEND AND INCLUSION

Suzanne is the Start Well Lead for SEND and Inclusion with responsibility for developing inclusive practice across the early years sector, including the implementation of the SEND Code of Practice.

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Speaking at our conference in March 2024: Alison Matthews

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES CIC

During our conference in March 2024, Alison will provide an introduction to multisensory storytelling - theory and practice supporting communication; with support from colleague Rhiannon Matthews.

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Speaking at our conference in March 2024: Neil Griffiths

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF STORYSACKS

During our conference in March 2024, participants will hear from Neil about the power of reading. The session will provide opportunity to explore: the role of adults in helping children become life-long readers; read aloud techniques and how to help children make reading choices.

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Speaking at our conference in March 2024: Rhiannon Matthews

REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST AND FOREST SCHOOL PRACTITIONER

During our conference in March 2024, Rhiannon will provide an introduction to multisensory storytelling - theory and practice supporting communication; with support from colleague Alison Matthews.

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Speaking at our conference in March 2024: Sally Tonge

STORYTELLER, MUSICIAN AND COMMUNITY ARTIST

During our conference in March 2024, storyteller Sally Tonge, creator of Story Sticks will share ideas and technique around improvising and harvesting ideas to make meaning. Participants will explore what is possible with Story Sticks and will take part in: a warming up exercises; sharing nursery rhymes; using sticks to beat time and play actions; story creation, and how to finish a Storytime session. Join this workshop to find out how Story Sticks capture visual and signed, playful and kinaesthetic language in children. 

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