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Welcome:
Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest in Hardmoor Early Years Centre. Children sit at the very centre of all we do. We seek to build strong foundations for a happy and successful life. In order to be build this, our Nursery and Early Years Centre is filled with wonderful play and friendship experiences. We have 3 wonderful woodland acres to explore and we thrive through 'learning journeys' that explore our indoor and outdoors to the full. We have an Outdoor Woodland Learning Specialist (OWLS) and they support a bespoke woodland learning curriculum.
Please do take the time to look through all of the sections of our website, here you will be able to gain a clear insight into the centre, as well as a sound understanding of who we are, what we value and how we can help shape your child’s future together.
All of our children are exceptional individuals and understanding their unique personalities, talents, and interests supports us to nurture and developed them to the full. We know that providing children with exciting, creative, and meaningful learning experiences will build their enthusiasm for learning and help them grow and develop positively in many ways. The entire team aims to help each child become a kind friend, a happy, resilient, successful learner and a well-rounded individual... ready to take the next steps in their learning journey.
Together with our team, we look forward to offering you and your children a warm welcome into our community and to starting that most important journey of lifelong education, here at Hardmoor Early Years Centre.
Kind regards,
Gerida Montague, Executive Headteacher | Melanie Jackson, Head of Centre | Sarah Williams, LLB Chair
Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools.
Hardmoor is part of a wider family including five Primary schools called the Learning Federation. Under the leadership of a hugely experienced team, we take the strengths of our six school partnership to provide the most enriching and diverse curriculum and wellbeing focused journey for all of our children. Our Executive Headteacher is a National Leader in Education having also worked as an Associate HMI and inspector for Ofsted. She is well supported by a strong executive board and heads of school. Our teams of staff regularly support other schools.
Executive Board:
Gerida Montague - Learning Federation Executive Headteacher
Sarah Hendricks - Headteacher, Director of Safeguarding & Vulnerable Children
Caroline Firman - Headteacher, Director of Curriculum & Management Systems
Paul Lodge - Headteacher
Ian Prince - Director of Quality of Education
Jo McNicholas - Chief Business, Finance and Compliance Officer
Hardmoor Team:
Senior Leadership Team:
Leader & Headteacher - Jo McNicholas & Sarah Hendricks
Partnership Director of Early Years - Mrs Jennifer Squires
Head of Centre – Ms Melanie Jackson
Head of Quality of Education - Ms Maria Cassar
Deputy Director of Vulnerable Children - Mrs Katherine Olney
Lead Practitioner for Early Literacy - Mrs Ellie Prince
SENDco:
Lead Partnership SENDco - Mrs Kate Knott
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Miss Rebecca Thomas
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Mrs Emma Smith
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Miss Lucy Powell
Admin:
Partnership Office and Finance Manager – Mrs Rachel Morey
Partnership Finance Assistant – Miss Kim Hamilton
Partnership Admin Assistant - Mr David Tomkins
Admin Assistant – Mrs Nichola Jacobs
Admin & Finance Assistant - Mrs Julia Vaughan
Estates:
Partnership Estates Manager – Mr Andrew McNicholas
Site Manager – Mr Ian Burrell
Nursery Team:
Kits Room (Babies) - Mary Davis (Lead), Hayley Osman, Ruby Berry, Sally Backwell, Tia Caplen-Cooper, Olivia Dewey
Rabbits Room (Babies) – Mary Davis (Lead), Olivia Buston, Dominika Blaslak, Ellie Joseph, Hannah Shambrook, Honey Stephenson, Charlotte Haines, Rebecca Lysandrides
Hedgehogs Room (Toddlers) – Mel Jackson & Tasha Clements (Lead), Katya Nikolova, Leah Thomas, Ceilidh Walsh, Shelly Stapleton, Jade Mugridge, Paris Higgins-Mcintyre
Foxes Room (Nursery) – Janis Larkman (Lead), Alex Smith, Hannah Budden, Rebecca Miles, Liz Wake, Rafia Asif, Maryam Agha
Support Staff – Maryam Agha, Aysha Begum, Ewart Giles, Leanne Savage, Saliha Takennit, Callum Giles, Thayaapary Krish, Tracy Bath, Monnah Ferdus, Kamla Rani, Jamila Bibi, Sofia Khaman
Local Leadership Board:
Chair – Sarah Williams (Safeguarding)
Staff Members - Gerida Montague, Sarah Hendricks, Caroline Firman, Ian Prince, Jo McNicholas, Melanie Jackson, and Cathy Rowen (Teaching & Curriculum)
Parent Member - James Maltby (Wellbeing)
Parent Member - Johanna Barratt-Carr (Finance)
Clerk to Board - Amanda Wood
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