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Meet the team

At Fingertips, our fantastic team of highly qualified Early Years education specialists help your child develop as a unique individual. In addition, a number of our team are qualified Level 3 Forest School practitioners and lead on Forest School sessions.  We are extremely proud of the huge range of skills and personal passion each member brings to our special team.

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All team members are trained in the following: FGM, Safeguarding, Prevent Duty, First Aid Paediatric level 3

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Head Teacher

Jenny Herbaut

  • 20 years experience working with children

  • Qualified Early Years Teacher

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Certificate in Child Protection Awareness

  • Designated Safeguarding Officer

  • SENCO

  • First Class BA Honours in History

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty

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Head of Forest school

Shaun Herbaut

  • Level 4 in Early Years Practice

  • Certificate in Child Protection Awareness

  • Level 3 Forest School Practitioner Award

  • Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Award

  • ITC 16 Hours Forest School First Aid Award

  • Prevent Duty

  • FGM Awareness

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Head of Operations

Ross Truefitt

  • Qualified NVQ Level 3 in Early Years

  • Paediatric First Aid

  • Food Hygiene Certificate

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • Prevent Duty

  • FGM Awareness

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Admissions and Team Lead

Elaine New

  • Qualified NVQ Level 3 in Early Years

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Safeguarding Children Training Certificate

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty

  • Food Hygiene Certificate

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Team Lead

Ana Marsh

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  • Level 3 in Forest School 

  • Level 3 Forest First Aid

  • Qualified NVQ 3 in Early Years

  • Masters Degree in Outdoor Learning

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Team Lead

Hannah Libby

  • Qualified Teacher

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Safeguarding Children Training Certificate

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty

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Supervisor

Laura Khani

  • Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty

  • Certificate in Child Protection Awareness

  • NVQ Level 3 in Children's Care Learning and Development

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • Anaphylaxis and Epi-Pen Training

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Keyworker and Safeguarding Lead

Manjola Prela

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  •  Training towards NVQ Level 3 in Early Years

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Forest School Team Leader

Mariana Cheng

  • Teacher qualification

  • Forest Paediatric First Aid

  • Training towards a Level 3 Forest school practitioner

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Amy Howard

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

  • Design and Performance Degree

  • Training towards Early Years Teacher Qualification

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Key Person

Lisa Ghailan

  • NVQ Level 3 in Early years

  • Food Hygiene

  • 12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Jo Marriott 

  • Norland Nurse NNEB

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Diploma in Nursery Nursing

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 3

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty In Early Years Environment Level 2

  • BTEC First Diploma in Hotel and Catering

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Key Person and Group Leader

Anita Croft

  • CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Safeguarding Children Training Certificate

  • Food Hygiene Training

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • FGM Awareness 

  • Prevent Duty

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Key Person and Group Leader

Colleen Nurse

  • BA (Hons) Degree in Early Years

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid

  • Certificate in Child Protection Awareness 

  • Diploma in Nursery Nursing (NNEB)

  • Food Hygiene Certificate

  • Safeguarding Children Training Certificate

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • FGM Awareness

  • Prevent Duty

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Key Person

Sarah Bentley

  • NVQ Level 3 in Early Years 

  • FAA Level 3 Paediatric First Aid 

  • Safeguarding Children Training Certificate

  • Food Hygiene Certificate

  • Channel General Awareness Certificate

  • Prevent Duty

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Rosie Bolton

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  • Training towards a Level 3 Early Years

  • 12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Florence Caseberry

  • Degree in Early Years education

  • 12 Hour - Paediatric First Aid

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Katie Bunting

  • Training towards a Level 3 Forest school practitioner

  • Primary PGSE with QTS

  • 12 Hour - Paediatric and Forest school First Aid Qualification

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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Key Person

Stef Hennessy

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  • Level 5 Degree in Early Childhood and Education

  • NVQ 3 in Childcare

  • 12 Hour - Paediatric and Forest school First Aid Qualification

  • Prevent Duty In An Early Years Environment Level 2

  • Effective Safeguarding Practice Level 2

  • FGM Awareness

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