Specialist Team

Tevi Teg Staffing

Staff are experienced and trained to support all children and young people, the number of staff availble may change depending on the level of need. Staff are experienced in supporting children and young people who have previously struggled to settle in different educational placements. Firstly, the Staff focus on building positive relationships with the young people, enabling them to feel safe and ready to learn. From here, we focus on building confidence, emotional literacy and the following core values:

Exploration

Bravery

Curiosity

Helpfulness

Perseverance

Kindness

Positive Engagement

These are assessed by observation, clearly communicated back to the parent/carers and celebrated. 

Based on the adjoining school site, we also have the expertise and support of a specialist therapeutic team including SALT and occupational therapist who can be accessed through seperate agreement.

Vicky Harrison

Forest School leader and alternative provision manager. Vicky has worked with children for the past 15 years, during which the past 12 have involved working with SEN children and young people. Vicky has a BSc (hons) for which she studied both environmental science and primary education, hoping one day to combine the two subject areas! In addition, Vicky is a qualified forest school leader, and therapeutic forest practitioner. Vicky also has qualifications in person centred counselling, autism awareness, understanding behaviours that challenge and supporting children and young people's mental health. Within SWCC, Vicky has worked at the neighbouring Lowen School as a HLTA supporting children and young people with complex needs and holds a position as an associate trainer for Holding Hands (training provider for the Restraint Reduction Network). Within this role, the emphasis is on providing the most suitable environment and support for the individual to promote the best possible outcomes and a clear increase in quality of life. This ethos is carried over into Tevi Teg where all staff receive the same avoiding restrictive pratices training under a positive behavioural support umbrella. 

David Tobin

Dave has over 23 years of experience working with children and young people with various needs and challenges. His experience and calm nature help to make our young people feel safe and secure, whilst his knowledge of the countryside and outdoors help the staff to feel safe!

Paige Underwood

Paige is a bubbly yet calm character who is great fun to be around! She has an intuitive nature and has previous experience in residential settings working within both mental health and learning difficulties. Paige has developed outstanding person centred skills and thinks outside of the box to provide supportive relationships to even the most withdrawn young people.

Dolan Foy

Dolan is a kind and calm person with an amazing sense of humour! Dolan has a wealth of experience with older students, particularly in preparation for work and building the necessary skills to enable this to happen. He is a master of the outdoors and happiest creating and building. 

Kelly McClean

A quiet and calm person, Kelly is a whizz with sign language and a fountain of knowledge and support for us all. Aside from her speech and language skills, Kelly is a gentle and creative person who can crochet just about anything you can think of! Kelly's lived experience of Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties is insightful and helps us to provide the best possible support for our young people.