Teachers

The Headteacher
Adela Costello Early Years Professional Status
Certificate in Education
British Sign Language Stage 1
Certificate in Staff Development
First Aid at Work
Basic Health & Safety
Basic Food Hygiene
Certificate in Risk Assessment

Adela has run the school for eleven years but prior to this worked in a variety of settings since resuming her career. She worked part-time for Cambridgeshire Social Services as the Co-ordinator of Span, an organisation providing voluntary support for families with under fives. Adela also worked for Community Education providing learning opportunities for adults with special needs before coming to Head Start. She has also worked as a supply teacher and was a Governor at Ramsey Junior School for five years and at Ramsey Spinning Infants for seven years. At present she is also a Town Councillor. In 2007 Adela achieved Early Years Professional Status, the newest qualification in early years childcare. Adela is the designated person for Child Protection.

Bev England  is a Nursery Nurse with the Diploma in Pre-school Practice, (Cache Level 3) and First Aid. Bev has worked at Head Start for five years and is the Special Needs Co-ordinator along with Adela Costello.

Rebecca Queripel  is also a Nursery Nurse with a Certificate in Childcare and Education (Cache Level 3) plus First Aid. Becky has worked at Head Start for nine years.

Amy Hales is also a Nursery Nurse with a Certificate in Childcare (Cache Level 3) plus First Aid. Amy has also worked at Head Start for nine years.

Staff have also attended short courses covering the following areas of work amongst others:
Special Needs Education, Speech and Language, Autism and the Autistic Spectrum
Child Protection
Play and Physical Education for Under Fives
Speech and Language Development, Numeracy
Early Learning Goals
Outside Play
Music
Early Years Foundation Stage
Planning for boys play
Enabling enviornments