Meet
The attendance and welfare team
To provide our staff with the knowledge and skills needed to provide the best possible education for our children and young people across the trust and beyond.
Meet the Learning Community Trust
Attendance and welfare team
The Learning Community Trust is committed to supporting our children and families across our community and have a specialist attendance and welfare team in place consisting of Education Welfare Officers, Education Mentors and Counsellors. The team is led by the highly experienced Nikki Morrison and is based at Hadley Learning Community but the team spend the majority of their time supporting children/ families and working very closely with school staff. We have developed this team as the Trust grows and to meet the needs of our families and children.
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Adrian Rawsthrorne
Education Welfare Officer
Responsibilities
Adrian Rawsthrorne Adrian is the education welfare office for our secondary schools.
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Charlotte Adjepong
Counsellor
Responsibilities
Our Counsellors help our students to discuss their problems, thoughts and feelings in a confidential setting, and offer them strategies to help improve their emotional...
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Dan Santopietro
Education Welfare Officer and Mentor
Responsibilities
Dan is the education welfare officer for our primary schools. Dan has a dual role and is also an education mentor.
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Dawn Mitchell
Education Welfare Officer
Responsibilities
Dawn is the education welfare officer for our specialist schools.
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Jessica Jenkins
Counsellor
Responsibilities
Our Counsellors help our students to discuss their problems, thoughts and feelings in a confidential setting, and offer them strategies to help improve their emotional...
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Kayleigh Beach
Counsellor
Responsibilities
Our Counsellors help our students to discuss their problems, thoughts and feelings in a confidential setting, and offer them strategies to help improve their emotional...
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Nikki Morrison
Attendance and Welfare Team Leader
Responsibilities
Nikki is the Learning Community Trust attendance and welfare team leader, who manages the education welfare officers, counsellors and mentors. Nikki supports all our academies...
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Wayne Denfhy
Education Mentor
Responsibilities
Wayne mentor students across all our academies. Academies staff and trust staff can make referrals for students who they feel need the support and advocacy...