Our Team
Club Manager
Katie has worked at Aldrington School since 2010. She first started as a Teaching Assistant in Year 5. Within 2 months of starting at Aldrington she was asked to set up the school-run Breakfast Club, which has been operating since April 2010. Since then Katie's role has developed vastly. Katie has worked as an Individual Needs Assistant working with children who need 1:1 support and is now qualified as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant. Katie teaches across all classes throughout the Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This means that Katie is a familiar face to all throughout the school. Katie has completed her Level 3 in Playwork and holds the following relevant qualifications:
- Makaton - Aldrington
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Maybo Conflict Management
- QNUK Level 3 Paediatric First Aid - updated every 3 years
- Channel General Awareness
- Level 3 NVQ in Playwork
- Update for Safeguarding and Prevent Duty - Aldrington - updated annually
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Level 4) - Babcock
- Defibrillator Training - Aldrington
- Working with 'Looked After' children - Aldrington
- 'Feeling Good, Feeling Safe' - Aldrington
- Food Hygiene and allergies - updated annually
- 'Maybo' Safer Handling of Children - Aldrington
- 'Food in Schools' - Teaching the Safer Handling of Equipment - Blatchington Mill School
- Fire Safety in Schools - Aldrington
- Prevent Duty and British Values - Aldrington updated annually
- Early Years Foundation Stage Observations and planning - Aldrington
- Early Years Foundation Stage Baseline Assessment - Aldrington
Working alonside Katie at Stay and Play are a fantastic team of staff, most of which also work at Aldrington CofE Primary. They are all very experienced working with children and know all the children that attend Aldrington.
All the staff work well together to create a safe, caring, relaxed and fun environment for the children to play in.