Nursery World - Our working relationship: 'Based on a shared passion for SEND'

The school is part of Flourish Learning Trust – a group of specialist schools and education services dedicated to the care and development of children and young people with SEND. Whitefield school offers support for children with a wide range of special physical, educational and behavioural needs and difficulties.

Amanda Harvey: ‘I value every member of our team and we all look after each other’

What does your role involve?

Being an early bird, I arrive early most mornings, starting my day by going through my emails and checking my to-do list, before setting up the day’s activities and organising any staffing changes. Early years staff are used to cover primary too, so there can be a bit of juggling as long as it doesn’t affect our staff ratios. Our children’s day starts at nine o’clock, so I’ll be greeting children as they arrive and settling everyone in; after that, my day involves a lot of intensive interaction with children through all our activities.

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