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The Team Michael
Bettencourt In South Tynside there are seven staff members who will help you with your education and one admin worker. They
are qualified teachers or mentors who take a special interest
in the education of children who are looked after.
My name is Michael Bettencourt and I am the Manager of The PLACE. I get to go to lots of boring meetings and write reports. I also make sure that the team is working hard for you. My job is to make sure you get the best out of your education. I try to make sure that you get the same chance as everyone else. I am a trained teacher and try to work with students as much as I can. If you want any help with your education then get in touch.
My
name is Bob. I am one of the project mentors at the PLACE and
have been since the start of the project. Before I worked at the
PLACE I worked in the residential children's units for 11 years.
Everyday in the job is different so it is difficult to pick out
the best bits. One thing that that still stands out was our very
first celebration of achievement event. It was a very emotional
night and yes, before you say anything I did cry!!
Hi,
I'm Barbara. I've been project worker here since May 2002, before
that I worked at Fostering and before that I was a social worker.
Hi! I'm Vicky and although I'm the teacher here at the PLACE I never give detentions and I don't shout at kids. I make sure that everyone I work with has a laugh and a bit of fun whilst getting help with school stuff. I can help you with any of your school subjects, coursework, homework, projects, revision,whatever you like really...
I'm
Sarah and have been a project worker since January 2004. I live
in Newcastle and am 'black and white' through and through!! At
school I liked math's but PE was definitely my favorite lesson.
Hi, I’m Aaron and I’m a Project Mentor here at The PLACE - the musical one! I’ve been playing guitar since I was ten and am currently learning the saxophone. When I’m not at work I can usually be found either gigging with one of my bands or in attendance at a local busker’s night, quietly sipping half a shandy in the corner.
My name’s Helen and I work here as a Project Mentor. When I was at school I liked Science and Maths (weird, I know), I wasn’t very good at PE or Art and all of my school reports say “Helen would do much better if she stopped talking to her friends during lessons”. I’ve only been here a few months and, so far, I’ve really enjoyed getting to know lots of young people, listening to them talk about school and what worries them and often, how well they’ve done. When I’m not at work I like to go horse-riding and I’m a leader for the Girl Guides.
I'm Joanne and I run the office here at The PLACE and am responsible for sending out everyone's PEP's, which is a huge job!
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