Ruth Mullen
Founder of Kiddylinguistics and Culham After School Club

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Other roles held
Safeguarding officer overseeing both Culham After Club and Kiddylinguistics 
Early Years Special Educational Needs Coordinator 
Child-related Qualifications: 
Playworker Level 3
Early Years Educator Level 3 
​Level 3 SENCOs  in Early Years Settings
Experience  working with children: Over 15 years of working with Early Years and Primary aged children, creating and providing outstanding child-led childcare and education
Languages: English and French
Specialist area of interest:  Neurodiversity and Animal Assisted Support within Early Years 
What did you want to be when you grew up? World explorer!!

The Preschool Team 

​Mira Blumhagen
Preschool Manager

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Other roles held
Forest School Leader
Safeguarding Lead Preschool
Child-related Qualifications:  
​Early Years Educator Level 3,
Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
Experience working with children: Over ten years working with Secondary and Primary aged children and now specialising in unique, multilingual Early Years provision
Languages: German, English, French, Italian
Specialist area of interest:  Language acquisition and Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
What did you want to be when you grew up?  A vet

Angelina Honecker
Preschool Teacher and Room Lead

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Child-related Qualification: CACHE NVQ Early Years Educator Level 3
Experience working with children: Over ten years in France, Germany and the UK working within Early Years and After School Club
Languages: German, French and English 
Specialist area of interest: In The Moment practice and nature-based learning
​What did you want to be when you grew up? A reporter like Karla Kolumna  in Benijamin Blümchen

Oumou Traore
Preschool Teacher 

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Other roles held: Maths Champion Deputy 
Child-related Qualification: CACHE NVQ Early Years Educator Level 4
Experience working with children: Over 20 years working in preschool, nurseries and with secondary children 
Languages: French and English
Specialist area of interest: Arts and traditional cultural celebrations
​What did you want to be when you grew up? A Lawyer ​

The After School Club Team

Bee Rodriguez-Bachiller
After School Club Manager

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Other roles held 
​Safeguarding Lead After School Club
Child-related Qualifications:
Playwork Level 3
Experience working with children: Over ten years working with Primary aged children, providing high quality childcare 
Languages: Spanish, English
Specialist area of interest:  Mental Heath and Wellbeing in Children
What did you want to be when you grew up? Carer for wild dolphins

Marion Hecht 
ASC Room Lead Years 5 & 6

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Other roles held: Forest School Leader 
Child-related Qualification: CACHE NVQ Playwork Level 2, Certificate in Forest School Leaders Level 3
Experience working with children: Over 30 years of working with Early Years and Primary children within Forest School, After School Clubs and activities 
Languages: German and English 
Specialist area of interest: Outdoor learning and in the moment practice
​What did you want to be when you grew up? Interior or Garden Designer!

Nikki Hillier
After School Club Room Lead  - Years 2

Child-related Qualifications:
CACHE NVQ Early Years Care and Education Level 3
Experience working with children: Over forty years of working with children in Early Years, Primary and Secondary 
Languages: English
Specialist area of interest:  Behaviour Management 
What did you want to be when you grew up?  A lead singer in a pop band!


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The Admin Team 

Claire Wentworth- Fitzwilliam 
Admissions and Business Administration​

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​Experience working with children:  French language tutor, swimming instructor and play assistant in Early Years and in Summer Camps
Languages:  English, French, German, with Russian
Specialist area of interest:  Early Development of Language following multilingual, immersion as a child
What did you want to be when you grew up?  An inventor

Linda Bannister 
Book keeper 

Languages:  English and Turkish
What did you want to be when you grew up? A mum!

Kasia Karska 
Early Years Qualified Teacher and Room Lead

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​Child-related Qualification:
Early Years Teacher Status Level 6 (UK), Masters in  Special Educational Needs Teacher  (Krakow)
Experience working with children: Over 20 years of working with both Early Years and Primary children 
Languages: Polish, German and English 
Specialist area of interest: Holistic Education incl. Steiner and Montessori and Art.  
​What did you want to be when you grew up? Always a teacher!

Esther Rabadan-Mena
Early Years Qualified Teacher

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​Other roles held: Maths Champion 
Child-related Qualification: Early Years Teacher Status Level 6 (UK)
Masters Secondary Teacher (Spain)
Experience working with children: Over 10 years of teaching Early Years and Primary plus secondary support 
Languages: Spanish and English
Specialist area of interest: Music and Story Telling
​What did you want to be when you grew up? I couldn't decide ..Singer, Historian or a Sleuth!

Sabine Betteridge
Preschool Teacher 

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Other roles held: SEN and English as an additional Language support   
Child-related Qualification: CACHE NVQ Early Years Educator Level 3 (UK), BSc Applied Therapeutic Sciences for Speech Therapists (Germany)  
Experience working with children: Over 10 years of supporting Early Years and Primary children 
Languages: German and English
Specialist area of interest: PE and Language Development in Early Years
​What did you want to be when you grew up? A Florist 

Manuela Vanin
Play Leader 

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Child-related Qualification: National Diploma of Childhood Education (France) 
Experience working with children: Over 20 years of supporting Early Years, Primary and Secondary children in France, Italy and the UK
Languages: Italian, French and English 
Specialist area of interest: Development of both Motor and cognitive skills 
​What did you want to be when you grew up? An Air Hostess ​

Katya Chelnokova 
After School Club Room Lead - Reception 

Experience working with children: Over 10 years of working with children from Early Years to Sixth Form. 
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian and English 
Specialist area of interest: Supporting self care and personal safety in young children 
What did you want to be when you grew up?  A Doctor or a Dentist

Libi Rosswag 
After School Room Lead - Years 3 & 4 

Child-related Qualifications:  
CACHE NVQ Playwork Level 2
Experience working with children: Over 10 years of providing after school care for primary aged children  
Languages: Spanish, German and English 

Gosia Perkola
After school Room Lead - Year 1

Experience working with children:  Working with primary children and Early Years for the last two years but as childminder for many more! 
Languages: Polish and English 
Specialist area of interest: Supporting physical development including fine Motor Skills
What did you want to be when you grew up?  Lots of things.. Doctor, Singer and PE teacher 

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Victoria Clyde-Matthews
SEN Administration

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Child-related Qualifications:  
Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce Level 3
Experience working with children: Over two decades in Early Years both at preschools and Primary Schools.  Also was one myself once
Languages: English, German, French with Italian
Specialist area of interest:  In The Moment practice and Story Telling
What did you want to be when you grew up?  A violin-playing ballerina