Meet the staff
Karen Akehurst (Play Leader)
Level 5 Diploma in Child Care Learning & Development
Level 3 Diploma in Child Care Learning & Development
Transition to Playwork
Advanced Child Protection
Level 3 Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Food Hygiene
Karen lives in Abermule with her husband and 2 children, she ran the mother and baby group for a period and started volunteering in the local playgroup which led to doing her Apprenticeship from which she went on to achieve her Level 3 diploma in Childcare.
Lisa Bennett (Assistant Play Leader)
BTEC National Diploma Nursery Nursing
Food Hygiene
BTEC First diploma in Caring
Child Protection
Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Lisa lives in Abermule with her husband and daughter, she has worked with children for 22 years in different settings and has held various jobs within Abermule school.
June Morris (Play Assistant)
BTEC National Diploma in caring
Food Hygiene
Child Protection
First Aid
June worked with children with special needs for over 10 years until her retirement. She was convinced to come back into the work force to be bank staff for her daughter (Karen) She mainly works in the After School Club but also covers the pre-school when needed.
