Meet the team....
Each group is run by a highly trained leader and supported by a local volunteer and a young sibs leader. The team leaders have a wide variety of specialist skills and experience supporting and educating children with Autism and other needs. The young sibs leader is usually a young person who has an interest in working with children or one of our sibs who have grown up to become a mentor to the younger members of the group . The local volunteer may be a parent or student with an interest in working with children
Leaders are DBS approved. Certificated Training includes;
Paediatric First Aid, Food & Hygiene, Safeguarding (Designated Safeguarding Lead), Team Teach, Understanding Autism, Managing Challenging Behaviour, Sibs Leader Trained.
Leaders
Volunteer Support
Sherralyn Dalziel
Catherine Gallagher
Jennie Frost
Young Leaders
Jack Speakman
Bryna Sayers
Tom Sayers
Trustees
Matthew Frost
Jennie Frost
Sherralyn Dalziel
Manager/Sibs Leader
My life aim is to enthuse others and encourage them to become confident individuals, inquisitive about the world around them. I will give most things 'a go' and am considered by most to be quirky if not slightly mad.
I have been managing the Sibsservice since 2012. alongside teaching and working as museum educator. More recently I decided to focus on Sibsservice as more and more families contact us for support. I also provide business Management support for Charnwood Arts Therapy Services Ltd.
Relevent Qualifications
Qualified Teacher, with experience in main stream, special schools and pupil referral units. Previously Museum Educator.
Interests: Climbing, Cycling- anything outdoors, reading, art, music, films, playing in my garden, going to the cinema.
Cat Gallagher
Sibs Leader
I’m a practicing Art Therapist working with children and young adults with autism, attachment, emotional and behavioural difficulties. I have an Arts Therapy Company that provides art, music, drama and play therapy to children and young people in their homes, schools or other facilities. Check out my website:
www.charnwoodartstherapy.co.uk
MA Art Therapy, BA HONS Fine Art Painting
HPC (Health Professions Council) and BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) registered.
Interests: I enjoy climbing, walking, listening and offering support, art (particularly making lots of mess)
Jennie Frost
Volunteer Supporting Leader and Trustee
I am Senior SENCO Assistant in the Special Educational Needs department of a primary school and am gaining knowledge all the time of how the whole family are affected by children with Autism. I am a wife and mother of 3 children that I am very proud of!
We have a fantastic team at Sibsservice where I am both working with as Trustee and Volunteer. It is brilliant.
Interests: Baking, reading, listening to music.