"Taking steps to be the best you can be"
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Outstanding teacher (Ofsted 2015)
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Lead ASD teacher
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BSc Environmental Conservation, Sheffield Hallam University (2001-2005)
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PGCE Primary Education, Canterbury Christchurch University (2013-2014)
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Institute of Leadership and Management award and certificate in team leading
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CACDP certificate in British Sign Language, Sheffield College
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City and Guilds certificate in teaching in the lifelong learning sector
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Certificate in practical skills therapeutic education
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Staff trainer for Crisis Prevention Institute.
Mr Olly Dean, Assistant Director
Mr Ricky Rose, Acting Assistant Director
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Physical Education Teacher (The Holmewood School)
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Qualified football coach
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Highly experienced SEN specialist
Ms Kara Morrison
Baking Specialist
Ms Jessica Williams, Lead Specialist
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Owner of Kara Cakes
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Highly specialised SALT therapist
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Autism Specialist
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First class Honours degree in BSc Psychology with Counselling Skills at Middlesex University
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Trainee Educational and Child Psychologist
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Experience working with children and young people as a TA, Inclusion Lead Assistant and Assistant Psychologist at a mainstream primary school and hospital school
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Experience volunteering for a charity which provides practical services for children and adults with an autistic spectrum condition
Welcome to Footprints Life Camp
Farming + Outdoor Education + Life-skills
We launched Footprints Life Camp in February 2016 and we are delighted to report we have now successfully delivered two camps with a very special group of young people.
Easter Camp April 2016
Places on our Easter camp filled very quickly and we had a fantastic week with many firsts! We headed to the beach for rock climbing, sand castles, paddling and ice-cream while getting lots of fresh sea air into the lungs! We took the first breakfast orders at the Footprints cafe and visited London Aquarium. Finally, we finished the week at Sweet Tree Farm, welcomed lambs into the world at 7.30am (!), climbed trees, looked after the animals and stayed over night in the yurt (first night away from home for some!).
Summer Camp, August 2016
We were blessed with more sunshine and blue skies for our summer camp and welcomed another great group of young people for a packed week of activities. We did travel training sessions, learned how to make tea, toast and wash up, practiced lots of social skills, had a brilliant swimming session, explored the Southbank and made delicious fruit smoothies. We had a lovely stay in the yurt at Sweet Tree Farm and enjoyed running around the woods, caring for the animals and learning how to barbeque!
Footprints Internships
In July 2016 we introduced paid internships for young people aged 16 years and over to allow young people on the autistic spectrum to gain meaningful work experience in a highly supportive environment. Congratulations to Francis Livsey who earned his first internship after a successful interview. Francis gained valuable skills throughout the week and said:
'Now that I’ve learned some valuable skills from the Footprints team, I’m indebted to them and I hope that one day, they could employ other students and they too can learn some valuable skills'
If you or your child are interested in a paid internship at Footprints, application packs for 2017 will be available in December. Please contact Naj D'Silva for further information (footprintslifecamp@gmail.com)
We are working hard to allow more young people to benefit from our future camps and cannot wait for next year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. We are incredibly grateful.
100% of young people and parents believed Footprints Life Camp increased self-esteem, independence and social skills (2016)
100% of young people and parents would re-book and recommend (2016)
