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Early Help / Young Carers Champions Early Help / Young Carers Champions Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Abbey Hill Performing Art College Kerry Riach Special School [email protected] Yes Yes Abbey Hill Performing Art College Amanda Fleming Special School [email protected] Yes No Abbey Hulton Primary Emma Burton Primary School [email protected] yes Yes Abbey Hulton Primary Sharon Ballantyne Primary School [email protected] yes No Action for Children Anna Lindop Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No Alexandra Junior School Sally Adams Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Flexiable Learning Emma Abbotts LA internal [email protected] Yes No ARCH Sarah Capewell Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No ARCH Donna Boon Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No ARCH Vikki Bevington Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No ARCH Jenny Osbourne Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No Ash Green Primary School Primary School Yes Yes Ball Green Primary School Joy Robinson Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Ball Green Primary School Julie Stubbs Primary School [email protected] Yes No Basford Nursery Laura Davidson PVI [email protected] Yes No Belgrave St Batholomew's Lorraine Jones Primary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Belgrave St Batholomew's Kath Crawley Primary Academy [email protected] Yes No Bentilee Nursery School Kate Gowland Nursery School [email protected] Yes No Birches Head Academy Deb Chawner Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Birches Head Academy Tracey Swindail Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes No The Meadows Primary Academy Lucy Wheeldon Primary School [email protected] No Yes The Meadows Primary Academy Jill Walton Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Brighter Futures Jane Turner Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No Brook Cottage Childcare Sarah Bentley PVI [email protected] Yes No Burnwood Community School Emma Wickham Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Burnwood Community School Wendy Bryan Primary School [email protected] Yes No Bizzy bods Nursery Caroline Peaty PVI [email protected] Yes No Children 1st Amanda Forrester PVI [email protected] Yes No Carmountside Primary Academy Jo Degg Primary Academy [email protected] Yes No Carmountside Primary Academy Jo Cowden Primary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Natalie Ornelas Children and Families Staffordshire Natalie Orleanes Voluntary Sector <[email protected]> Yes Yes Children and Families Staffordshire Chris Pointon Voluntary Sector chris.pointon@cafstaffordshire Yes Yes Changes Donna Mountford Charity [email protected] Yes No Christchurch Primary School Sallyann Birks Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Clarice Cliffe Primary School Steve Murphy Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Clarice Cliffe Primary School Sam Hudson Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Cooperative Academy Julie Holdcroft Secondary school [email protected] Yes No Cooperative Academy Pauline Tayor Secondary School [email protected] Yes Yes Crossroads Kerry Bible Voluntary Sector [email protected] Yes No Daisy Chains Lisa Pearce PVI [email protected] Yes No Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Daycare Nurseries Terry Podmore PVI [email protected] Yes No Daycare Nurseries Gail Harper PVI [email protected] Yes No Diamond Families Emma Shutt Alternative Provision [email protected] Yes Yes Discovery Academy Ruth Cope Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Discovery Academy Denise Horton Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes No Discovery Academy Alison Hayes Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes No Draycott Moor College Jill Robathan Alternative Provision [email protected] Yes Yes DWP Families Matter Benefit Advisor - Steve Gaunt DWP [email protected] North Yes Yes DWP Families Matter Benefit Advisor - Micheal Bailey DWP [email protected] South Yes Yes Ducklings Opportunity Group Penny Williams PVI [email protected] Yes No Eastwood Neighbourhood Nursery Maureen Cunnington PVI [email protected] Yes No Early days nursery Jacqui Gerrard PVI [email protected] Yes No Early days nursery Jeanette Brickley PVI [email protected] Yes No Early years Intervention Service Pam Taylor LA [email protected] Yes NO Eaton Park Academy Julie Oakes Primary Academy [email protected] Yes No Etruscan Primary School Sandra Clarke Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Excel Academy Jayne Wainwright Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Excel Academy Claire Malhi Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes No Father Hudson Jane Johnson Charity [email protected] Yes Yes Field House Day Care Nursery Kerry Taylor PVI [email protected] Yes No Forest Park Primary School Louise Irving Primary School [email protected] Yes No Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Forest Park Primary School Hayley Sutton Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Forest Park Primary School Angelo Antinoro Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Gingerbread (Rothsay Court) Steph Hughes PVI [email protected] Yes Yes Gingerbread Catherine Court Paul Deakin Charity [email protected] Yes Yes Gladstone Primary Rochelle Corbett Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Gladstone Primary Sue Rammell Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Glebe Academy Natasha Grattan Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Goldenhill Primary School Claire Meadowcroft Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Greenways Primary School Jemma Garside Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Greenways Primary School Charlotte Brackstone Primary School [email protected] Yes No Grove Junior School Joy Oakes Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Hamilton Infants School - ESPIRT Joy Oakes Infant School [email protected] Yes Yes Harpfield Primary Academy Angela Lockett Primary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Haywood Academy Nikki Shim Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes Yes Haywood Academy Jackie Jones Secondary Academy [email protected] No Yes Haywood Academy Claire Ryder Secondary Academy [email protected] Yes No Headstart Day Nursery Sharon Pender PVI [email protected] Yes No Health - Children's physiotherapy Margaret Mockford Health [email protected] Yes No Health Visiting SSOTP(Fenton HC) Helen Spibey Health Visitor [email protected] Yes No Health Visiting SSOTP(Kingsland CC) Jo Lakin Health Visitor [email protected] Yes No Health Visiting SSOTP(Moorcroft Kerry Boon Health Visitor [email protected] Medical centre) Yes No Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Health Visiting SSOTP(Stoke North CC) Jackie Rhead Health Visitor [email protected] Yes No Heron Cross Primary School Ann Roberts Primary School [email protected] Yes No Hillside Primary School Karen Schonau Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Holden Lane Primary School Sharon Reece Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Honey Bears Day Nursery Claire McGuire PVI [email protected] Yes No Hopedale Children and Families Sarah Jane cuncannon- Special School [email protected] Services edwards Yes yes Imps Nursery Tracy Burton PVI [email protected] Yes No Inspire Karen Price Pupil Referral Unit [email protected] Yes No Jack in the Box Nursery Blurton Christine Colley PVI [email protected] Yes No Jack in the Box Nursery Meir Colette Myatt PVI [email protected] Yes No Jackfields Infant School Bev Bromage Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Kemball Special School Liz Smith Special School ([email protected]) Yes No Kinectic Nadine Berry Special School [email protected] Yes Yes Kemball Special School Helen Smith Special School [email protected] Yes No Kemball Special School Fiona Card Special School [email protected] Yes No Kingsland CE Primary School Tina Stanton Primary School [email protected] Yes Yes Kingsland CE Primary School Annie Grattage Primary School [email protected] Yes No Kingsland Kindergarten Bianca Johnson PVI [email protected] Yes No Kingsland Kindergarten Ceris Everson PVI [email protected] Yes No Stoke on Trent Community Drug and Zee Riaz Alcohol and Drug service Alcohol service [email protected] Yes Yes Early Help Young Carers Organisation Champion Organisation type Email address Champion Champion Stoke on Trent Community Drug
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