Sunfield's senior management

SUNFIELD'S SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Day to day administration of Sunfield is the responsibility of the senior leadership team. The SLT reports to the board of trustees.

	Director of Services Catriona O'Malley Catriona has a diploma in Child and Social Care. She has worked for over 20 years in residential care establishments for children with special needs. She has a Certificate of Management (CMS) and has been at Sunfield since 1998. Prior to this, she was deputy head of care for seven years in a residential school for children with learning disabilities and epilepsy. Catriona is involved with several national groups working to improve the quality of care and services for disabled children. She is particularly committed to raising standards of care for children through improving the competency and professional status of residential care staff.
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	Director of Finance & Administration / Company Secretary Robert Barker BA FCA Bob read History at Bristol University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse. From 1984 to 1996 he worked as a senior manager in the financial services sector, including spells with NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Midland Bank. In 1996 Bob joined CLIC, the Bristol-based children’s cancer charity, as Director of Corporate Support Services. Underpinned by two mergers, the organisation grew rapidly and by 2005 had become the London-based CLIC Sargent. Bob joined Sunfield in September 2005. His responsibilities encompass finance, administration, property maintenance, human resources, health & safety, estates, fundraising, information technology, insurances, investments and company secretarial matters.
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	Director of Appeals and Development Ian Jones B.Sc. MInstF (cert) Ian is a fully qualified fundraising manager, having been awarded the Certificate in Fundraising Management and Full Certificated Membership - MInstF (Cert) by the Institute of Fundraising. He also has a B.Sc. Degree in Quantity Surveying and a Diploma in Building Studies. Through working within the building industry and the charity sector, Ian has gained extensive experience of fundraising and development. He joined Sunfield in 1998 as Director of Appeals and Development and has led many successful fundraising appeals which have provided the funding for new buildings, extensions and refurbishments, as well as for new services, research, pilot projects, vehicles, computers and other projects of a capital or developmental nature.
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	Head of Education Lesley Gaukroger B.Ed. (Hons), Post Grad. Diploma (SEN) Lesley has worked at Sunfield as a class teacher, Head of Department and as Head of Education since 2006. She enjoys leading a staff team to ensure that our children and young people are successful in their individualised learning programmes. Lesley is a member of the Quality Assurance Team which ensures that the aims as expressed in Sunfield’s Mission Statement are reflected in the work of the school.
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	Head of Care Mark Brocklebank Mark has a BA (Hons) in Education, Certificate in Social Services and is an NVQ Assessor. Mark has worked at Sunfield for more than 20 years where he has gained a wealth of direct care experience as well as many years experience in a care management post. Mark holds responsibility for the Care Department and shares the position of Registered Manager for Sunfield with Catriona O’Malley. Mark is closely involved with the National Association of Independent Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools (NASS) and is committed to raising standards for disabled children, through supporting staff development and opportunities for children to flourish based around Every Child Matters outcomes.
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	Head of Psychology and Therapies Nick Logan Nick has a master's degree in Educational Psychology and Child Psychology. He also has a degree in Education and a certificate in Youth and Community Studies. He is an honorary tutor in psychology at the University of Birmingham. Nick has vast experience in delivering psychology services. Prior to coming to Sunfield, he worked for Sandwell LEA. Nick heads up the psychology and therapy services at Sunfield and co-ordinates the research initiatives.
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	Head of Family Services Sally Conway Sally has a background in Learning Disability Nursing and worked in a variety of settings supporting adults with learning disabilities before moving to Sunfield. Sally has been at Sunfield since 1999 and has been instrumental in developing Family Services from its infancy to its current profile. She has undertaken extensive research regarding family issues.
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