Meet the Team

Find out about Abbotswood Academy Team

Meet Jess

Jess Maynard

Deputy Manager

Qualified teacher with early years specialism – Abbotswood’s joint second in command (Deputy) with a focus on apprentice coaching and team development.

Jess has worked in childcare for 10 years +. She has completed every childcare qualification from apprentice to EYT. Jess has a calming effect on everyone she works with, we particularly like to ask her to engage with practitioners on the floor who need a bit of mindset shifting. She holds the following experience in:

  • Day to day nursery management
  • SENCO practitioner development. Jess oversees EHCP’s and chairs a local group where we invite SENCO’s to share and collaborate.
  • Safeguarding investigations and training
  • Staff wellbeing and ‘hygge’
  • Social media, marketing and recruitment
  • Extensive knowledge on outdoor learning, moving staff and children towards outdoor learning and what the ethos really means
  • Understanding Children’s behaviour
  • Staff morale and progression

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