Welcome
I am a teacher of 18 years, 15 of which have been spent working with young people that have been excluded from mainstream education, across a variety of settings. I have been Head of five educational settings and Senior Leadership of another three. I have developed a clear understanding of the overarching needs of these young people and their families. All young people at this end of the education spectrum have experienced trauma. Focussing on the recovery from trauma as a primary need, I have had great success in accelerating positive outcomes for young people that have fallen out of the current local authority education provision.
Mike Rees-Lee, Principal
BSc (Hons), QTS, NPQH, CTM
Mike has QTS with a specialism in science teaching. He is principal of the Wildings and supports all colleagues to deliver outstanding care and education across the social, emotional, vocational and academic curriculum. He is a trained therapeutic mentor and has the National Professional Qualification for Headship with a special needs focus. Mike is trained to deliver Read Write Inc. and Accelerated Reader.
Meet Our Colleagues
Melody Bond
Karen Frediani
Steph Harvey
DSL and Student and Family Services
Mel specialises in Safeguarding, Emotional Wellbeing and family support. She is a qualified Therapeutic Mentor and is our mental health lead. She has extensive knowledge of emotional development and is Read Write Inc trained and trained to support Accelerated Reader. She is lead colleague for our therapeutic curriculum and deputises for the school.
Steve Forrest
Teacher
Steve is a Teacher with a background in Land-craft, humanities and outdoor education. He spent time in the military before moving in to teaching.
Joe Tompkinson
Therapeutic Educator
Joe is a counsellor, therapist and creative artist. He works one day a week at the Wildings and is really excited to be back in school.
Teacher, Thrive Practitioner and SENCO
Karen specialises in Child Development, early years, PSHEE, Emotional Development.
She is lead colleague for PSHEE, RE, Careers and Recovery. Karen is Read Write Inc and accelerated Reader trained and is our Exams Officer.
Naomi Hutchings
Teacher
Naomi is a teacher with a primary focus. She is very creative and will be focusing on art and creative cooking using core English and Maths skills.
Tom Abbotts
Therapeutic Educator
Tom has a background as an outdoors instructor which led him to working in a forest school teaching all things nature related, from gardening to woodworking. He is qualified to lead mountain biking, paddle-sports and even skiing.
He has a passion for sports, especially football and basketball.
Curriculum Lead and Teacher
Steph has joined the Wildings team and brings a wealth of expertise and passion in Maths, curriculum development and school leadership.
James Smith
Teacher
James is a Teacher focused on Primary education and Literacy. James loves being out doors and is really excited to be a part of the Wildings team.
Katie Cambridge
Teacher
Katie is a Teacher with a passion for history and archaeology. She is really excited to develop the outside space to grow food and make the most of our wonderful space. She is trained to deliver Read Write Inc Comprehension and has an Elklan Level 2 qualification in "speech language and communication needs for autistic learners".
Zoe Treharne
Therapeutic Educator
Zoe grew up on a farm, so she love all animals. She's really into sport, especially football and netball. She ran a half marathon last year and her goal is to run a full marathon.
Sean Durkin
Therapeutic Educator
Sean is part of the wellbeing team and has worked in pastoral support in both mainstream and specialist settings. He loves football and is really excited to be a part of the Wildings team.
Lydia Bond
Administrator
Lydia has recently graduated from University with a 2:1 in English Literature. She has a keen eye for detail and loves organisation. She's excited to assist The Wildings in our development.
Luna
The Principal's Pup
Luna supports our young people whenever she is needed. She loves playing football and gardening. Luna is very excited to be a comforting friend!
Educational Psychologist
We are working with Dr. Ruth Arnell, an experienced educational psychologist to help develop an outstanding provision that meets the needs of all of our young people.