b'STAFF NEWSMeet Our New StaffMatthew MeddEllie NeedhamNatasha Rose Head of Year 8 Teacher of MathsCAIRB Lead TeacherI am really pleased to join theIm very pleased to have joined SouthI am really excited to be joining amazing team at South DartmoorDartmoor Community College asthe South Dartmoor Community Community College. I have hadpart of the mathematics department.College team. I will be leading a varied career in teaching andI graduated from university in 2013the CAIRB (communication and have taught every year groupand spent eight years working as aInteraction Resource Base) as well from Reception to Year 13. Beforemanager within Royal Mail. My mainas delivering social development, becoming a teacher, I had a careerrole was to predict the amount oflife skills, and speech and language as a Windsurfing Instructor andmail wed be receiving and ensuringinterventions within the wider competed internationally in thethat we had enough staff to processschool. My role here at South sport. I still love the sea and try toitalways a fun job at Christmas! IDartmoor also entails carrying get in it, on it, or by it as often as Ileft my role after having two children,out Autism outreach work across can. I also love the moors and enjoywith a view to pursuing a teachingother local schools, for the Devon camping up there whenever I getcareer, which has been my goal sinceCommunication and Interaction the chance. I am lucky enough tocompleting university. I was fortunateteam. This will be my 22nd year in have three children who have turnedto spend 3 months at SDCC duringteaching. During this time, much of into lovely young adults despite mymy training and felt that it wouldmy career has been based in the area parenting. be a great place to work shouldof SEND. I qualified as a SENCO the opportunity ariseluckily itin 2010, and alongside this role I did. When Im not teaching, I enjoyhave also led a nurture unit catering spending time exploring new placesfor children with social, emotional with my family. I taught myself toand mental health needs. Outside crochet during lockdown, so I canof school life, I enjoy spending time often be found sat on a beach makingwith my own children. We are very various blankets and scarves. lucky to live close to the sea and we enjoy walking our two dogs along the coastal path.22 01364 652230 South Dartmoor Community College'