Meet the Team
OUR SCITT TEACHER TRAINING TEAM
Jo Palmer Tweed
Executive Director - You’ll see plenty of Jo in your training year and beyond! She prides herself on making the training fit your individual needs and getting to know you all.
Sasha Furze
Headteacher, Runwell Community Primary School - Sasha is Head of our lead school, she is really enthusiastic about teacher training, you’ll see plenty of her in your centre-based training.
Emma Nunn
Senior Administrator - Any questions/enquiries regarding recruitment please let me know as I am always happy to help. I can help with most queries, but will be able to point you in the right direction if not. If you call the office out of the normal office hours you will likely be speaking to me.
Sue Rudgley
Finance Officer and Data Protection Officer - If you have any finance questions then please let me know and I will be happy to help. I am working from the office at the moment while the rest of the team work remotely to keep us safe, so if you call the office number between 9am - 2pm, you will likely be speaking to me. I can help with most queries, but if I cannot help then I will make sure you get to speak to the right person.
Saffron Lowrie
Primary Administrator - Any questions regarding primary recruitment please ask I am happy to help and if I cannot answer I will point you in the right direction.
Karon Edney
Secondary Administrator - I’m new to the team but not new to teacher training having spent the last four years recruiting and supporting secondary trainees in Southend and am delighted to be continuing my work with ETP, please get in touch if I can help with any secondary recruitment questions.
Fran Attwood
Regional Manager and Assessment Only Programme Lead - I’m a Southend girl through and through! Along with Southend, I oversee Thurrock and Outer London, an eclectic and diverse mix of schools! I’ll guide you through your training period and smooth the way for you.
Eleanor French
Regional Manager and NQT Programme Lead
Emma Day
Secondary Programme Leader, Lecturer and Wellbeing Tutor
Katie Rooney
Marketing Junior - I’m new to the team and create our Social Media posts, arrange our coffee mornings with our lovely team and other marketing tasks. I’m really enjoying being part of the SCITT family!
Ben Maddison
IT Manager and Personal Tutor - Ben looks after all things Google and works to ensure that lines of communication and sharing of content runs as smoothly as possible, whether this be on phone, tablet, laptop or any other device!
Caster
SCITT Dog - Castor is a therapy dog and he will support your training year with walks and plenty of waggs on demand.
Teaching School Headteachers
Diane Rochford OBE
John F Kennedy Special SchoolPitchford Street
Stratford
London
E15 4RZ
Julia Jones
Barons Court Teaching School Barons Court Primary School and NurseryAvenue Road
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 7PJ
Paul Hayman
SETSA South Essex Teaching School AllianceWestcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0BS
Debbie Rogan OBE
Wickford Teaching School Alliance Hearts House2 Mount Road
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8HE
Peter Malcolm
SETI South Essex Teaching InstituteRayleigh Primary School
Love Lane
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7DD
Runwell Community Primary School,