Learning Coaches

Cymraeg

Lucy-Ann Hewerdine, Registration Secretary , Whitchurch High School, Cardiff

Who are your typical clients?

Years 10 and 11.

What do you do all day?

Agony auntcum-fixer-cum-‘Miss, he marked me absent when I was really there’ sorter-cum-typist and data inputter-cum-organiser of meetings-cum-UN peacekeeper.

What's the best bit of your job?

The kids: having a kid who won’t come to school turn up; explaining that it’s not that scary – we’re all bad at something.

Are there any downsides?

Rude returns to truancy calls.

What are your work history highlights?

Going to Story Arms, an outdoor centre in the Brecon Beacons; taking townies outdoors because they really come through. We get to fall in very cold rivers in February!

What is your dream job?

Owning a cereal farm.

What do you like to do in your leisure time?

I’m always doing something outside, walking the dog, or doing up my house – ripping out the Artex.

Which modules have you done so far?

The Mentoring Process and Day 1 of Coaching for Learning.

What do you hope to get out of the course?

A wider career progression – my main thing at the moment is admin and I want to try something else.

What have you got out of the course so far?

I don’t really know yet – it’s too early to say.

How has the course improved your work with young people?

It’s made me think of different angles as to why young people may behave in a certain way, for instance because of their different learning styles.