Our Team
Let Us Play is incredibly proud of our sessional team, they come from all walks of life to support the amazing children we have the pleasure of supporting.
All our sessional team have enhanced DBS’s and safeguarding training with many also having first aid training.
Many are teachers or high level teaching assistants in schools, who are experts in SEND specialist care or leading sessions.
Others, who joined our team as young volunteers, have stayed with us working weekends, holidays and evenings bringing with them a huge variety of skills in their chosen careers.
Each member of staff has both our logo and their name on their shirts helping all to identify them, as a team member.
Kim Hatton BEM – Charity Manager
Claire McKen BEM – Assistant Charity Manager
Keira
Keira, is currently studying for her A Levels and has been a volunteer at Let Us Play for 2 years. She is calm and fun loving and loves the craft sessions.
Katie
Katie has been with Let Us Play since she was a shy junior. Not so shy anymore, she is a confident and fun loving member of the team.
Chris
Chris, is a challenging behaviour specialist.
He is however afflicted with a serious condition called ‘Wolvesitous’.
Rocheen
Rocheen, after spending years managing a nursery is very patient when playing one to one. Our little people love her calm, laidback nature!
Katy
One of our Juniors. Young bubbly and energetic. A whizz on the sewing machine.
Jon
A calming member of the sessional team. Is great at one to one support and has a great rapport with the team.
Alice
Alice a lover of sports and all things outdoors. Was once a family member who saw how Let Us Play supported her family as child, now she supports us.
Cameron
Cam, our first junior many years ago. He is now a solicitor, but finds time to come and be the butt of the children’s jokes. Always ready to laugh with others and at himself!
Sophie
Sophie
Sophie, a junior who loves the quiet craft and relaxing moments, a member of staff who wants to be a teacher after uni.
Isabelle
Isabelle, a patient and kind psychology student who is observant and thoughtful when supporting our children. A positive peer mentor!
Sanjay
Sanjay, a very experienced youth worker, who brings lots of differing skills to Let Us Play. Don’t let the youthful good looks fool you he is older than he looks!
Chloe
Chloe is training to be a children’s nurse and is really focussed on supporting the mental wellbeing of the children present. A great assest to the team.
Paul
Paul has been running our cycling club for over ten years. Patient and capable, as a parent of a child with special needs he has a great relationship with our parents.
Jennifer
Jennifer has worked with us since junior level. Although very young she is one of our most practical team members. She is a wonderful peer mentor to our young adults.
Mia
Mia is a lover of craft activities. She enjoys the arty sessions almost as much as the children and is always on hand for some artistic advice and help.
Charlotte
Charlotte is our newest junior, but she knows the children and staff of Let Us Play well as her family have been members for a long time.
Daniella
Daniella is patient and enthusiastic primary school teacher. Danni has become her schools SENCO, using the experience she has gained with us over the years.
Ben S
Ben is a student teacher, he is keen to learn and very tall so good for putting things up high. He has a good rapport with the children.
Haylii
Haylii our resident computer whizz. Currently completing her PGCE to teach High School IT.
Ben
Ben is has been we us for over ten years! A lover of the dramatic arts, he is often called upon when we want a compare for a quiz, which he always performs with style!
Lauren
Lauren has been with us for many years! She is a wonderfully patient member of staff and wonderful as a one to one supporter