Sam has worked for the SENAD Group for over 15 years, beginning her career as a member of the bank staff team, and progressed to the role of Care Manager. Sam has experience working with children and young people with complex and diverse support needs. She is skilled in ensuring person-centred care, supporting positive outcomes, managing risk and working closely with families and other professionals. Sam is passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential and ensuring they receive safe, consistent and high quality care. She leads and supports her staff to provide a nurturing environment in which every young person is treated with dignity, respect and understanding. Sam White Care Manager Currently studying towards Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce Bernardo Vega Head Teacher & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Masters in Education (or M. Ed) (2009) from Derby University. Postgraduate Certificate (1999) and Diploma (2002) in ASD from Manchester Metropolitan University Special Needs Teaching Degree from Madrid’s Universidad Complutense (1998) Bernardo joined Alderwasley Hall School in 2003 as a key stage 3 and 4 teacher and became PSHE Co-ordinator between 2008 and 2015 as well as the role of Assessment Manager between 2009 and 2015. He then took on the role of Assistant Head Teacher for the Upper Site, before becoming the Deputy Head Teacher in 2022. In November 2025 he took over the headship of the school. Bernardo graduated in 1998, gaining a Special Needs teaching degree from Madrid’s “Complutense University”. He has worked in specialist schools in New Zealand and UK since then. Bernardo obtained a Postgraduate certificate in Autistic Spectrum Disorder in 1999 and a further diploma in Autism in 2002 (both at Manchester Metropolitan University). In 2009 Bernardo completed a Master's in Education at Derby University, with a dissertation on the use of social networking sites by young people with Autism. Bernardo has a professional interest in the application of teaching and learning strategies to teaching young people with autism and on the successful transition of young people with Autism to further study and employment.
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