Megan Baker House Staff

When I first visited Megan baker House in 2006 I had only heard of conductive education once before - 'The' Panorama programme in the 1980's. I was working at Worcester Cathedral as the fund raising manager for the Cathedral and the Music and Light Appeal, a position which I had no intention of leaving. However, Jo asked me to come and work for her as the fund raising manager and I have never looked back. Every day brings a new story - seeing children who had been given little or no hope of ever being able to sit-up, let alone feed or toilet themselves, doing all of these things and taking steps on legs which were not expected to be able to support the child. I live in Malvern with my husband John and my youngest daughter, Minty and our dog Beth. I have two other children and two delightful grand-children. I enjoy walking, running (I ran the Great North Run for MBH in 2007) and am a founder member of Worcester Vigornia Rotary Club.

I joined Megan Baker House as an administrator and am also the current volunteer co-ordinator. Having worked in a family sign business for some fifteen years prior to Megan Baker, I thoroughly enjoy the difference in working for a charity and seeing such a worthwhile end result in the improvement of the skills of our participants.

I graduated as a conductor-teacher in 1999 at the Peto Institute, as a sociologist in 2005 at Eotvos Lorand University. I have been working at Megan Baker House as a conductor since April 2007 as a lead-conductor for one year. I am responsible to lead the CE services and constantly evaluate its quality. Due to my professional experience and my Mentoring and Coaching studies at Wolverhampton University I mentor the junior conductors. My primary aim and role is to increase the efficiency of the treatment to make our work more successful.

I qualified from the National Institute of Conductive Education (Wolverhampton University) in 2006, but have been working with people with disabilities for the past 10 years. I have been employed at Megan Baker House for almost 3 years. My responsibilities include planning and delivering Conductive Education programmes in various groups, writing documentation and supporting parents, other conductors and the classroom assistants. One of my specific roles is the running of the Parkinson's services at the centre.

I graduated from Wolverhampton University and the National Institute of Conductive Education in Birmingham in 2008. Having graduated I decided to move back to Herefordshire and began work at Megan Baker House in June 2008, having been involved in the centre since 2004. My role is a Conductor which includes planning and leading sessions, writing documentation for those groups I am group leader for and supporting the other members of the team.

I graduated from the Peto Institute in 2010. I began to study speech therapy, but then took the decision to move to England to work here at MBH as a conductor. I am enjoying it very much and want to gain as much experience as possible. I am looking forward to making new friends and trying new things whilst living abroad.

I graduated from the University of Wales in 2008 in Art History and English Literature. I am looking forward to the challenges of working for a charity such as MBH and helping to raise its profile. On a daily basis it is an inspiration to see the great benefits provided here. In my spare time I enjoy cooking, photography and working on my parent's farm.

I left the Herefordshire College of Technology in 2008 as a qualified NVQ Level 3 Beautician. In January 2009 I wanted a new challenge and begun working at Winslow Court supporting young adults with challenging behaviour. I enjoy running and I am currently training for the London Marathon 2012. I am looking forward to my new role at MBH.

I graduated from the University of Worcester in sports coaching science in 2011. Whilst at university I coached both blind and learning difficulties football. After finishing university I wanted a job that I would enjoy but also would provide me with a challenge. I am learning lots at Megan Baker House.