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Click here for Participants List for Falkirk “Away” Team
About our members
Tom Houston is a Lead Officer with Public Health in NHS Forth Valley. He is part of the EYC in Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire and is also working as an Improvement Coach as part of the Scottish Government Support Team. Tom can be contacted at tom.houston@nhs.net
Debbie Noble is an Assistant Director Children’s Services for Barnardo’s Scotland and has a responsibility for a range of Services and activities, including the Barnardo’s Services in the Forth Valley. Debbie is Lead for Workstream 3 and part of the Falkirk Leadership Group. She can be contacted at debbie.noble@barnardos.org.uk
Michelle Duncan is the Data Manager for the Early Years Collaborative in Falkirk. If you are working with tests of change and need any help with your data, please contact Michelle at michelle.duncan@falkirk.gov.uk or on 01324 506016.
Karen Thomson is Senior Early Years Officer within Falkirk Council Education Services and is currently seconded to the Service and School Improvement Team at Camelon Education Centre. Karen is a member of Workstream 3 and can be contacted on karen.thomson@falkirk.gov.uk
Winnie Delaney is a Service Manager for Aberlour Child Care Trust. Her role within the EYC involves working with partner agencies in championing the work of the EYC that will benefit children and families, and in particular share information with Voluntary Sector organisations; to implement the use of the EYC methodology within Aberlour Services and share those examples with partner agencies to help inform future practice development. Winnie can be contacted at winnie.delaney@aberlour.org.uk
Liz Nolan is an Area Manager for Aberlour Childcare Trust and covers services across Forth Valley, Edinburgh and the Lothians. Liz is the lead for Workstream 2 and can be contacted at liz.nolan@aberlour.org.uk
Avril Robertson is the Headteacher at Queen Street Nursery School and is part of Workstream 3. She can be contacted at avril.robertson@falkirk.gov.uk
Sheila Atalla is a Health Visitor at Meadowbank Health Centre, NHS Forth Valley and part of the Away Team Workstream 1 (Pregnancy – 1 year). Sheila is currently involved in Test of Change relating to Parenting and Attachment (Baby Massage/play at home) and Vitamin Uptake at 1 year.
Fiona Rodger is the Oral Health Manager, Public Dental Service, NHS Forth Valley and is a member of the Falkirk Away Team within workstream 3 and is responsible for any Dental Remit.
Vivien Thomson is a Service Manager within Falkirk Council Social Work Services with responsibility for fostering, adoption, and children with a disability. She is a member of the Children’s Commission and involved in a variety of related pieces of developmental work. Vivien is a member of work stream two and has taken the EYC approach international through the service’s link with Tajikistan. She can be contacted on vivien.thomson@falkirk.gov.uk
Sarah Couper is a Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine in NHS Forth Valley with a remit for Child Health. She is part of the EYC in Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire and is the Workstream 1 Lead for Falkirk.
Nick Balchin, Principal Educational Psychologist, Falkirk Council. A contributor to work stream 3 until December and Work stream 5 from January 2014. Nick can be contacted at nick.balchin@falkirk.gsx.gov.uk
Alison Girdwood is a Children’s Services Manager with Barnardo’s Scotland and has responsibility for Barnardo’s Education and Family Support Service, Barnardo’s Oxgang Family Support Service and Barnardo’s Volunteering in Forth Valley Service. Alison is a member of Workstream 1 and can be contacted at alison.girdwood@barnardos.org.uk
June Avery is a Project Worker working with children and families from birth to 18 years with Barnardo’s Education and Family Support Service. June is part of Work stream 3 She can be contacted at june.avery@barnardos.org.uk
Jenni Lim, NHS Forth Valley “I will be honest that initially the EYC PDSA model was something I did not grasp easily. I now find that the ethos of the EYC has given me freedom in my role to test changes on a small scale. When something occurs at work which is a recurring frustration I now design a test of change to explore the possibility of creative shift in things which could change for the better. I deliver Scottish Mental Health First Aid training and believe it should be more accessible. In 8 years of delivering SMHFA, various groups have been keen to access out of hours training delivery. I have fed this into strategic groups but so far this has failed to be a catalyst for change. Recently I was approached by a group of Child-minders wishing to access SMHFA training. On this occasion I decided to deliver the course in evenings as a test of change and evaluation of the impact of making this training available to this group can provide evidence of the level of need for this service. I hope this test of change, which reduced my frustration and allowed 14 very motivated Child-minders to access training they wished to attend might begin a process of creative shift to solutions to the challenges around this agenda.”
