Step by step, Coventry Diocese will fulfill its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of its churches, schools, offices, clergy homes and in the cathedral. With God's inspiration and help, I will work to support the Diocesan response to a significant challenge.I'm really looking forward to meeting new colleagues and volunteers who are determined that this part of the church's mission will form part of our service to communities in Coventry and far further afield too.

Teaching full time. Part of a great team working in a school that is committed to its community of students and their families. During my time there, OFSTED rated the school as 'GOOD' which was well deserved, noting the transformation brought about by skilled management and dedicated teachers and support staff.

hurrah, qualified!

This non-gov't organisation is brilliant at linking companies and individuals to galvanise people into action. FTH UK provide unique feeding programmes and so much more to children and their families, be they in refugee camps, isolated villages or in slums. We particularly support schools where education is an obvious way to lift people from poverty into sustainable solutions.For further information, contact Gwyn via e-mail (gwyn@feedthehungry.org)

Preparing for a career switch, I've been getting alongside excellent school teachers and learning from them before embarking on a PGCE course. This has been on a voluntary basis and the people I've worked with have been brilliant.I'm going to train to become a Geography teacher in a secondary school environment.

a new pathway...Now Manager of 'Pathways to Employment', heading up a new initiative giving practical skills and learning opportunities to offenders.The venture has started in Coventry with a small cohort of men and women to train up. A successful outcome will look like someone who was long term unemployed and excluded successfully gaining (over a relatively short time) some of these attributes:• accredited qualifications and hands-on practical experience in construction • greater self-confidence and hope for future paid employment • punctuality and reliability • an overall positive attitude towards and understanding of work This venture will also directly lead to provision of additional good quality affordable rented housing.Working with Langley House Trust's resources, we are now offering a model which will also benefit community groups and similar organisations by delivering affordable property care services. Their custom and support will hopefully make this ethically-strong initiative sustainable too.Feel free to contact me for further information. Offers of support will be most welcome. Thanks!

My responsibilities extend across the UK, maintaining and improving all the Trust's properties to provide safe and welcoming homely environments in each place where we work.Langley House Trust transforms the lives of men and women that have or are at risk of offending. We have one of the lowest reconviction rates in the country – just 2.6% while individuals are with us. We put the person at the heart of the process – delivering targeted, bespoke and responsive support that creates lasting change. Every year, we work with more than 700 individuals, helping to make communities safer.We do this across England and provide support with: • Accommodation• Mental health (including secure step-down for men subject to section 117)• Substance misuse • Education, training and employmentWe also run a programme in prison that challenges thinking, attitudes and behaviour through our subsidiary charity, Kainos Community. Our Christian ethos motivates us to do what we do but our services are open to all of any faith or no faith.e-mail: info@langleyhousetrust.org(My job title changed in 2014 to provide greater clarity within the organisational structure.)

accountable for Asset Management (Properties and Resources) for a very diverse property portfolio - acquisitions, improvements, refurbishment, major, planned and 24/7 responsive repairs.

Strategic responsibility for Asset Management (Properties and Resources), Marketing, Fundraising and Communications - Closely involved with directing Options Appraisals - Property Development; Major, Planned and Responsive Repairs.

Responsible for development of mixed social housing - from concept to fruition, including land acquisitions, through the construction phase and right up to first occupancy. Programme included mixed-funded general-needs housing for single people and families as well as supported housing for people with additional needs.I was instrumental in developing homes for affordable rent - initially in Portsmouth, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset rural settlements and then in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and parts of the South Midlands.

Worked in busy sales-oriented environment providing timely estimates and professional advice to potential and actual valued customers.