At SDR Group, we are committed to promoting and safeguarding the rights of our residents to a high quality of life. Guided by six core values—dignity, independence, choice, privacy, fulfillment, and rights—we place individual needs at the center of everything we do. Operating in sectors supporting vulnerable individuals, we are driven by a strong ethical approach, social purpose, and a desire to make a positive impact.As Head of People, I lead a skilled HR team to deliver a values-driven approach across recruitment, onboarding, and the employee lifecycle. My role involves aligning HR strategies with business objectives while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture that prioritizes employee well-being, development, and retention.Innovation is central to our success. We continuously strive for excellence in regulated and unregulated services, investing in our people and joining the Living Wage Foundation to ensure fair pay. Since 2018, SDR Group has grown significantly, expanding into Local Authority-funded emergency housing (SDR Living) and Adult Specialist Care (SDR Care), with further growth through acquisitions and innovation.Key Strengths:Strategic HR leadership focused on values-based recruitment and retention.Balancing comoany goals with employee engagement and development.Strong interpersonal skills: communication, empathy, and conflict resolution.Detail-oriented, delivering accurate and impactful outcomes.I am proud to support SDR Group’s mission, combining ethical leadership with business growth to create lasting benefits for our employees, service users, and communities.

The UMC trustee (marketing and communications) is a volunteering role to:- Promote the Sea Cadets brand and values at all times.- Raise awareness of the unit to the local community.- Provide support and guidance on marketing and communication matters to relevantstakeholders- Develop and encourage links with parents.- Develop links with local stakeholders and produce a database of: local businesscommunity, RNA, British Legion, schools and colleges local council etc.- Develop links with local media.- To assist the UMT in the generation of unit funds through marketing and communicationsactivities.- Write regular reports to the UMT at committee meetingsThe UMC marketing and communications trustee is responsible for the development, productionand upkeep of:- A unit calendar of events and activities.- The Sea Cadet unit webpages, Linkedin, Instagram and Facebook accounts.- The design and production of the unit’s newsletters and notice boards.- The unit based marketing and fundraising equipment.- The volunteer and cadet joiner packs.- The unit marketing and information/packs

I managed the Mudpie Groups on Linkedin; Mudpie - Fashion Trend and Culture Group an organisation owned and run by Mudpie, publisher of the ‘Mudpie Trend Books’ and the online trend service www.mpdclick.com. The purpose of the group is to provide creative businesses worldwide the opportunity to network, learn from each other and develop the creative and business opportunities that exist between Brands, Retailers, suppliers and designers.I became manager of the Mudpie - fashion, trends, lifestyle and culture group when the membership stood at 1,200. Today the group exceeds 16,000 members and is a an active and well moderated discussion forum.

It is a legal requirement that whenever children of compulsory school age are engaged in public performances or entertainment under a licence issued by the Local Authority, they must be supervised at all times by an approved matron, unless they are under the direct supervision of either parent or an agreed tutor. It is clear that matrons hold a key role in ensuring that the experience a child gains whilst engaged in such performances or entertainment is one that they enjoy and find beneficial.