Meet the Training Team

Sue McBriarty - Head of Performance and Excellence

Sue is social work qualified. She has been involved in social care for 25yrs working in local authority, CSCI (now CQC), not for profit and private services with both children and adult services. Read more...

Stuart Dunn - Brookdale Trainer

Stuart is an approved trainer, holding a PTLLS qualification, for the therapeutic management of violence and aggression programme and is a qualified First Aid Instructor Read more...

Karen Reade - Brookdale Trainer

Karen is the lead trainer in the therapeutic management of violence and aggression programme, is a qualified First Aid and AED instructor and is currently undertaking the Professional Diploma in Epilepsy alongside Tissue Viability specific training. Read more...

Patrick Reade - Brookdale Trainer

Patrick has worked in the healthcare field for 32 years and came to the training department in January 2010. He is an A1 Assessor and is currently undertaking the V1. Read more...

Claire Creek - Brookdale Trainer

Claire is a qualified trainer, holding a PTLLS award, a PDA in Autism, has completed SOVA train the trainer, and recently completed the Certificate in Autism with Cumbria University Read more...