Emma Whelam-Tate

Emma has been in early education for over 20 years, and in a wide range of roles. Her true passion is ensuring young children receive the best possible start to their journey in order to thrive, both personally and academically. Emma is committed to supporting schools within our trust and works collaboratively with early years workforce, covering 9 local authorities in the North East of England. She is enthusiastic about providing high quality professional development around child development, early years curriculum and pedagogy and is truly dedicated to supporting others to achieve the best possible outcomes for their children.

Emma actively works with the DfE, school leaders, phase leaders and early years practitioners, as well as delivering the NPQEYL with Northern Lights Teaching School Hub.

Privacy Policy

We regard your privacy as important and any personal information you give to us will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulations.

We do not store personal information about individuals who visit this site except where they provide contact information via our contact us page and contact forms available on various pages throughout the website.

Any information you provide will only be used for the reasons specified and it will not be shared with any third party without your consent, unless required by law.

Your contact details are kept securely and are only accessed by authorised members of staff as part of the provision of school services. If you do not wish us to keep this contact information please tell us.

This website uses Google Analytics which provides statistical data about the usage of the site. This information is not used to identify individuals, but is collected to provide us with an understanding of the areas of interest on our site and how our site is being used.

If you are connected to the internet you will have an IP Address. This may take the form of a figure, such as 333.333.22.1. The address will be automatically collected and logged as part of the connection of your computer to our web server and may be used to determine the total number of visits to each part of the site. This data is not collected and used for other purposes.

This website contains links to other websites. The School is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites or organisations and recommends you consult the privacy information on those sites.

This policy will be reviewed and updated versions will be posted on the website.

If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, the Information Commissioner is the independent regulator for both Data Protection and Freedom of Information.