Educators Of The Term - Creative arts education and Drama Workshops

We take great pride in knowing that each and every one of our facilitators is an exceptional educator and talented individual. However, once per term we like to select a single facilitator as ‘Educator Of The Term’ to focus on and tell you a little bit more about…generally if they’ve gone above and beyond for us and the schools in which they work!

Therefore, this term, please congratulate Hannah Parsonage (North), Ellie-Mae Williams (Wales) & Paige Wilson (London) for being crowned our ‘Educators of the term’; well done everyone! Want to see why they are our Awesome Autumn Educators? Read on…

Bigfoot North – Hannah Parsonage

A special shout out goes to Hannah, our Facilitator of the Term! Hannah went above and beyond this Autumn, touring Powerful Choices, mentoring fellow facilitators and training our London team for The Greediest Elf. Now, she’s bringing the show to life for 34 performances this December. Her hard work, passion, and dedication exemplify everything Bigfoot stands for—thank you, Hannah!

Bigfoot Wales – Ellie- Mae Williams

We are thrilled to announce that our vibrant and passionate Bigfoot practitioner, Ellie-Mae, will once again serve as our facilitator for the term! Ellie-Mae has been a powerhouse of creativity and enthusiasm, delivering a series of captivating programmes that have included impactful anti-bullying workshops and our delightful Christmas Elf shows. Her infectious energy lights up the room, and it’s no surprise that the children adore her!  It has been nothing short of delightful to witness the children engage, learn, and thrive under her inspiring guidance.

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ellie-Mae for her unwavering passion, hard work, and dedication, which have contributed immensely to the success of this term. We feel incredibly fortunate to have her as an integral part of the Bigfoot Wales team.

Thank you Ellie-Mae!

Bigfoot London – Paige Wilson

We are delighted to announce that Paige is London’s Educator of the term!

Paige joined the Bigfoot team back in Autumn 2022 and has since gone on to become one of our most valued and popular Educator’s! She has delivered several of our core programmes, from Hidden Figures and Generation Windrush, to Powerful Choices, Creative Literacy and Safer Internet, and for the third year running she is delighting school audiences in our Christmas show ‘Dip and Dab’s Dazzling Show!’.

Paige has the rare super skill of being able to work brilliantly with the smallest of pupils, in programmes like Boo Gets Cyber Smart, to being the most amazing Educator with older pupils in our programmes for Secondary schools, as she has recently demonstrated in The Windrush; Then and Now for KS3/4 pupils.

Paige is so hardworking, committed and dedicated to giving young people the best possible learning experiences. She is a joy to watch perform and facilitate; she brings depth and humour to the various assemblies, performances and workshops she delivers, allowing pupils to connect and meaningfully engage with the various issues and stories being explored.

Schools consistently give Paige 100% outstanding feedback, often commenting on her professionalism and excellent inclusive facilitation. This is one of our favourite from this term!

It was such a pleasure to have (Paige) deliver such a powerful Black History Month assembly. The way she engaged with all the pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 was inspiring to see. Not only did (she) include acting, humour, dialogue and facts she constantly kept checking in with the pupils through questioning to see what they had recalled and retained. A very powerful way to assess children’s learning and understanding with the opportunity to address quickly any misconceptions. I, personally, learned a lot! Thank you!

John Wood School and Nursery

PREVIOUS LONDON EDUCATORS OF THE TERM

Summer 2024: Lolade Ajala

Spring 2024: Samantha Pears

Autumn 2023: Taj Matthews

Summer 2023: Anthony Underwood

Spring 2023: Nicole Cooke

Autumn 2022: Ben Armstrong

Summer 2022: Hannah Williams

Spring 2022: Marshall Stay

Autumn 2021: Cristal Cole

Summer 2021: Rebecca Drake