Claire Wilson

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Claire has been involved with nurtureuk for many years. She had a long career as a Nurture Group Practitioner and as an Associate Trainer for the charity, before joining the team as a Consultant Trainer in 2014. As of 2023, Claire is now our Quality Assurance Manager.

You may also know Claire’s name from the brilliant resource she and Andrew Locke created, Establishing a Secondary Nurture Group, as well as The Importance of Snack Time in Nurturing Interventions.

“I am passionate about working for nurtureuk to train educators in their work with children and young people. I hope that by passing on my experience and knowledge, they feel supported and empowered to continue with such an important job.”

Emily Huggett

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Emily joined the nurtureuk team in 2021 and is based in the North West of England. She moved up north in 2011 to study Fashion Design and Marketing, and went on to work in corporate marketing and business development settings. Her more recent roles have seen her support charities, social enterprises, and community groups to deliver sustainable social action programmes, through the provision of marketing, fundraising, governance support, and business development.

She is passionate about seeing children reach their full potential, and creating a more equal society for all.

In her spare time, she enjoys visiting family and friends, going to gigs, and spending time exploring the Peak District with her husband and golden retriever. She feels most at home by the Cornish or Dorset coast with a big portion of fish and chips!

Annette Adkins

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Annette joined nurtureuk in 2021, having previously worked as an Executive Assistant, providing supporting at a senior level for organisations in both the private and public sectors, including the NHS and not-for-profit organisations.

In her spare time, Annette enjoys pilates, walking and travelling.

Arti Sharma

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Arti has always been passionate about education and the development of young people. Before becoming our CEO in 2020, she was a nurtureuk trustee and the Deputy Chief Executive for youth social action charity City Year UK, where she led all external facing activities including school sales, recruitment, partnerships, public affairs, communications and development.

Arti’s background in marketing and communications spans several not-for-profit and commercial sectors, and she has put her passion into practice in a range of roles within the education sector, from teaching young children, to marketing to students, and mentoring graduates on their career aspirations.

Arti is looking forward to working with the team to reach more beneficiaries and working with education professionals, partners, parents and members to drive nurtureuk’s mission forward.

“Having had first-hand experience of bereavement at a young age and knowing the subsequent impact it had upon my early school years, I strongly believe children from any background have the right to a safe and nurturing environment; to be the best they can be.”