About Us

Giving Time - Teaching Skills for Life

You may be wondering who we are.

Geoff and I met 19 years ago.

Let me introduce you to the family.

• Before Geoff and I married I was a nanny.
• Looking after other peoples children gave me lots of experience.
• I learnt from the good and not so good parenting that I saw.
• In the last 5 years i have helped out at our Church kids club with Geoff.
• Our older kids took over our jobs in kids club earlier this year.
• I also look after the Children's Church producing activities, crafts, and teaching and games.

• Geoff is my husband and friend and co author of this website.
• He works full time in a care home for young autistic adults.
• Up until this year Geoff also helped with our Church kids club.
• For five years he enjoyed leading games for the kids.
• He also taught our eldest son how to prepare and lead the games time.

• He is still finishing his studies at home.
• He has been home educated since he was about 7.
• He loves to play the drums and has taught himself.
• he started to play at christmas when he got the drums.
• Recently at a talent show he played the drums alongside a friend and did a good job.
• this has inspired him to get a better set of drums.
• Into politics he is talking about doing something along political lines as a career.
• That or bulding or plumbing work.
• Jack has taken dad's place at kids club and runs the games and generally helps out.

• Sammy was home schooled for a few years then chose to go into mainstream for senior school.
• She has done very well; being one of the top students in her year.
• Sammy is staying on for 6th form and then will go to university .
• Her choice of career is to be a teacher and then open her own school.
• She helps out at kids club too.
• It's great to see the young people leading the younger kids.

• He is the joker of the family.
• Ben also chose to go back into mainstream school for his senior years.
• Ben will get by because of his fun outgoing personality.
• Next year as part of his GCSE's he will do a practical course in construction.
• He is looking forward to it.
• He also helps out at kids club.

• Ruby is coming up to 8.
• She is on the autistic spectrum and life can sometimes be difficult for her.
• At the moment she is out of school on mental health grounds.
• We are encouraging the local authority to place her n a special school that meets her complex needs.
• At times she can quite sweet and has a sense of humour.
• Life with her is a challenge but keeps us on our feet.
• She has a lot to give and we will encourage her to meet her potential.
• Ruby attends the kids club at Church.
• She enjoys it as the people running it understand her needs and can redirect her as necessary.

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Oh; and I mustn't forget the two guinea pigs kaira and Maisie.

The kids will add pages, as well as us, as we go on so keep checking back.