Nikki was appointed as the Safeguarding Lead for the Orchard Learning Alliance in September 2024 and splits her time between the Orchard Learning Alliance and Waingels where she is a Deputy Headteacher. Nikki is an experienced school leader with specialisms in SEND/Inclusion, Behaviour and Safeguarding. Nikki is a qualified SENCo and alongside an expansive career in mainstream education settings, Nikki has worked as a school leader in a pupil referral unit (PRU). She has recently completed work with Wokingham local authority to support consistency and development of Fair Access Panel protocol (FAPP) and Off-site direction and fixed term transfer processes across the borough.