ALAN AND VERONICA MARETT (Owners / Partners)
Alan and Veronica founded Aylmerton Field Study Centre in 1989 and still live on site.
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The people
Our staff are our greatest asset and are the prime reason why groups return to us year after year after year. We have an excellent team of instructors, drivers, domestic and admin staff who work together to provide the highest possible standards. We are justifiably proud of our staff.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS
We believe that we are unique in the extraordinarily high quality of our instructors. We differ from most other residential activity centres in two crucial areas, namely that we employ all our instructors on permanent contracts and pay them significantly more than the industry average.
We believe that the highest standards of education, enjoyment and safety can only be provided by highly trained and experienced instructors. We do not believe that it is possible to achieve this in a short period of time and we will therefore not employ inexperienced, seasonal instructors. Our policy has therefore always been to employ all our staff on proper, permanent contracts and, as a result, most have been with us now for many years. Your group will NEVER be entrusted into the care of someone with less than a full year's experience. We also believe that we should pay our staff as much as we can afford rather than as little as we can get away with. As a result, all our staff are paid well above average.
Our policies ensure that our instructors remain with us for many years, making us able to provide details about specific individuals as follows:
JEREMIAH WILLIAMSON (Chief Instructor)
Jeremiah is in charge of our entire team of instructors, with responsibility for the
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PAUL BEDFORD (Senior Instructor)
Paul was the RSPB County Youth Officer for Norfolk for eight years and received training
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GORDON HISCOX (Senior Instructor)
Gordon is our "birdman" with an extraordinarily long CV.
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CHRIS RONDEL (Instructor)
Chris also has a lengthy CV.
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LIZ PHIRI (Instructor)
Liz has three years experience as a key worker with people with learning disabilities
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RAY GRUMBT (Instructor)
Ray was a professional plasterer for many years until kidney failure led to four years
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CAROL WALL (Instructor)
Carol has extensive experience of working with children.
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TONY ROTHE (Instructor)
Tony worked at Norwich Union for 27 years in their analysis and statistics department
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MAGGIE ROTHE (Instructor)
Maggie worked in a bank for 10 years before she, like Tony, realised that there was a
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ANTHONY MARETT (Transport Manager/Partner)
Alan and Veronica's son, Anthony has worked for Aylmerton Field Study Centre for
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SARA HOLROYD (Residential Visits Manager / Partner)
Sara is Alan and Veronica's daughter and originally had a business background working
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AND FINALLY
In the office, and the voice at the other end of the line when you call, we have:
- Michelle Marett
- Sue Higgins
