Mrs V Morris

 MRS MOORHOUSE

My name is Chris Moorhouse and I have been working at Colliers Green since 2006 as a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant alongside Class 3 and Class 4 teachers. Prior to this, I spent 5 happy years at Benenden Primary school where I worked in Early Years and Key Stage 1, so I therefore have experience across a wide range of year groups.

In 2022, I semi-retired but am still frequently seen around school! My main role is to provide PPA cover within Class 4 and to support children with all aspects of their learning whether in the classroom or in smaller intervention groups. As a child, I struggled with maths, but this is now my favourite subject to teach. I am committed to building confidence in all children to enable them to succeed in their learning.

I have a passion for outdoor learning and following my degree in Environmental Science from the University of London, I spent my early career as an education officer for several local authority countryside services. I am now jointly responsible for the Eco-Team and also hope to re-establish the ‘Wild and Green’ Gardening Club in school. Both these groups are involved in taking care of our school grounds and will also have the opportunity to take part in activities such as pond dipping, mini beast hunts and exploring our local countryside. You may have guessed that wellies are my favourite footwear, and I am most likely to be spotted dashing around with a wheelbarrow!

Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family: Lottie, my beautiful golden retriever, husband and two grown up daughters (who have now flown the nest-although one lives nearby and is a frequent visitor as she likes to make use of the free ‘doggy day care’ facilities for her mad cocker spaniel and raid the fridge on a regular basis). We live just outside Cranbrook and feel very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country.