Meet the tutors helping you to piece together your future

Amanda Hawkins is the Catering & Hospitality Manager. She has worked for the Trust for over 5 years. With over 30 years of industry specific experience and background in education, she delivers the catering, hospitality, and retail-specific modules for Severnside Skills. Her role involves the planning, delivering and evaluating courses and student progress within the Severnside skills training facility. Amanda is a fully qualified chef.

Clare Bond is the vocational learning and development manager for Severnside Skills. She has worked for the Trust for over 10 years and has a background in person-centered development for adults with learning disabilities, combined with a background in hospitality and horticultural, she brings together a well-balanced approach to transferable skills needed within the workplace.

Justine Bold is an educator with around twenty years teaching experience, she is also a registered nutritional therapist. She has a PgCHE and has worked in higher education and on several community health and wellbeing projects which have involved cookery and healthy eating.  She has supported many types of learners over the years and undertaken CPD courses in SEND and autism, she is also mum to a child who has autism and ADHD.

Gideon is the Social Enterprise Manager at Taurus Crafts. Originally from South Africa, he came to England in 2007, and has been working for the Trust since 2021. Gideon has extensive experience working for local government and social enterprises. Gideon’s passion is to see people flourish and achieve their full potential.