Meet the Wee Wild Sparks team

​Jo Andrews

Jo joined the Wild Sparks team as a sessional leader in 2014 and has since then gone on to take up the post of Nursery Teacher-Manager. 

Jo has a teaching background with a specialism in Early Years, ASN and Literacy..  In 2010 Jo took the opportunity offered by motherhood to move her career outdoors and trained in Forest School Leadership., prompting reflections on her own childhood, the huge amount of time spent immersed in nature, and how formative this was. Now, as a mum of three wee boys, Jo is inspired on a daily basis by the way they thrive outdoors, exploring, experimenting, and learning about nature and themselves.   

Jo is delighted to be returning to her first love, early years, practice as the Wee Wild Sparks Teacher-Manager.

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Alice Warren

Alice set up Wild Sparks in October 2013 and works across all areas of Wild Sparks initiatives, including Mondays in the nursery. Alice previously worked as a playworker, education officer and community artist before undertaking Forest Schools training in 2009.  Forest Schools brings together all Alice's favourite things; children, nature, free play, creativity and a sense of adventure; no two days are ever the same. 

Alice was lucky enough to grow up amidst woods and farmland, surrounded by space to roam, climb, build, explore and admire, so she knows what it feels like to be a nature connected child. Alice set up Wild Sparks to support local children to get out into the incredible woodlands on their doorstep and experience the exhilarating freedom of nature-based, adventurous play. 

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Rebecca Logsdon
Rebecca 'Becs' joined the Wee Wild Sparks team as a practitioner and is with us every Tuesday, as well as the ocasional playscheme session at Dunkeld or Alyth.  Becs is passionate about outdoor learning, has completed her Forest Schools Level 3 training and has an MSC in environmental Resource Management. When not in the Wee Wild Sparks woods Becs is either at her other job with John Muir trust or is outside somewhere home-schooling her son!