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Meet the team School Liaison Officer (SLO)

School Liaison Officer (SLO)

Cara Lloyd-Roberts

Cara is a qualified primary school teacher, having obtained a degree in Education Studies and Special and Inclusive Needs, followed by completing a PGCE Primary course. She has extensive experience supporting school children, both academically and with their emotional wellbeing. Cara is bilingual and is passionate about ensuring children are supported in their language of choice.

Cara recently worked on the TRAC 11-24 project with young people who were disengaging from education and at risk of becoming NEET (not in education, employment, or training). As a teacher, Cara was passionate about supporting these young people to re-engage with learning through delivering workshops, group interventions and 1:1 sessions. Cara would listen to the personal experiences and needs of the young people, and co-ordinate support around this. Cara believes strongly in adopting a child-centred approach and ensuring that all children are given equal opportunities and support.

Cara has also worked within a children’s learning disability team, where she supported families by sharing information and communicating with other services to best meet children's needs. She is passionate about removing barriers in education and ensuring all children are given the tools to succeed!

Service children’s quotes

"As soon as we get used to a house, you get moved - I’ve been to four schools and moved six times."

Aiden

"I lived in Nepal, then we went to Brunei, then Malaysia."

Ashim

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Chloe

"I’m used to moving now and mixing with the children... I’ve done it so many times, it’s just a normal thing now."

Chloe

"It's ok talking over skype and that, but sometimes you just want a hug when Dad is away."

Georgia

"I’ve enjoyed going around to lots of places around the world, it's adventurous and exciting."

Harry

"In my eyes, you have hundreds of friends in different places."

Ieuan

"My mum got a chalk board and it says how many sleeps on it with chalk, every minute it’s getting closer for him coming home."

Mia

"I don’t want him to get promoted... I want him to get promoted but I don’t want to leave."

Oliver

"I might be going to boarding school so that I don’t change schools every few years."

Ryan

"I've been to seven different schools; I’ve not stayed put in one school long enough."

Shana

"He has been away for six months and he is back for two weeks, then he goes away again."

Sianed

"My parents were in the Army. My mum is a like a nurse and my dad went to the war in Afghanistan. I actually didn’t really know what he was doing so I was like, ‘Cool Dad, go there,’ but then I found out and thought, 'Thank God he came back alive.'"

Sanjog

"He signed off last week, so he will be done by the end of this year. He’s done 24 years. I find that better because he will be around a lot. He likes watching us playing rugby, so he will get to see us more."

Lewis

"I’m going to a new place entirely. They don’t know anything about me and that’s a big restart and that’s really good for me."

Piaras

"I moved to Wales because my dad was posted in the Army. I thought I would get bullied and I was shy when you meet new people, but I made some friends."

Dan