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Meet the team Participation Lead Officer (PLO)
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Participation Lead Officer (PLO)

Joanna Wolfe

joanna.wolfe@wlga.gov.uk 

 

 

Joanna (Jo) has first-hand experience of Armed Forces life, having been a Service child herself and later marrying a long serving member of the Army. They have two children and have lived in many locations across the UK and Germany. Whilst ‘following the flag’ for the last 20 years, Jo has undertaken various employment, including Resettlement, Education and Human Resources, all within the MOD. Having recently settled in Wales, her husband continues to commute to wherever the Army needs him.

Jo is a keen gardener and walker, someone who fully appreciates the restorative benefits to being outside in nature. Jo has also enjoyed many volunteer roles. Working with charities such as The Prince’s Trust, SSAFA Forces Help and in more recent years, Scouts, where she is Cub Scout Leader.

Jo has always enjoyed working with children and fully understands the importance of actively listening to them and their views. This is something that she will continue to do as PLO, for Service children in Wales to feel supported and celebrated.

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