Staff
Later Life Training is made up of a family of people passionate about their work. From the Directors and Office Staff, to the Tutors and Assessors, we all play our bit to make LLT what it is. Scroll down to view our profiles.
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Professor Dawn Skelton
- Director
- Tutor
- Assessor
Dawn Skelton is an exercise physiologist with a scientific research background. She is currently a Professor in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian
University. She is Deputy Lead of the Later Life Research Group and also the Scottish Centre for...
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Bob Laventure
- Director
- Tutor
- Assessor
Bob Laventure is a Consultant on Physical Activity and Older people at the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, where he has a remit for programme development in relation to older
people and physical activity. His work...
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Dr. Susie Dinan-Young
- Director
- Tutor
- Assessor
Susie Dinan-Young is a Senior Clinical Exercise Practitioner and a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Free and University College School of Medicine and Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust. She previously has worked at the University of Derby on the BTec and PGCert...
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Alan Skelton
- Office Staff
Alan Skelton is a retired Civil/Structural Engineer and Dawn Skelton's Father. He bravely took on the administration for Later Life Training in February 2003 and has been the backbone of the business ever since. He works extremely hard to ensure...
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Helen Skelton
- Office Staff
Helen Skelton is Dawn's mother! She set up and designed the first LLT website and database and is involved in all aspects of the office work that require artistic input. She also maintains all the office computers and backup - a vital part of the...
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David Riddell
- Office Staff
David Riddell is the Office Manager. He has been with LLT since early 2007 and has general oversight of all the part time staff in the office. He comes from a sports and exercise science background. His wife, Kirsteen, now also works for LLT...
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Kirsteen Riddell
- Office Staff
Kirsteen Riddell is David's wife! Kirsteen works part time in the office overseeing database input and updates and keeps a tight control over the course evaluations from the students and staff. Her gorgeous daughter Stacey sometimes makes an...
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Jenny Morris
- Office Staff
Jenny Morris works in the LLT office part time. Her main input to the office is preparing all new course packs and dealing with course pack returns, tutor contracts and certificates for qualified students. She is also a dab-hand at laminating,...
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Helen Sinclair
- Office Staff
Helen Sinclair works part time in the LLT office and has done since early 2007. Helen's main work involves invoicing hosts and individuals on LLT courses, tutor and other expenses and preparing LLTs accounts. In a previous life, Helen was David's teacher...
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Dawn McLean
- Tutor
- Assessor
Dawn McLean joined LLT in 2004 and is LLTs Lead Internal Verifier and Quality Assurance manager. She heads up Tutor staffing and Tutor Training / Development at LLT. She is also a PSI/CBE/OEP Practical Tutor and Senior Assessor. Dawn is a qualified...
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Sheena Gawler
- Tutor
- Assessor
Sheena Gawler (nee Land) is LLTs OEP Development Co-ordinator. She is also a PSI/CBE/OEP Practical Tutor and Senior Assessor and more recently an Assessor for EfS. She is a qualified Assessor (D32/33/34) and has a Cert Ed. She previously...
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Sara Paul
- Tutor
- Assessor
Sara Paul (nee Wicebloom) is LLTs EfS Development Co-ordinator. She is also a PSI/EfS/OEP Practical Tutor and Senior Assessor. Sara heads up the YMCAfit Inclusive Fitness Initiative project and has previously worked for YMCAfit as a Senior Course...
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Bex Townley
- Tutor
- Assessor
Bex Townley has 20 years extensive experience of the field of fitness in delivery and management roles. She is committed to providing safe, effective, enjoyable and educational exercise opportunities for older people and specialist populations. She has...
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Simon Hanna
- Tutor
- Assessor
Simon Hanna is a Clinical Exercise Specialist in Cambridgeshire PCT and for LLT he is a PSI/EfS/CBE/OEP Practical Tutor and Assessor. He co-developed the OEP Physiotherapy accelerated course with Vicky Johnson and is also a MMe and SLM Tutor. He will be in...
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Vicky Johnston
- Tutor
Vicky Johnston is a PSI Theory Tutor and co-developed the OEP Physiotherapy accelerated course with Simon Hanna. She is a physiotherapist and has her CTLLs in Education. She is also a qualified PSI. She has been tutoring for LLT since 2008. She provides...
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Vicky Goodwin
- Tutor
- Assessor
Dr Vicki Goodwin is a Research Fellow at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter and a Physiotherapist in the Torbay Care Trust. For her PhD, Vicky has been researching Parkinson's Disease, Exercise and falls. Vicky got her PSI in...
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Sarah Wheatley
- Tutor
- Assessor
Sarah Wheatley is an LLT PSI/OEP Practical Tutor and Assessor. She holds a C&G 7307 and her D32/33 Assessor's qualification and D34 Internal Verifier award. She has an MSc in Exercise and Health Science and is a qualified PSI, BACR Phase IV...
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Emma Cameron
- Tutor
- Assessor
Emma Cameron is an LLT CBE Practical Tutor, a CBE/OEP Assessor and is in Training to be an OEP Practical Tutor. Emma has a BTec in Sports Science, V1 and V2 Internal Verifier qualifications, D32 Assessor Qualifications and a Cert Ed in teaching. She is also...
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Dalena Christian
- Tutor
- Assessor
Dalena Christian is an LLT CBE Practical Tutor, a CBE / OEP Assessor and is in Training as an OEP Practical Tutor and PSI Assessor. She has her DTLLs Teaching Certificate and is a CYQ L3 Assessor. She is qualified in CBE, OEP, L2 Gym/Exercise to Music...
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Kelsey Sprintall
- Tutor
- Assessor
Kelsey Sprintall has 15 years’ experience in the health and fitness industry and has been tutoring and assessing for 9 years. Previously Kelsey has tutored and assessed fitness qualifications for East Midlands and Pennine Training, Leicester College, Central...
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Philip Gill
- Assessor
Philip Gill is an LLT CBE Assessor and is also a CYQ L3 Assessor...
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Lisa Bagnall
- Assessor
Lisa Bagnall (nee Roberts) is an LLT CBE Assessor. Lisa has a Cert Ed. and the V1 and V2, D32/33/34 Assessor Qualifications.
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Jane Ward
- Tutor
Jane Ward is a nurse by background that has spent many years studying Tai Chi. Jane delivers LLTs PSI CPD day on Tai Chi. She is also qualified as a PSI and works in Camden and Islington's exercise referral scheme.
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Julie Whitney
- Tutor
Julie Whitney is studying for her PhD at Kings College London at the moment. Julie is a physiotherapist at Kings College Hospital. Julie is married and has 2 children. She delivers the PSI CPD day on Physiotherapy Approaches to Falls Prevention.
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John Dennis
- Tutor
- Assessor
John has a BSc in Engineering and is a specialist Physiotherapist in neuro/stroke/elderly rehabilitation. He is a tutor and assessor on LLTs Exercise and Fitness Training after Stroke Course and works for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. He is a prolific...
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Keith Smith
- Tutor
- Assessor
Keith is a LLT tutor and assessor for CBE and OEP. He has a Cert.Ed in teaching and holds his D32/33/34 certificates in assessing. He is qualified in CBE, OEP, Exercise for the Older Adult and BACR and has been tutoring and assessing on a number of...
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Karen Gug
- Tutor
- Assessor
Karen is an LLT Assessor on the CBE and OEP courses. She holds a Cert.Ed and 7407 certificate in teaching, assessor qualifications and has qualified in CBE, OEP and Exercise to Music for the Older Person. She has tutored the CBE course for over 5...
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Tim Shaw
- Tutor
- Assessor
Tim is an assessor on PSI, CBE and OEP. He holds a Cert.Ed in teaching and his D32/33/34 assessor qualifications. He also holds qualifications in CBE, OEP, L2 fitness training, Exercise to Music for Older People and Fitness assessment and exercise...
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Sheila Done
- Tutor
- Assessor
Sheila is an LLT PSI tutor and assessor. She holds an A1 assessor qualification and a Cert Ed in teaching. She also holds qualifications in Active IQ Level 4 Exercise for the management of low back pain, L4 PSI, ICE Tomahawk, CBE, Pilates, Yoga, Aqua natal...
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Dr. Gillian Mead
- Tutor
Gillian (MB BChir MA MD FRCP) is a Consultant geriatrician and stroke physician, NHS Lothian. She holds a demanding clinical post as well as teaching medical students, post-graduate students and being an examiner for the University of Edinburgh and University...
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Cherry Baker
- Tutor
- Assessor
Cherry must be one of the most long-standing and respected presenters in the UK, involved in the fitness industry for over 29 years! Cherry was awarded of Fitness Instructor of the year award 1994, YMCA tutor of the year 1995, and nominee for Fitness...
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Janet Thomas
- Tutor
Janet is a physiotherapist working both for NHS
Fife and for a Physiotherapy clinic in Lothian. She is the current
chair of AGILE: Chartered Physiotherapists working with Older People and
also sits on
the AGILE Scotland committee. She has a PG Cert in...
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