Pankti

Early Years Teacher, Joint Deputy Head of Pastoral, Joint Health and Safety Officer, Designated Safeguarding Officer, Progress Check At Age Two Coordinator, SENDCO Support Officer, Joint EAL Coordinator

My name is Pankti, I grew up in India and moved to London in 2019. I hold a degree and have a background in financial markets, where I used to lead a highly experienced team.  Despite my initial degree, it was while volunteering at a children’s orphanage that I found my calling to work with children.

This led me to train as an Early Years Teacher and I now have over 6 years of experience working with children. I was previously the Deputy Manager of an Early Years setting where I led the team through an Ofsted inspection.

I believe in giving children the best possible start to their lives. I am passionate about planning around children’s interests and ensuring they get the support they need to flourish. I believe they learn best through real-life experiences, which lends itself perfectly to my passion for creating and providing stimulating and exciting outdoor learning activities. Having had the opportunity to work in partnership with a variety of communities, children in my care have, for example, planted trees in a park where they then became guardians for the trees. This enabled the children to take a genuine and practical interest in the world around them and gave them firsthand experience of looking after the natural world.

I am really looking forward to my new role as joint Deputy Head of Pastoral and being a part of the incredible team at Clowns.