MEET THE TEAM
CaSS employs Fiona Walton as a part-time (20 hours a week during term time) schools links adviser and Jacqueline Ryan as a part-time administrator. CaSS also has a management group of volunteer members drawn from several churches around Sheffield who have overall responsibility for the work. The role of Chair of Trustees is currently vacant.
Fiona Walton
Schools Links Advisor
Fiona started working (part-time) as Schools Links Advisor for CaSS in September 2011 when Linda Chambers retired after 27 years. She is really excited about continuing her work and extending it in new directions. Fiona grew up in Sheffield and attended school in the city.
Fiona became a Christian aged 12 and her faith grew as she became a member of a local church that gave young people opportunities to lead and serve. She enjoyed studying Biblical Studies at Sheffield University and went on to get an MA in Theology from Durham University. After studying for a PGCE (Primary) at Durham University she taught RE for 2 years in a large Durham comprehensive. Fiona now teaches RE (part-time) to 4 – 11 years olds. She can’t believe that she has been teaching for more than 36 years!
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Fiona attends STC Sheffield and loves being mum to her three children and to her chocolate Labrador.
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Contact Fiona:
Jacqueline Ryan
Administrator
Jacqueline joined CaSS as our administrator in February 2019. She has experience working in various roles in both education and administration, and has worked and volunteered for several charities in Sheffield and elsewhere.
Jacqueline attends Antioch Community Church Sheffield.
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Contact Jacqueline:
Glenn Evans
Secretary to the Trustees
Glenn is a retired Headteacher of a Church of England Comprehensive School and secretary to the trustees at CaSS. During his teaching career he helped run and support Christian groups. He is a Methodist local preacher and is actively involved in youth and children’s work at his local church.
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Glenn attends Bents Green Church (Methodist).
Alan Nickless
Treasurer
Alan is a retired teacher and CaSS' treasurer. After a time in India as a Mission Partner he taught Computing and Mathematics in Sheffield for 21 years and helped run the school's Christian Union.
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Alan attends St Thomas Crookes (Anglican).
Diana Durie
Trustee
Diana Durie is a retired Advisory Teacher for Sheffield LEA and before that worked as a teacher of Geography in a large Sheffield comprehensive school. For many years she was involved with Scripture Union on the Schools Committee and as a volunteer, helping to run holidays for sixth formers.
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Diana attends Fulwood Church (Anglican).
Richard Donkin
Trustee
Richard is a retired chartered mechanical engineer. He is a past treasurer for CaSS and now has a watching brief over the computing side of CaSS.
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Richard attends All Saints Church Ecclesall (Anglican).
Rachel McCallam
Trustee
Rachel works for the Methodist Church as Coordinator of the Regional Learning and Development Team. She is a former secondary school teacher and delivers youthwork training at Cliff College and supports children and youth workers across the region. Rachel is the Methodist District Mission & Development Enabler for Sheffield Methodist District.