Hi, I’m Abbey, I am a part of the school’s team and work in both Westshore and Bledisloe Primary Schools.

I live in Taradale, Napier where I have lived for most of life, attending both Taradale Intermediate and Taradale High School, and am a mum of two beautiful boys.

I have been a social worker for over seven years. During this time, I have worked at Te Kupenga Hauora in the Family Start team, Oranga Tamariki as both a Youth Justice and Care and Protection social worker and at Family Works as a social worker in schools and as a school’s programme facilitator.

I started my degree as I wanted to support young mothers in the social workspace, which I was able to do in my first job as a family start social worker but then wanted to challenge myself in the care and protection space, which I surprisingly enjoyed.

I have a passion for supporting families to be the best they can be.