Meet the Network staff team.
Katie Shaw
Teaching Network Coordinator
Katie has worked for UCCF for the past five years as a Staf Worker with the Christian Unions in Sheffield. Her backgroung in teaching involved teaching English in a secondary school and a 6th form, and orignally studying for a PGCE at University of Reading.
"The thing I hear from current teachers the most, at the moment is, 'I wish there was something like the Teaching Network when I went into the profession'. I'm excited to get this up and running for you - what a gift to do this teaching and faith thing together - Let's go!"
Joey Kirkham
Staff Worker in York
Joey is currently working as a Staff Worker with the CUs in York and Hull. Before UCCF, she worked as a Maths teacher in Exeter and trained with the University of Bangor.
She says:
"When I started teaching I found it very hard to engage with my faith in the context of such a busy and difficult environment. I found it hard to fit in at CU or church because I felt so weighed down by work. My friends who were in 9-5s or still studying couldn't understand.
The Teaching Network could really help to understand how to live as a Christian when time pressures and responsibilities are suddenly increased in this way "