"Kumon study is the best thing I have ever done for my child Rohan. ...learning Kumon over the last 3 years Rohan has been able to think faster and has become more confident in general and progressed very well in maths."
Meet the Instructor
My name is Joanne Schofield and I am the Kumon Instructor for Bolton. I joined Kumon as an Instructor in July, 2010. Prior to this my previous 10 years were spent at Salford University where I gained my BSc degree in Information Technology; living and working in London where I trained Head teachers, Deputy Head teachers and Administration Assistants in how to use the new computer software SIMMs (Schools Management Information Systems); living my dream of travelling around the world and then settling down with my family and working as a Tenant Participation Officer for Bolton Housing Department.
Though teaching and training have always been passion, it was not until Information Technology became part of the national curriculum that I was able to do a PGCE. I decided to have a change of career from advocating and working with tenant groups to concentrate on a teaching role. I gained a place at Manchester University to do my PGCE and then worked at the Bluecoats Secondary School in Oldham teaching years 7 to 13 in Information Technology.
With the growth of my family I changed to part time working enabling me to spend more time with my children, eventually deciding to do supply teaching. During this time I went to night school to do a conversion course to enable me to obtain experience with working with Primary School aged children. I also utilised this time to obtain a Btech qualification in Art and Design, a Btech qualification in Complementary Therapies, a qualification as a Voluntary Grant Assessor and I am a qualified Nia (Movement) GreenBelt Instructor.
Upon hearing about the retirement of Allan Smith from my child who had been attending Kumon classes for the previous 12 months I was excited about the possibility of exploring the feasibility of joining the Kumon team and becoming one of their Instructors. I was already convinced of the benefits of the Kumon philosophy, seeing positive results first-hand and from other parents, and decided to look into applying for the Bolton Franchise. "The rest is history," as they say…
