Meet the Team

Andriané Usherwood-Brown

I have worked in Careers for around nine years, carrying out a range of roles such as careers lead of a secondary school, careers coordinator of an academy trust, embedding careers education into 3 secondary schools in a cohesive way, as well as carrying out the role of Enterprise Coordinator for Telford & Wrekin schools and colleges.

I have a passion for careers education and believe that the work we are carrying out in helping to bring employers and the work force of the future together is vital to ensuring that our young people have the skills required to be successful in achieving their aspirations. The work we carry out is extremely important and impacts on many young people’s lives and aspirations.

Sharon Ruff

I am a qualified careers guidance practitioner and have been working in careers education and guidance within Shropshire for over 25 years. I have supported young people across a range of settings including mainstream schools, further education colleges, SEND provision, pupil referral units and community-based projects. I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to be involved in some training and development work, as well as undertaking careers leadership and co-ordination tasks in some of those settings. I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of careers teams who are working towards high quality careers provision that can have such a significant and positive impact on an important stage of young peoples’ lives. In my role as an Enterprise Co-ordinator, I will continue to support the development of high quality and impactful careers work, involving local employers to achieve maximum benefit to young people in our community.

Ronni Allsopp

I am a qualified teacher and careers adviser, I spent over 20 years working is schools and colleges across the UK and Channel Islands before moving into the financial services sector to manage a financial education programme for young people in an FT100 company.

I believe we best prepare young people by adopting a partnership approach where we learning from and with each other. I am keen to use my experience in both education and industry to support schools and businesses to work together to provide an exciting, engaging and impactful careers programme which equips young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed choices about their next best step and beyond.

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Lucy Moran

I have spent my entire career working in technology recruitment, building and nurturing relationships with businesses across the region, helping them source IT and Digital talent. This has led me to support hundreds of people to advance their careers and also to have an in-depth knowledge of the requirements of the local business community.
I am now keen to share my knowledge and experience with young people entering the workforce, encourage local businesses to get more involved in school career programmes and help bridge the gap between education, career guidance and the world of work.

Rachel Holmes

I have worked in Careers Information, Advice & Guidance for 19 years and, before this, in teaching for 5 years.

I have worked in school and college education settings and am keen to develop partnership working with post-16 provision, training providers and employers, highlighting the importance of preparing young people for the world of work so that they can navigate opportunities with confidence.

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