How we’re run
One dedicated team
At Blue Smile, we’re proud of our diverse team which helps inspire Happier Children to lead Brighter Futures.
We’re all dedicated to supporting children at a difficult stage of their lives.
Our early intervention is important and our diverse team helps make this a reality.
From our Charity Director, to our School Clinical Leads, Therapists and office based team, our staff are at the heart of everything we do.
In schools
Our therapists are at the beating heart of our frontline support to children in schools.
They provide our leading counselling and arts based therapy to pupils.
They’re trained to recognise children’s needs and identify any safeguarding issues which might arise.
They also provide groupwork, staff support and training within schools as part of our whole school approach to mental health.
‘Even after all this time, I learn so much from each child I work with. I love the journeys we go on together’
Jane, Therapist
In our office
Our Co-ordinators and Clinical School Leads provide support to our frontline therapists in their day-to-day roles.
Our office based colleagues come from a variety of skilled backgrounds.
They cover other roles which support the work of our charity – including HR, Finance and IT, as well as Fundraising, Marketing and Communications.
Chris is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience of operating in the high technology sector and has a BSc in Economics with Statistics from Bristol University.
Karen is the Head of Programmes at CBM, a Cambridge-based charity. Before joining CBM in 2019, she worked for more than 8 years at the CHS Alliance, where she lead on the provision of guidance and training on safeguarding to their member organisations and partners. She is a certified safeguarding investigator and investigator trainer. Karen joined the Blue Smile trustees in November 2024.
Tania specialises in child psychology, with a PhD in Psychology and Education from Cambridge. She has led evidence-based initiatives to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children internationally, reporting to Ministries of Education including Malaysia and Singapore, and in England, reporting to Department for Education Endowment Foundation. She is currently Head of Evaluation (Targeted Projects) at the Youth Endowment Fund, a national charity that aims to reduce children’s involvement in violence and crime.
Sarah has over 10 years’ experience in the health sector, including as Senior Consultant for Four Eyes Insight Ltd and as Head of Registration for the National Cancer Registration Service in the East of England. She has a Masters of Public Health.
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He is also Director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge.
