Meet the Team

Team Bios

Julie Brown
Training and Development Manager

Julie Brown was initially employed at Woodford House in 1996 as a Kitchen Assistant while still at high school and within six months she left high school to become a Care Assistant achieving the Level 2 NVQ in Care. Within a year she was promoted to Senior Care Assistant where she achieved the Level 3 & 4 NVQs in Care, Registered Managers Award and D32/33 Assessors Award.

She left Woodford House at the end of 2005 to become a fulltime Health and Social Care Assessor for a private training provider where she gained the V1 Internal Verifier qualification, PTLLS award, Level 3 NVQ in Customer Service and Level 4 Diploma in Initial Advice and Guidance and trained as a Moving and Handling Instructor. During the period of 2006 and 2016, Julie has gained experience of the apprenticeship framework as both an Assessor and Internal Verifier. Also, during 2016, Julie worked for a private Home Care company as a Care Co-ordinator.

She returned to working for Capulet Care in October 2016 as an Assessor and IV, helping the company to open a Centre with the Awarding Body, i Can Qualify, where she has assessed and verified Levels 2 to 5 in Health and Social Care, now Care diplomas and new assessors employed in the company.
Julie is to commence studying for BSc in Health Science in January 2022, to further expand her knowledge and skills.

Scott Stevens
Assessor, Trainer

Scott started his career in 1991. Upon leaving school, Scott started a YTS (youth training scheme) and his placement was at Stafford District Hospital. Scott’s role was a porter within the hospital and he completed this for 12 months before moving onto the nursing side within the hospital.

Scott continued to complete his YTS and after he had finished this in 1992 Scott was offered a permanent role as a level 1 health & social care worker within the hospital wards. Scott continued this for the next 8 years and worked his way up to level 3.

Scott gained a lot of experience within his time working within the NHS but in 2000 he decided to go back to studying to gain his teaching and assessing qualification.

Upon completing this qualification, Scott successfully secured a role within Solihull College, where he started his journey in teaching and assessing within the Health & Social Care department, Scott was responsible for overseeing the apprenticeships within the department.

In 2005 Scott completed more studying and gained his Level 4 care management qualification and moved out of teaching and started his journey in management within the private care setting. Over the next 10 years Scott managed 2 care settings, both 40 bedded care homes.

In 2015 Scott returned to teaching and assessing in Health & Social Care after gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience within this area and achieved qualifications including level 2 & 3 Health & Social Care, Level 4 Care Management, A1 & A2 assessor qualification and 7306 part 1 & 2 teaching qualification. Scott is always improving his knowledge and gaining more qualifications, as his career continues.

Claire Hopkins
Assessor, Trainer

My name is Claire Hopkins. I have been working within the care sector for nearly 30 years and have a vast array of experience in different care settings. I have recently begun work as an assessor and trainer where I hope to put this experience to good use, mentoring and teaching good practise to the next generation of care workers.