Curtis is the driving force behind Somerset Tribe CIC, combining a deep passion for inclusive education with years of hands-on tutoring and club leadership. As a specialist tutor, he designs and delivers engaging STEM tutoring sessions that unlock children's curiosity and build confidence. Committed to creating accessible spaces, Curtis co-founded school-based neurodiversity initiatives to ensure every young person has a safe space to thrive. (Scroll down to see more of my journey below!)
Kathy brings a wealth of educational governance and financial oversight to the team. A former accountant and Middle Years teacher in Frome, her leadership experience includes serving as a staff governor at her former school and as a trustee for the charity We Hear You (WHY) in Frome.
With a background in Biology, Kathy is a passionate advocate for STEM. Throughout her teaching career, she championed school STEM clubs and ran an incredibly popular Shakespeare club. Believing deeply in inclusive education, Kathy co-founded a school neurodiversity celebration club alongside Curtis to provide a vital voice and supportive environment for neurodivergent pupils.
Suzanne ensures that the voices, needs, and perspectives of local families are at the absolute heart of our strategic decisions. As a Frome resident and neurodivergent parent of a neurodivergent family, she brings invaluable lived experience, empathy, and advocacy to our director team, keeping our community focus firmly centred in real-world family needs.
Sasha is an accomplished Chess Master and elite trainer originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. Having lived and worked in Wells, Somerset for the past three years, he has dedicated himself to developing local talent and injecting fresh competitive energy into regional chess. Sasha instructs at after-school clubs across the county, previously leading a very popular club in a Frome School becoming a familar face to many of our attendees at the Frome Junior Club on Tuesday afternoons & leads the Wells Junior Chess Club on Wednesdays evenings
FIDE Arena Grand Master (2019)
English National Master (2024)
2-Time Champion of Somerset (Frome 2023, 2024)
Chess Champion of the West of England (Bristol, 2024)
Ratings: 2235 (FIDE) | 2314 (English Chess Federation)
Learn more at: chesswithsasha.com