Teachers
Anke Bosmans is from Belgium and lives with her three children (8,12 and 15) in the Wirral. She usually speaks Flemish at home and is a primary school teacher at an English school. Anke is also known as Madame Bosmans in England, because she has been teaching French at various schools for 15 years, which she loves doing. Anke worked at the Dutch school for four years and after a few years off, she has enjoyed being back in years 1 and 2, which she shares with juf Karen. In her spare time she likes to run, walk or cycle. She also loves to cook.
Anouk Verlaat is the teacher in the bovenbouw and is taking the teaching course from the NOB to become a proper teacher Dutch. She lives in Mossley near Manchester and loves going on long walks. She has three children, one has just finished the Dutch school, 1 is in the bovenbouw and one will start in the kleuterklas in September. She also loves reading and crafts.
Karen Rogers (Coordinator) completed her teacher training (Pabo diploma) in 2002 and taught at various primary schools in Schagen. She then studied English at the University of Amsterdam. As part of her degree, she spent a year in Manchester. After completing her studies, she moved to the UK in 2009, and now lives in Chester. Karen teaches years 1 and 2, together with juf Anke.
Wilma van der Wal is a speech and language therapist and graduated in 1988. She moved to Liverpool in 1993 to work as a speech and language therapist in specialist education. At the moment she works, among other things, in a Language Resource with children with speech and/or language difficulties. She still lives in Liverpool with her partner and teenage daughter. Wilma shares the teaching of group 3 and 4 with juf Anke.