Lesley Richards

Lesley, who having been born in Stoke and having raised a family there, brings with her local knowledge to build relationships and connect the local community. She began her career in the charitable sector as a support worker at a Rudolph Steiner School. For many years, Lesley worked as a Development Officer across different organisations and then worked in schools and children’s centres as a Community and Family Learning Tutor. More recently Lesley has been working at Stoke-on-Trent College teaching GCSE and Functional Skills English.