Mrs Fay Cookson has a long association with the school having attended Essex House, the original school where Avon House now stands.
Fay started her teaching career in the state system whilst gaining her Post Graduate Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties. She subsequently taught at Avon House and became its first SENCO.
Fay was Head of The Sheila Ferrari Dyslexia Centre. She is now retired and lives in North Norfolk. She is a CReSTeD consultant, travelling across the UK to inspect SEND provision in participating schools.
Fay has a son who is an ordained Anglican Priest and a daughter who is Head of Pastoral Care at Gresham’s Prep school, in Norfolk.
Fay serves on St Andrew’s Church, Holt PCC, where she is the churchyard manager. She enjoys art, music and travel and most of all spending time with her grandson.
