SETTING MANAGER / TEENY TINY WILDS LEADER (2-4)

DEPUTY MANAGER / MINI MIGHTY WILDS TEACHER (4-5)

RECEPTIVE, NURTURING, EMPATHIC

Amber is the Mini Mighties Room Leader, Deputy Setting Manager, and SENCO at Tiny Wilds, bringing eight years of experience from SEN and alternative provision settings. Her teaching style is deeply nurturing and child‑centred, grounded in helping children feel safe, seen, and inspired to explore their world. She is passionate about strengths‑based support for children with additional needs and works collaboratively with families and staff to create environments where every child can thrive.

Originally from North London, Amber spent most of her childhood summers in Cornwall and Devon before moving here in 2023 with her partner and daughter. Creativity, spontaneity, and connection shape much of her life — engaging in expressive arts, nature‑led learning, and exploring psychology and spirituality to better understand herself and others. She finds joy in nature by being present with the small wonders that unfold around her, noticing the quiet details children often see first.

Amber also loves exploring, travelling, and seeking out new experiences. She hopes to have a campervan in the near future so she can take her family on new adventures and discover even more of the landscapes that inspire her.  

MIGHTY WILDS TEACHER (5-8)

EXPERIENCED, COMMITTED, FUN

Robyn is an experienced and nurturing primary educator, with a passion for outdoor learning and  focusing on the individual needs of  each of her pupils.

Proud Mum of two fully grown ‘outdoor’ boys, Sam, a chef and forager and Ben a tree surgeon and arborist, Robyn values the opportunities that teaching and learning in an outdoor environment can bring to the foundation years. With the small Mighty Wilds class numbers,  she is able to focus her passion for the wonderful world we live in to her teaching and spend her time understanding and  answering the needs and interests of each child. 

She originally qualified as a veterinary nurse before becoming a teacher where she had many years  educating in a variety of mainstream schools, as well as specialising in early years. More recently, working in childcare at a rewilding project in Cornwall, Robyn relishes the chance at Mighty Wilds to include her experience of teaching early years, as well as her knowledge of the flora and fauna together in this enriching environment. 

MAGIC MIGHTIES TEACHER (8-11)

DEDICATED, COMPASSIONATE, COLLABORATIVE

Cat’s Education Degree research proved to her that children’s learning is enriched and stimulated from physical and mental encounters with nature. Cat's main focus is that children love being at school, love nature and love learning; to be confident and caring and grow in their community and beyond. Cat is interested in theTe Whāriki approach to education, where learning can emerge intuitively and be woven together by the people and place of each unique setting.

She came to primary education with an artist background incorporating her creative practice into her teaching. Cat believes that art can be a powerful tool to channel children’s instinctive creativity which can enhance self-discipline learning within all areas. Cat believes that by stimulating children’s creative thinking this can can encourage their curiosity and develop their questioning and critical thinking.

Cat’s love of teaching started with her own three children. When not cultivating her Dartmoor food forest with her partner, she can be found wandering Devon and Cornwall, foraging for materials and inspiration and plunging in its rivers and the sea. 

TEENY TINY WILDS TEACHING ASSISTANT (2-4)

CONNECTED, STEADY, GENTLE

With a background in music and theatre, Mike is a wonderful storyteller and a strong believer in the power of creative expression to open up pathways of curiosity. A font of fun facts for curious minds and a magnet to the children, he connects with them individually and holds space for them to be themselves.

In the quiet moments when the children are at play, Mike will often accompany them with beautiful guitar music.

Mike has a strong passion for nature connection and the role it can play in a child’s physical and emotional development. He loves to take the children out into the wild woods to see what unfolds from their imaginations.

TEENY TINY WILDS TEACHING ASSISTANT (2-4)

ARTISTIC, COMPOSED, KIND

Laurel is full of creativity and curiosity. She has supported learners with additional needs to access education, taught art, and worked alongside people in challenging circumstances — always with compassion and a belief in the potential of each person she meets.

Passionate about child development and celebrating every child’s authentic self, she brings warmth, joy, and a big imagination wherever she goes. In her own time, Laurel loves making her own clothes, exploring new ideas, and thinking outside the box.

TEENY TINY WILDS COVER ASSISTANT (2-4)

IMAGINATIVE, KIND, CREATIVE

Amber is an experienced childminder, and spent 8 years working alongside her parents in their childminding setting in London before moving to Dartmoor.

Following a year of travelling around Asia, Amber recently settled in Devon where she spent many summers as a child. Drawn to the magic and mystery of the land here, Amber loves taking the children on walks to discover pixies and fairies. She has always taken a holistic approach to health and wellbeing and is wonderful at nurturing and caring for the two year olds she looks after.

Having studied art at The Brit School, Amber loves to incorporate creativity into all her practices. She also DJs and hopes to start producing music for the children to listen and dance to.

PARENT, FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

VISIONARY, LOVING, THOUGHTFUL

Tiny Wilds was born from Lily’s vision and commitment to a nurturing and expansive early education for her own children.

Along with her husband Leo, Lily founded Beden, a community for independent creatives and their families on the edge of Dartmoor where Tiny Wilds sits.

Their farm at Beden is the perfect location to offer children a wild and free early years experience, nestled in an ancient wooded river valley and surrounded by 8 of Dartmoor’s beautiful tors.