Lou Dart

“I’ve been a teacher since 1998! And have taught in so many different settings from London to Kathmandu, online and in person. SEND teaching is definitely where my heart lies as I love being able to meet a child exactly where they are and help them grow from there – although, even after all this time, they inevitably teach me more!”

Lou Dart

Safeguarding Director

Lou has been an enthusiastic support of Taleblazers since we first started, and joined the team as a director in August 2024. She uses hear wealth of experience to provide advice and guidance and to the team and acts as Safeguarding Director. This means that if there is a concern that cannot be dealt with by the day-to-day safeguarding team, or if there is concern about one of our DSLs, Lou take responsibility for independent work and investigations.

If you have raised a concern that you do not feel has been addressed correctly, or if you have concerns about one of our DSLs, you may email Lou directly at lou.dart@taleblazers.org.uk.

What do you enjoy doing when you’re not working?

Surfing, sailing and hanging out with my kids.

What is your favourite outdoor space?

I absolutely love being in water: from pools on Dartmoor (Tavy Cleave being a favourite) to the rivers running from the moors to sea swimming.

What’s your motto?

For everything there is a season.

It’s Taleblazers Karaoke Night. What are you singing?

I’m not cruel enough to inflict my singing on others!