Elin Wakeham

Elin Wakeham is the Headteacher of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bryn y Môr in Swansea and has been in post since January 2020. Elin has been teaching since 1996 and has held a range of roles as part of her leadership journey. She is passionate about and enjoys exploring and understanding curriculum design and the importance of leadership in the design process. Within her own school, curriculum design has been described as innovative and masterful, and she shares her curriculum design journey with other head teachers and leaders through presentations and working with other schools. She leads and works very closely with the cluster schools as part of this process.  

Currently, Elin has been seconded to the School Improvement Team as a school improvement advisor within the Local Authority. She also works as a peer inspector with ESTYN.    

Elin is looking forward to more professional collaboration opportunities and to developing new learning and skills as an associate with the National Academy for Educational Leadership. 

On a personal level, Elin currently lives in the Cwmtawe area although she originally hails from the Cydweli/Llanelli area with some international travel thrown into the mix. Elin enjoys skiing and walking, looking after 2 teenagers, 2 dogs and 3 chickens.  Her favourite way to relax is with a good book or visiting new places.