Elena is a highly skilled and experienced professional with over 20 years experience in residential childcare and qualified to assess and quality assure at all levels. Starting her career in 2003, Elena worked through varying roles within the residential childcare setting, to include Registered Manager under Ofsted. Since then, she has become a centre manager  for NCFE registered assessment centre and has developed a high level of expertise in auditing, analysis. Elena has undertaken Regulation 44 visits since 2009 to ensure competency in all the homes she visits. 

Elena’s inspections are rigorous and her reports are comprehensive, the standard of care and well-being of children and young people being at the heart of her work. As a ‘critical friend’ Elena acts with integrity when she challenges and questions practice, ensuring her feedback is fair and constructive.

Elena is supervised by Kerry Shoesmith, who has assisted homes in achieving outstanding and consistently achieved this with her team as a Registered Manager for many years.