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About the Bahá'í Faith Debbie
Debbie Tibbey has been a Primary School teacher for over 20 years, teaching in places as diverse as Liverpool, Swaziland and Dorset. She has served on her local SACRE since 2000 and been a member of the NASACRE Executive Committee for almost four years. Debbie became a Baha'i when she was 18 years old, and was appointed to BREA in 2007.
She can be contacted at deb.tibbey@gmail.com or 01258 880 301




Secondary R.E.
Primary R.E Ineke
Ineke Gijsbers has been involved in charity administration and community development for many years. She is currently coordinating the Women's Major Group activities at the UN's Commission on Sustainable development on behalf of the Baha'i International Community. She has been a Baha'i since 2000 and was appointed to BREA in 2007.
She can be contacted at brea@bahai.org.uk or igijsbers@btinternet.com or 01661 842 344
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Bahá'í Religious Education in Scotland Lyndsay
Lindsay Thorne has taught for a number of decades ranging from primary to adult education and specialising for the last 11 years in BESD (Behavioural, Emotional, Social and Disturbed) Education. She has also been closely involved in Baha'i education for many years running classes, teacher training and summer school courses. She presently team teaches two children's classes and a junior youth course. She is currently working on lesson units for the Birmingham Syllabus and is the rep for Worcestershire SACRE. She was appointed to BREA in 2007.
She can be contacted at lthorne@staff.wortech.ac.uk or 01386 559 831
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Rocky
Apart from three years exporting tyre making machinery, Rocky Grove has worked in education all his adult life. He retired from teaching in a primary school in 2009 and now works part time as an Associate Lecturer for the Open University. He has been a Baha'i since 1969 and has served on a variety of local and national bodies. He was appointed to BREA in 2009.
He can be contacted at rocky@mercialand.co.uk or 01926 312 342
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BREA members and associates Steve
Stephen Vickers has worked in awarding bodies most of his life and is now Chief Executive of VTCT, the Vocational Training Charitable Trust. He holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Warwick and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessment.  A member of the RE Council and of the Association of RE Advisers, Inspectors and Consultants, he chairs the Qualifications Group of UK NARIC (National Accreditation Recognition Information Centre), serves as Vice President of UNA (UK)'s Southern Region, and on the Executive Committee of the Federation of Awarding Bodies. He has been a Baha'i since 1970 and was appointed to BREA in 2007.
He can be contacted at Stephen@appleinter.net or 01993 812 401
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