6+ Years At LEYF & No Data!

I am chosing this as my first Facebook memories to write about today because for some reason, I will be able to tell a good story about my time working at LEYF Nurseries www.leyf.org.uk – #LEYF, Luton Street Community Nursery.  This is where I spent 4+ years of my working life of the 6 years I slaved at LEYF, working to secure my pension. As I learned from studies at the The Open University, a photograph can tell a million words of a story. I was encouraged by my tutors at Lambeth College to go to #university and take up #writing because of how I was able to use my experiences to help with my assignments.

Only last week, I meet one of my former peers who we studied together at LC. Joy Grant was one of my peers who insisted that I went to university because of the way I was able to break down the subjects into bite size (#understable) chunks and explain to them what the tutors expected of us. We were employed at William Wilberforce Lambeth Walk Day Nursery. I was recommended by one of my tutors and at one stage there were 3 of us, Anna, Joyce and Mervelee from college working there. My CV is on social media platforms, verifying my credetials.

This was the workplace where I meet #JoelleLax, who would go on to play major roles in my life later. Joy left to have her #baby, I left after a while and I am not too verse about more, fromthat period of my life. But can always go back in my memories when I am over this horrible 4 years to find some of the pleasant memories I experienced in my first job as qualified #NurseryNurse. I have some photographs on my wall as well as stuff stash away because I am a hoarder. Gaining a #qualification and graduating with #StudentofYear Awards meant the world to me for varying reasons. Joy told me that she returned to live in Nottingham, United Kingdom, about 8 years ago. She was visiting London and going back the day after I had seen her.

Yesterday I was in the garden, pottering around and couldn’t help making a video about my experiences. Of course I had to reflect on my contributions to the different workplaces over the years. However my most valuable contributions were made at Luton Street where I was transfered to from Fitzrovia Community Nursery. This was where I started with Westminster Children Society now LEYF on the 1st September 2009. Although I was bullied and harassed by #MariaGoncalves and #MariaFreeman, this was when Joelle Lax spoke up about my professionalism when we were colleagues that saved me from not been left out in the wilderness and out of employment in my chosen career for good.

But I am thankful I was transferred to Luton Street where my #empowerment began, thanks to the team at Luton Street. The manager #JulieWeise saw my potentials and I was given free reigns to help develop Luton Street into one of the leading settings at LEYF. But believe me because I am a credible witness, when I went to Luton Street not much was going on. There were more #AgencyStaff than LEYF staff. Sometimes I find myself doing the jobs of 3 staff. But for me this was like the challenge I needed to show my knowledge and expertise from been a #BasicSchoolTeacher from Jamaica. And also the studies I done at Lambeth College and the Open University www.open.ac.uk/ceremonies.

Working collaboratively in the team, Luton Street became a model for the other settings. As can be witnessed from the 6 lines reference by Senior HR Dilys Epton, flagging safeguarding, I covered in other setting apart from those I worked in. By 2011, Luton Street was considered the hub where best inclusive practices was happening. I got published in the Nursery World Magazine for reaping the potatoes we planted in celebrating St Patrick’s Day 6-9 September 2011. By Wednesday 5/9/2011, I was on Sky News covering the “Cost of Childcare”. I used the opportunity to plug my #HomemadeBooks.

The CEO #JuneOSullivan chose one of my books to be upgraded into a teaching and learning tool. The book chosen is/was  #Consultations. If in doubt check the LinkedIn Forum that I was a member of until I was excluded when LEYF got others to discriminate against me. #LizRobers editor of the Nursery World Magazine eventually showed her hand when she emailed me. She didn’t just stopped there, she got 2 young white men to stalk me at the #NurseryWorldShow2017. And acted like I owed her an apology at the #NurseryWorldShow2018.

I represented LEYF at trainings, Community Playthings UK in 2011. Then later on work in partnership in communities of practice until October 2016. Then they too joined with LEYF to discriminate against me. I attended consultations, at Mark Allen Group and at other functions. However I was not considered good enough for the post of Lead Early Years Practitioner in November 2012. Even when I was the only staff shortlisted for interview. After facing another #meltdown after building up my hopes and getting shunned again, I chose a different direction for the rest of my life. I decided to continue working for my #Pension.

By this time I was officially the EYFS coordinator and SENCO in status and not only when there was no one else to fit in. Taking on the role of Multigenerational Working Approach Facilitator as I consider myself to be an expert authority on subjects from cradle to the grave. I am/is/was more of a background person because of my hidden disabilities. I continued promoting and implementing best inclusive practice working in collaboration with the best team of colleagues I am/was privileged to work with throughout my working life, here in the UK or Jamaica.

Luckily I chose to make my life an Open Book, when I decided to stop hiding from my past at King’s College Hospital. Because what UNISON, London Borough of Southwark SEND Section, the Local Educational Authority, et al done to me, left me experiencing mental health conditions. Dealing with the pressures of the Employment tribunals whilst working full time is no mean feat. That’s why I am in Dr Maria Hudson Research Paper for the Policy Studies Institute. This was recommended to Acas. The unprofessionalism of Capsticks, Wimbledon left me dreading dealing with solicitors like Bates Wells Braithwaite. And the situation with the union left me weary of Voice: the union for education professionals.

Since I have been documenting my stories to help others from I joined social media on the invitation of LEYF Nurseries CEO in 2011. I am so lucky to have my defensive practice to counteract the way how I have been made a victim. Therefore I can be found at Google and the rest is history. I refuse to accept the #radicalisation at https://www.facebook.com/public/Mervelee-Myers. This started from November 2016 despite me having my Fight4justice campaign. Facebook allowed LEYF access to my account for them to discriminate against me from 18th September 2015.

Then in August 2017 after the reserve judgement was posted online, www.bwbllp.comwww.bwbllp.com got Facebook and Twitter Legal Teams to contact me. Facebook continued with the discrimination locking me out of my account and they don’t realise that I am operating within the framework of the Rules of Law. The Employment Tribunal Law is not fit for purpose. The same way how I informed #JudgeFreer, #MsFennel and #MrDixon that the contract I signed was not updated in line with the Equality Act, 2010.

I don’t trust Facebook, so I copy everhting before posting. They have away of deleting my work.