Our Team
PhunkyFoods is a health promoting schools programme, developed and run by Purely Nutrition Ltd, a nutrition consultancy founded in 2004 by Dr Jennie Cockroft and Ms Sorrell Fearnall.
Our team of nutritionists, education professionals and administrative staff are based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and are headed up by Dr Jennie Cockroft.
Managing Director - Dr Jennie Cockroft RNutr (Public Health), FRSPH
Jennie holds both undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in human nutrition, is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist, and has been working in nutrition for the past 20 years. Jennie has considerable experience of working in a variety of settings. A strong academic grounding has been more recently backed up with considerable commercial and public health experience. The PhunkyFood's Programme has been developed, written and delivered by Jennie and her team of nutritionists and education specialists over the past 15 years. Jennie is an active member of the Nutrition Society and the Association for Nutrition.
Consultant Teacher - Hannah Shaw
Hannah joined the PhunkyFoods team in 2021, and she has been busy building on the PhunkyFoods Schemes of Work since she started. Having worked as a primary school teacher for many years, she brings detailed knowledge of the primary curriculum, alongside enthusiasm and a creativity that is contagious!
Company Nutritionist - Beth Downie RNutr
Beth joined PhunkyFoods in 2022, initially as the cover Engagement & Development Co-ordinator for Calderdale, before taking on the Harrogate locality. She continues to work in this position alongside that of the Company Nutritionist enjoying the variety that both roles offer. Beth is a Registered Nutritionist with experience across the food industry, as well as in Public Health and Community nutrition and wellbeing. Her role within the company is to support and develop the content of the PhunkyFoods programme by making nutritional science more accessible to children and families through fun and engagingworkshops, lessons, and recipes.
Office Administrator - Rachel Fidmont
Rachel started at PhunkyFoods in 2022, providing clerical and administrative support to head office staff in Marlow, as well as for local PhunkyFoods Engagement and Development Coordinators (EDCs) across the country.
Engagement & Development Co-ordinators
- Crawley - Caroline Cotton
- Wiltshire - Laura Dunne
- East Staffs - Helen Thorne
- Halifax – Lalage Duncan
- Harrogate - Beth Downie
- York – Hannah Roberts
- Newcastle/North Tyneside – Emma Stott
- Carlisle – Claire Boyle
- Copeland - Harriet Chappell
- Allerdale - Amanda Graham & Susan Anderson
- Girvan – Jennifer Morrison
