Your Child Deserves To Succeed
I can show them how
Children who are bright and have additional needs often fall beneath the threshold for learning support.
If strengths in their profile are supporting underlying weaknesses, performance scores may be average, even above average. This can be so frustrating, especially if it’s clear that with the right support, your child would absolutely shine.
If your child becomes frustrated with the gap between their performance and what they know they can do, they can start to believe they’re ‘rubbish at school’. This affects self esteem, and young people need to feel good about themselves in order to be resilient. Resilience affects how we navigate social and emotional challenges too, especially in adolescence.
How can I help? I will look at how your child learns
I have 20 years experience assessing and teaching students who learn differently. My skills are unique because I am both an academic and a practitioner - a rare combination.
I am an excellent assessor of what is practically holding your child back: the habits, attitudes and strategies that are not working and what must replace them. While I can formally diagnose specific learning issues, my dynamic assessment - watching a pupil during learning - can unpick the source of the difficulty, find the right way for the child to approach the task, and help to release ineffective compensatory strategies. I teach kids their own brain hacks, the fastest or best way to approach what they haven’t managed before.
What I can do
educate you about your child’s practical needs now, and going forward
help you to identify when and where you need subject specific help and other specialist support
recommend practitioners who are equally skilled
teach one to one sessions over the educational lifespan
manage exams & tutor teams
write curriculum for home schooled pupils
support through GCSEs in literature, history, religion, geography, french, spanish, class civ and JS
monitor progress across many subjects
liaise with form teachers, subject teachers, SENCOs and specialist staff
What we talk about in an initial hour consultation
Every child is different, and we will focus on where your child is right now. The following issues apply no matter when you first seek help:
your specific concerns
the school’s response (or lack thereof)
the educational trajectory your child is expected to follow and key moments ahead
the cognition of literacy learning, why things can be challenging and what can be done (intervention)
what an educational intervention would look like in good practice - at school or privately
how to make sure the intervention is working (monitoring)
different kinds of assessment and their specific utility
what you can reasonably expect from school and what you can not
how to word email ‘requests’ to be heard and trigger help
what you can do at home
additional professionals you may need to contact in order to move forward
You will come away with the steps you can take right now, a plan for the near future, and clear indicators of when to escalate your concerns.
Testimonials
Her confidence in me and high expectations has led me to succeed in ways even I am proud of. Lulu, 17