EDUCATIONAL CONSULTATIONS
Educational Consultation, Advice and Training.
Parents and schools.
The most flexible and personal service.
This service addresses the concerns you have and provides support and guidance through the maze you are facing. Every child has an individual journey through education.
Support and training for schools is also bespoke, delivering what each setting and individuals need to enhance their skills and meet the needs of learners.
Learner Profile
Putting together the jigsaw….
Understanding a pupil’s learning profile of strengths and difficulties is fundamental to providing the right support, strategies and guidance. I gather information from school, parents and the learner using questionnaires and an online research based tool. A Zoom meeting digs deeper and provides the opportunity for discussion. A summary report follows with practical strategies and clear guidance. Every learner is different and information is empowering.
Executive Functioning Skills:
Assessment and advice
Thinking and decision making skills for life and learning.
These are the skills that develop through childhood and adolescence that enable us to monitor and manage our behaviour, solve problems and achieve goals. These skills can be learnt and assessment forms the basis for guidance on support and intervention, enabling strategies to be taught, practised and built.
Assessment, combined with an interview over Zoom, provides information for a personal report with detailed advice.
Diagnosis unpacked
Receiving a diagnosis is a milestone on the journey to helping a child who has difficulties but what next? In order to support a learner with a diagnosis the people around them need to understand their difficulties and know how to help. A “label” is like an umbrella, under which each individual is their own complex profile of challenges and needs which alter over time as the demands change.
A detailed, report of strategies and advice form the foundation of effective intervention and support, enabling progress and building confidence.
Parent (and learner) support
Helping parents and learners to find the best way forward…
The ways in which a child’s difficulties impact onto their everyday life and learning is often complex. Over a series of sessions over Zoom parents will be advised and guided on how to help them through the challenges they are facing. If it is appropriate there is the option to include time with the learner to help them to understand themselves. Empowering parents and learners.