Who we are

Led by our Founder and Strategic Director, Deborah, our team is committed to providing comprehensive support and guidance for neurodivergent individuals and the people who support, educate and employ them.

Deborah has 20 years of experience working in education. She is a qualified teacher and has taught across the Early Years, Primary and Secondary age ranges, in both state and independent schools.

Deborah has worked as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator in two Primary schools, and as an Inclusion Teacher in a secondary school. She has run a successful private practice as a Specialist Assessor and Tutor for young people with specific learning difficulties in literacy - Dyslexia - which included work with young adults in Further Education.

Recently having worked as a Specialist Advisory Teacher in a Local Authority on the south coast of England, Deborah has also worked in two thriving alternative provisions, as a Specialist Teacher, Case Lead and Staff Trainer.

She currently works as a tutor, assessor, coach and trainer, as well as working as an Exams Manager in a local secondary school.

Deborah is IPSEA Level 3 trained in SEND Law.

Academic qualifications and memberships of professional bodies:

• Professional Member of the British Dyslexia Association

• Holder of an Assessment Practicing Certificate with PATOSS

• Masters Degree in Inclusive Education

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status)

• National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (PG Cert. NASENCo)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Language, Literacies and Dyslexia, which allows her to hold AMBDA status (Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association).

• BA Hons Degree (First Class)