My Credentials
Experience and Qualifications
I bring a wealth of professional experience in both education and child development, combined with specialist training in sleep support for children.
Education & Teaching Background
- Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Primary Education (ages 5–11) with subject specialisms in History and Geography
- Experienced in teaching all primary-aged children, from Reception to Year 6
- Deputy Headteacher – responsible for teaching, learning, and curriculum across a whole school
- Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion – overseeing provision for all children with additional needs in a school of over 400 pupils
- School Behaviour Lead – leading on behaviour support strategies across a large primary setting
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Expertise
- Holder of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCo) – fully qualified SENCo
- SENCo across multiple school settings over a 10-year period, supporting hundreds of children and their families with provision tailored to a wide range of needs including SEMH, ASD, ADHD, PDA, ADD and more
- Inclusion Hub Manager and Lead within a primary school setting.
- Autism Education Trust training: Tier 1, 2 and 3 (specialist understanding of supporting children with Autism)
- Extensive experience in supporting children with additional needs, including Autism, ADHD, anxiety, and learning difficulties
Leadership and Safeguarding
- Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) – ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all pupils
- Deputy Headteacher – overseeing teaching, learning, and curriculum provision across a school
- Behaviour Support Worker Lead – coordinating and leading behaviour support provision
- Trained in Therapeutic Thinking, a specific approach to behaviour that prioritises the feelings and wellbeing of everyone within a school community
- Mental Health First Aider – trained to recognise and support children’s mental health needs
- First Aid trained
Sleep Training & Child Development
- Certified in Responsive Sleep Training for children aged 0–7 years
- The Parenting Experts Academy & The CPD Certificate Service
- Certified in Autism and Anxiety Sleep for children aged 2–12 years
- The CPD Certificate Service
This blend of classroom experience, leadership in education, and specialist training in sleep and child development allows me to offer families both practical strategies and compassionate support when it comes to children’s sleep.
