About me

I am a caring, patient, hardworking teacher, with over 20 years of experience. I was born in the USA and have lived and worked in schools in the USA, UK, Switzerland, and Tanzania. I have worked with children with a range of needs as a Special Educational Needs (SEN), English as an Additional Language (EAL), and classroom teacher (Reception to Year 9), as well as working with older teenagers. I have a BA in Psychology: Health and Development and a Master’s in Primary Education. Additionally, I have recently become a British Dyslexia Association (BDA) certified specialist teacher and assessor for dyslexia, for children and young people under 18.

Qualifications and Training

Education

  • Associate Member of British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA-level 7)

  • Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) for assessing (dyslexia) (BDA certified)

  • Accredited Teacher Status (ATS) for specialist teaching (dyslexia) (BDA certified)

  • Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners (USA)

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (UK)

  • New York State certified Primary school Teacher (Early Years to Year 7)

  • MS in Primary Education (Bank Street College of Education, USA)

  • BA in Psychology: Health and Development (Stanford University, USA)

Professional Development

  • various safeguarding courses

  • Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People (Young Minds, UK)

  • Teaching ESL students in mainstream classrooms: Language in learning across the curriculum

  • Strategies to Support Students with Specific Learning Difficulties who are Learning English as a Foreign Language

  • Teach Every Writer

  • Teach Every Reader

I have experience working with children with various needs, including:

  • Anxiety

  • ADHD & ADD

  • Dyslexia

  • SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health)

  • Working Memory and Processing

  • Dyscalculia

  • DCD (Dyspraxia)

  • ASC (autism), including PDA.

I could be the right fit for your child if:

  • You are looking for someone to develop your child’s confidence as well as academic skills and knowledge.

  • You are looking for a friendly, patient, hardworking teacher keen to support your child.

  • You want to celebrate your child’s strengths and interests and use these to help develop areas they find more challenging.

  • You value open and clear communication about your child’s development.