• Current APC - Assessment Practising Certificate (March 2022, British Dyslexia Association)
• Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma SpLD dyslexia - Distinction ( March 2022, UCL)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education - Distinction (1997, LSU College of Higher Education)
• B.A. Hons 2:1, Philosophy (1995, Southampton University))

• Specialist Assessor at Helen Arkell (August 2022 - present)
• Tutor on Level 7 Diploma OCR professional training course in Teaching and Assessing Learners with Dyslexia/Specific Learning Difficulties (November 2022 - present)
• Part-time teacher in a primary school
• 25 years of teaching experience, including class teacher for ages Nursery to Year 6
• 1:1 tutoring of learners with difficulties in literacy and maths.
• This experience has provided me with a broad foundation and insight in how to support and improve the skills of learners. It has also informed my work as an assessor, in which a thorough knowledge of specialist support strategies is essential. When assessing I am very aware of how important it is for pupils to feel at ease, and always prioritise this when conducting assessments. It is a pleasure to be working to support others to achieve their goals and aspirations.

• I live in a Liverpool Football Club crazed house, with an Anfield plaque on the front door – feel free to ask me about the Prem!
• I have lived in 3 countries: mostly in the UK but also in France and Iraq.
• When I was young I wanted to be a professional dog-walker when I grew up – it didn’t happen but I have the best job and couldn’t want another, dog-walker or otherwise!

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