• Open University, Understanding Autism (2021)
• Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Level 7 Diploma in Assessing and Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
• Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Level 5 Certificate in Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) (2010-2011)
• Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Level 3 Course for Teaching Assistants supporting learners with specific learning difficulties, Specialist Tuition Support (2010)
• University of Surrey, Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), Business Economics with Computing (1991-1995)

• I am a Specialist Teacher and Assessor educated at the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity (HADC).
• I have worked with adults, and with children of all ages, both in a school environment and in private settings, providing literacy and numeracy support.
• I carry out Specialist Teacher Assessments for HADC and have experience in teaching English to foreign nationals with specific learning difficulties, children and adults.
• My priority is to provide high-quality assessments and reports that meet current testing and reporting guidelines and include tailored and individualised recommendations.
• I place great importance on providing a safe and multisensory environment that nurtures confidence and utilises the learners’ strengths.
• I have a keen interest in making spelling fun and accessible to everyone and have co-authored the book Anyone Can Spell It. As English is my second language, I can fully appreciate the frustrations of those trying to make sense of the quirky and sometimes seemingly nonsensical world of English spelling.
• I strongly believe in celebrating neurodiversity and in challenging stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.

• Thanks to my autistic daughter's passion for exotic animals, I am slowly learning to overcome my fear of snakes!
• I can walk for miles and miles and miles.
• I love books, camping and live music festivals and events.

Surrey