Having taught for over 20 years, in a range of settings and countries, I have settled back in UK with my four children. I have a background in SEN and am currently a SENDCo at a rural school in Leicestershire. My further education started out with a degree in Psychology, following which I gained Qualified Teacher Status, and then an MA in Primary Education (Special Needs) and am currently studying for a Masters in Inclusive Education. I also have qualifications and experience in a range of areas such as counselling, Behaviour analysis, Drawing and Talking, Teaching English as a Foreign Language and have experience working with, supporting, advising and writing programmes for young people with a range of difficulties. These include dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, global difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, speech and language difficulties, fine and gross motor difficulties and numerous other areas.
Being a single mum of 4 children ranging in ages from 6 to 18, I do not have much time for myself, but I enjoy art, especially glass fusion and travelling, having lived in Asia for 17 years, so return as often as I can.
My passion for Monster Phonics is simple really. The use of colour and characters, bring the teaching and learning of synthetic phonics to life and make it enjoyable and strategic. There are a range of resources which make it easy for teachers to pick up and use and the consistent use of the characters and colours make it easy for the majority of students to pick up, and even those who find learning phonics more challenging using other strategies, seem to persevere with it more and pick it up quicker than I have seen with other programmes. I really enjoy being part of this dynamic team and would be happy to share my knowledge with you.