Grace Coles - Educational Support for SEND

Hello friends! I don’t post on here much now, as most of you know I’m not taking on any new clients as I’m starting a new job in September in the Hospital Education Service. 😁

This week I graduated from UWE with a Bachelor of Arts degree with First Class Honours in Special Needs Education 👩🏼‍🎓

I wanted to thank you all for your continued support over the past 3 years, which has allowed me to do something I love and am so passionate about 🤩 it’s been an absolute pleasure to work with such a wonderful group of students and watch them grow, achieve and succeed in their new ventures 📚✏️🎉

Share this message with your child if they're having a hard time with their mental health. Hope is powerful.

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As May arrives, here’s some wisdom for educators to remember… 💙

Delighted to be the first university in the UK to achieve the University Mental Health Charter Award with Merit ⭐

Awarded by Student Minds, the accolade recognises our ongoing commitment 'to embed a whole-university approach to better mental health'

Have you ever thought your child maybe a Gestalt Language Processor?

Here are some of the typical signs...

GLP's need a different approach when it comes to learning, we need to unpick their understanding of the phrases they use a little more to ensure they're being appropriate and that they understand.

Learn more about Gestalt Language Processing as a parents and teachers here...

🧡 Understanding & Supporting Gestalt Processing in Children
🧑‍🎓 Libby Hill Award Winning Specialist Speech & Language Therapist at SmallTalk Speech & Language Therapy
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Is your child awaiting an autism assessment? If so you may want to join our 3 day online New to Autism group.

Learn more about autism, what to expect from the assessment process and strategies, tips and support you can access now.

This is free for parents and carers living in the West of England - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3-week-support-block-new-to-autism-under-11s-tickets-811809944397?aff=oddtdtcreator

Would any of my students like these? 📚

Polite reminder to all my clients - with this time of year comes a lot more coughs, colds and bugs 🦠 if someone in the household is unwell and may be contagious please consider letting me know before the session (even at short notice!). Especially as it’s my final year at uni and I have so much work to do, I want to minimise the risk of having to take time off sick 🤮 This also has an impact on my business, my income and other student’s lessons if I am unable to teach.

Thank you! 🤗

This is an interesting read🤓

Digital GCSEs live in 2025, says exam board Subject to Ofqual approval, Pearson Edexcel plans to offer GCSE English language and literature on-screen in 18 months’ time

Another year of lessons done!✅ well done to everyone for all your hard work this year, I’m cheers’ing to that with a hot chocolate (maybe something a bit stronger later🤣)

See you all in 2024!😁

Children who cannot attend school due to health needs, including mental health as well as physical, are still entitled to a full time education. Below is the latest government guidance.

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657995f0254aaa000d050bff/Arranging_education_for_children_who_cannot_attend_school_because_of_health_needs.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0lxETb-_fn0_Lenfn7Lw64d6LNicsCDhVoAxF-nF_YkJALs5xPnXShDC8_aem_AaA_0hpUFEy8BXzW8JpXQpaxpS3plmdW9kQ_L2O07RNDQf6wnhDwiSmwHjI4R2B27k4

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Check out the page below - Chris is a highly talented self taught pencil artist who has autism. His work is quite literally incredible & would make a lovely Christmas present 🎄

https://www.facebook.com/cjbart180

Cjb Art Chris is a self taught artist from Cardiff who lives with a form of Autism called Asperger Syndrome