02/06/2026
esSENtial consultancy
My name is Melissa & I have been working within education for over 20 years. Welcome to esSENtial consultancy.
I have a BA Hons degree in primary education with QTS and hold the national award for special educational needs coordination. I enjoy working with children and parents alike and want to offer my support and advice to a wider range of families and businesses. Whether you need support in understanding the send processes, applying for a parental ECHP, tuition, support for your child in managing thei
02/06/2026
31/05/2026
In our latest tuition session, we tackled spelling changes for plural nouns, focusing heavily on words ending in -y. Students mastered the rule of dropping the 'y' and adding -ies for words like fly to flies or puppy to puppies.
Great job to everyone who attended for leveling up their grammar and spelling skills today!
30/05/2026
We had a fantastic home education session today exploring statistics! The kids mastered data collection and analysed their findings using mean, median, and mode.
29/05/2026
Was great to start my new role at care ADHD this week.
29/05/2026
This week's unit focuses on the nervous system. Discovering how neurons, the brain, and the spinal cord work together to process information, control movements, and create memories.
28/05/2026
Today's maths session focused on mastering **angles**. Students learned to measure, classify, and calculate acute, obtuse, and right angles using protractors.
27/05/2026
Had a fantastic tuition session today busting through both literacy and math! We mastered key **phonics sounds** to boost reading confidence, then shifted gears to smash some **times tables** practice. Proud of the hard work and progress made in one session!
26/05/2026
We had a fantastic home education session today diving into the world of **plurals**! We explored how words change from singular to plural, mastering the basic "-s" and "-es" rules through fun, hands-on matching games.
We also tackled tricky irregular plurals like "mice" and "children," wraps things up with a creative writing challenge to put our new skills into practice.
09/05/2026
Today’s session boosted literacy skills through phonics, spelling, and grammar. Students mastered decoding complex words and used expanded noun phrases to add vivid detail to their writing.
08/05/2026
Our home learners turned passions into punchy persuasive leaflets today! By focusing on topics they love they explored how to capture an audience.
Key Learning Wins:
Emotive Language: Picking words that spark a reaction.
Visual Hierarchy: Using bold headers and layout to guide the eye.
The "Why": Connecting facts to a reader's personal interests.
Watching them transform a blank page into a compelling call to action was the highlight of the week!
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Colchester
Opening Hours
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 1pm - 5pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 5pm |