esSENtial consultancy

esSENtial consultancy

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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
Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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!

Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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.

Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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.


Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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!


Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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.


Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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.


Photos from esSENtial consultancy's post 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