The Creative Calm

The Creative Calm Jacqui Strubel - Specialist Teacher, former SENCO and children's counsellor offers workshops to SEN parents and carers. No creative skills needed!

Using natural elements to promote quiet reflection to help find a moment of peace from a busy life.

🌿 Does maths sometimes cause tension at home?Perhaps homework ends in tears.Perhaps your child says, “I can't do maths.”...
09/08/2026

🌿 Does maths sometimes cause tension at home?
Perhaps homework ends in tears.
Perhaps your child says, “I can't do maths.”
Perhaps they avoid anything involving numbers — or become upset as soon as maths is mentioned.
And perhaps, despite your very best intentions, you sometimes find yourself feeling frustrated too.
You're not alone......
Maths anxiety can affect the way children approach numbers, challenges and even everyday mathematical situations. But there are simple, practical things we can do at home to help make maths feel calmer and more manageable.
💚 On Thursday evening, I'll be running the 2nd workshop in my Flourish Teaching parent series:
Reducing Maths Anxiety at Home
We'll explore:
🌿 what maths anxiety can look like
🌿 why some children find maths particularly stressful
🌿 how our language and responses can help — or sometimes add to the pressure
🌿 practical ways to make maths at home feel more positive and manageable
This is a friendly, supportive session for parents and carers — no mathematical expertise needed!
📅 Thursday evening
💷 £18
If maths is sometimes a source of stress in your home, I'd love you to join me.
🎟️ Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994148155815?aff=oddtdtcreator
Helping SEN families to flourish 🌿
Join us for further SEN support at Flourish SEN
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🌿 A Flourish Tip!Before children can become confident at calculating, they first need to become confident with numbers.T...
21/07/2026

🌿 A Flourish Tip!

Before children can become confident at calculating, they first need to become confident with numbers.

Try spotting numbers during everyday life this week:

🚗 House numbers

🚌 Bus numbers

🛒 Prices in the supermarket

🍎 Counting fruit into the bowl

These little moments help build number sense naturally and without pressure.

Every small conversation about numbers matters. 🌿

Checkout Flourish SEN for further tips and details of forthcoming workshops.

🌿 Sunday Thoughts with Jacqui 🌿As another week begins, I hope this little reminder brings you a moment of calm.Your chil...
05/07/2026

🌿 Sunday Thoughts with Jacqui 🌿

As another week begins, I hope this little reminder brings you a moment of calm.

Your child is so much more than a diagnosis.

And if you're reading this today, remember...

You don't have to be a perfect parent.

You simply need to keep believing in your child.

Wishing every SEN family a gentle Sunday and a hopeful week ahead. 💙

P.S. I'm really looking forward to welcoming everyone who has booked onto tomorrow evening's FREE dyscalculia parent webinar.

Jacqui 🌿
If you'd still like to join us, there's still time to book:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992482761576?aff=oddtdtcreator

The biggest MYTH about dyscalculia....more maths practice.....We need to understand how children with dyscalculia learn....
03/07/2026

The biggest MYTH about dyscalculia....more maths practice.....
We need to understand how children with dyscalculia learn. More worksheets or repeating the same methods often leaves children feeling frustrated and lacking confidence.

When we understand how they learn, we can support them in ways that build confidence, understanding and real progress.
I'll be sharing more about this in my FREE webinar on Monday evening - I'd love to see you there!

Jacqui 💜
Flourish SEN

Booking ink below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992482761576?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you're a parent carrying worries about your child's future today, this is your reminder...A diagnosis doesn't tell us...
02/07/2026

If you're a parent carrying worries about your child's future today, this is your reminder...

A diagnosis doesn't tell us what a child will become -it helps us understand how they learn.

As both a Specialist Teacher and an SEN parent, I've seen children achieve wonderful things when they receive the right understanding, support and encouragement.

Please don't lose hope.

🌿 Jacqui

FREE webinar:

"My child has dyscalculia- what does this mean for their future?":
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992482761576?aff=oddtdtcreator

"Will my child be okay?"It's one of the questions I hear most often from parents of children with dyslexia and dyscalcul...
30/06/2026

"Will my child be okay?"

It's one of the questions I hear most often from parents of children with dyslexia and dyscalculia, as a specialist teacher and parent of a young adult with dyscalculia.

The good news is that a diagnosis doesn't define a child's future.

If you'd like some reassurance, practical guidance and hope, I'd love you to join my FREE online parent webinar:

"My child has dyscalculia - what does this mean for their future?"

on Monday 6th July at 8:30pm UK time (evening)

🌿 Booking link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992482761576?aff=oddtdtcreator

When was the last time you had an hour….just for you? As a specialist teacher, former SENCO and SEN parent myself, I've ...
04/06/2026

When was the last time you had an hour….just for you?

As a specialist teacher, former SENCO and SEN parent myself, I've spent many years supporting children and families with additional needs.
One thing I've learnt is that parents often spend so much time supporting everyone else that their own wellbeing comes last.

That's why I created Creative Calm.

Creative Calm offers gentle workshops for SEN parents and carers, using nature-inspired sensory and creative activities to help people pause, breathe and reconnect with a sense of calm alongside others who understand the realities of SEN family life.

🌿 No artistic experience needed
🌿 No pressure to share
🌿 Just a calm, welcoming space to breathe, create and relax

My next Mill Hill workshop takes place on:

📅 Tuesday 17th June
📍 Mill Hill Therapy Hub
☕ Includes refreshments

If this sounds like something you might benefit from, I'd love to welcome you.

Join our SEN group: Flourish SEN for regular updates.
Booking details below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988826459478?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/06/2026

Words from my SEN parents....
"Develops confidence".

Confidence is often the first thing to disappear when a child is struggling....

Helping children recognise their strengths can be the beginning of real progress.

🌿The Creative Calm - Mill Hill workshops for SEN parents & carersFollowing the gentle success of the first Mill Hill ses...
28/05/2026

🌿The Creative Calm - Mill Hill workshops for SEN parents & carers

Following the gentle success of the first Mill Hill session, bookings are now open for the next Creative Calm workshop on Wednesday 17th June at 9:30am.

Created by specialist teacher and former SENCO these workshops offer a calm, supportive space for parents and carers of children with additional needs to pause for a while.
An hour to reconnect with a sense of calm through nature-inspired sensory and creative activities.

Each workshop includes:

🌿breathing technique
🌿simple creative activities, inspired by nature
🌿quiet time for reflection
☕️complimentary hot drink

No artistic skills needed
No pressure to talk or share
Just space to breathe, create and relax alongside others who understand the challenges of SEN family life.

📍Mill Hill Therapy Hub
📆Wednesday 17th June @ 9:30am
💷£18

Join us to take an hour…..just for you….🙏🏻🌿

Comment "CALM" for further details.

Booking via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988826459478?aff=oddtdtcreator

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