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Jo is a qualified teacher working in Special Educational Needs for over 30 years . She started her teaching career in a specialist school for primary aged children with SEMH. Until recently, she has spent 17 years in an advisory role for a London Borough Central Specialist SEN Team for Heads, SENDCos and support staff. She now works in schools across SW London, Surrey and beyond offering practical support, training and advice. She is also an Inclusion Quality Mark Assessor for IQM Award . She has experience in working with children with a raft of needs including:

• SEMH
• ASD/Asperger’s/PDA (Diagnosed and undiagnosed)
• ADHD/ADD
• Down’s Syndrome
• ODD
• FAS (Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)

• Speech and Language needs
• Auditory processing difficulties
• Attachment Disorder
• Sensory Processing Difficulties
• Sensory Integration Dysfunction
• Dyspraxia/pro-prioception difficulties

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Are you a teacher/SENDCo with children with SEMH in your class or school? Do you feel you have tried many strategies but nothing seems to work? Do you feel stuck?

Are you a parent navigating the complicated world of diagnosis, CAMHS and EHCP ? Or would you like a bit of help with how best to support your child at home, with structure, routine, best language to use and positive solutions?

Jo can help

Working with pupils with a raft of SEND and SEMH needs for over 30 years, Jo is passionate about inclusion and early intervention. She provides advice and support, consultation, one to one sessions with pupils, INSET training and more.

Whether you are a school or a parent, Jo can provide rapid, bespoke support to suit your SEND and SEMH needs. Jo provides a complimentary initial call with no obligation,. for you to discover more about the support she can offer. Request a call below.

Jo is approachable & friendly so quickly developed a lovely rapport with my son. She taught him a range of coping strategies which have made life easier.

Lucy, Parent of a Y11 pupil

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Contact Jo

Fill in the form and Jo will be in touch to arrange a convenient time for your free 30 minute call to discuss your needs and how she can help.

Jo is based in Surrey from where she works with schools and parents across the UK . She undertakes work in a number of ways:

* hourly basis

* projects

* consultancy days

*INSET Training

joweeksbehaviour@gmail.com

07725 038913

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What Jo Offers

General Consultancy Time in School (Whole Day)

Schools can ask Jo to focus on a particular class group or year group or work with particular TAs or Teachers, in a more fluid way with immediate verbal feedback and short written summary of intervention. Longer packages can be negotiated.

Individual Referrals:

Online 1 hour Consultancy

Jo can offer on line advice to discuss challenges and potential solutions. This can be a stand alone session, or a bespoke package can then be devised which may include on site visits (location dependant).

Consultancy in school 4 hours

This can be a new referral or it can be supporting a Teacher/SENDco/TA to help practically implement strategies from a historical report.

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher
2 short observations in different contexts if possible (class and playground)
Verbal feedback with strategies
1 short monitoring visit
Short bullet point report with recommendations
Parent meet offered

Practical Support

This offers more time in school liaising with all key staff working with an individual offering verbal immediate strategies with follow up visits.

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher

Observations in different contexts on different days
Verbal feedback
2 Monitoring visits
Short written report
Liaising with other professionals if applicable
Parent meet offered

Full Individual Assessment Report

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher
Observations in different contexts on different days
Verbal feedback
Monitoring visits
A Boxall Profile may be completed (if applicable) with short meeting to discuss findings.
Full written report with recommendations including Boxall findings (if applicable).
Attendance at meetings if applicable (may incur additional cost if more than one)
Liaising with other professionals if applicable
Parent meet offered

One to One Half Term package: Approximately 6 one hour bespoke sessions

The sessions will focus on the primary emotional need, for example, anger management, positive behaviour strategies, self esteem, social skills, resilience. They can also focus on areas of emotional need identified through the Boxall Profile, IEP, SEN Support plan/behaviour plan or outcomes identified in the pupil’s EHCP . The sessions can take place at school or in the home.

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher
Observation
Delivery of 6 one to one sessions with resources
Short summary report
Parent meet offered

Class and Group Work

Group Project Half Term package 6 one hour bespoke sessions

The sessions will focus on the main primary emotional need for all of the pupils, for example, anger management, positive behaviour strategies, self esteem, social skills, anxiety/worry, resilience. They can also focus on areas of emotional need identified through the Boxall Profile.

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher
Observation
Delivery of 6 one to one sessions with resources
Short summary report
Parent meet offered if applicable
Other group projects offered: circle of friends, peer mediation/playground buddy training with a small group of Y5/6 pupils.

Classroom Management Support

This can help to support a Newly Qualified Teacher or a Teacher who has a challenging cohort. Bespoke packages can be offered for example, creating an ASD friendly classroom. This does not focus on any one individual.

Short meeting with SENDCo and/or class teacher
Observations in different contexts if possible (class and playground)
Verbal feedback with strategies after observations
2 Monitoring visits
Bullet point report of strategies discussed.

Training

All School Staff Training

A range of topics can be offered including; general positive behaviour management, working in small groups, introduction to working with children on the Autistic spectrum, Attachment Disorder and being a Trauma Informed school, SEND friendly classrooms/ adaptive teaching , using resources efficiently. Other bespoke packages to suit your needs, can be negotiated.

GCSE Access Arrangements

Jo attends up to date training courses by communicate-ed (May 2018, December 2018, May 2019) to carry out scribe/reader role for exams.

Bespoke Packages – cost negotiated

Advice for SENDCos in relation to SEMH needs.
Early identification in EYFS
Other Training needs ie. Brain gym
Advice for Individual Behaviour Plan/Risk Assessment support and/or completion
Longer term support

Bespoke packages for Parents

One to one sessions carried out in the home or school (pending permission)
Advice for Parents regarding strategies in the home
Advice and support to navigate through Educational language in other Professional’s reports.
Longer term support