Meet Eloise - Director and Consultant
Hi, I'm Eloise, one of the founding Directors of SENDS Support CIC.
I am a primary teacher with a B.Ed. (Hons) from Nottingham Trent University, and former SENDCo with 16 years of experience working in mainstream primary schools and Special Education.
My daughter has an autism diagnosis (PDA profile) along with sensory processing difficulties, dyspraxia and severe anxiety. She was diagnosed at the age of 10 and features in much of our training. She does not have an EHCP as so far, we have been able to ensure her needs are met through the usual school provision. That doesn't mean she has had it easy - we have school absences due to anxiety and tend to have emotional or explosive outbursts at home due to her masking in school all day.
For the past 9 years I have been Assistant Headteacher of a special school in Derbyshire; Head of English, Behaviour Support, CEIAG, Communication and Exams and Assessment. I was also a PROACT SCiP Instructor for DCC – training education, health and care staff in Positive Behaviour Support.
I work part-time as an Elective Home Education Adviser for a local authority. This involves supporting parents to access support and resources for home education along with having a mediator role between school and parents when placements break down.
Working with people who have SEND is my passion rather than my job. My specialist areas are behaviour, communication and autism. I have a special interest in PDA and how autism presents in girls as a result of my own experiences as Mum of a girl with autism.
We started this company as a result of witnessing the difficulties experienced by parents. We found that our in-depth knowledge of the education system, law and SEN put us in the unique position of being able to empower parents to get the right support for their child and in-turn ensure that the whole family could meet their potential.
About Us
Our Experience
Our Experience
Our Experience
We specialise in positive behaviour support, communication and social interaction, life skills, sensory processing and anxiety. We have gained vast knowledge and understanding of the children and young adults we support and ensure that we keep up to date with relevant training, therapies and interventions.
We continuously update our knowl
We specialise in positive behaviour support, communication and social interaction, life skills, sensory processing and anxiety. We have gained vast knowledge and understanding of the children and young adults we support and ensure that we keep up to date with relevant training, therapies and interventions.
We continuously update our knowledge of the ever-changing world of SEND.
We have completed courses on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma and ADHD, and are volunteers for The Sleep Charity as 'Sleep Talkers' - promoting awareness of healthy sleep routines.
Our Approach
Our Experience
Our Experience
We support in the family home, identifying areas of need before teaching and modelling strategies to empower parents and provide them with the skills and confidence to best support their child.
Our support is tailored to each individual and their family to promote positive choices and life opportunities.
We understand that having specia
We support in the family home, identifying areas of need before teaching and modelling strategies to empower parents and provide them with the skills and confidence to best support their child.
Our support is tailored to each individual and their family to promote positive choices and life opportunities.
We understand that having special needs affects not only the individual but impacts upon the whole family, our mission is to enable families to achieve their aspirations for the future.
Why Us?
Our Experience
Why Us?
Families inform us that they are given a diagnosis without any further guidance or information about their child’s additional needs.
We understand the difficulties parents face when trying to access support in the home. We appreciate that there are very few ways to get relevant and practical advice and strategies for decision making, deal
Families inform us that they are given a diagnosis without any further guidance or information about their child’s additional needs.
We understand the difficulties parents face when trying to access support in the home. We appreciate that there are very few ways to get relevant and practical advice and strategies for decision making, dealing with challenges and developing the skills and confidence to best support their child.