Specialist Tutors & Assessors
Arlene Wake
BSc (Hons), MEd, PGCE, AdvDipEd (SEN), PGCert SpLD, CCET, SpLD Assessment Practising Certificate.
- Head of Centre
- Dyslexia Assessments 6yrs-Adult,
- Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and Workplace Assessments
- Access arrangements for GCSE & GCE
- Specialist Literacy & Numeracy Tuition:1:1/Small Group, Saturday School, Summer School
- Parent & Teacher Workshops
Tel: 0770 3724534
Email: info@canterburydyslexiacentre.co.uk
WEB:www.canterburydyslexiacentre.co.uk
Lizzie Rikh
BA (Hons); PGCE; LRSM; PG Dip. Dyslexia; AMBDA SpLD Assessment Practising Cert
Canterbury Area.
- Assessments 6 – 16 years
- Literacy Tuition 6 – adult.
Tel: 0845 0038 979
Email: rikhscanterbury@aol.com
Sophie Edmonds
Level 7 Specialist Teaching Diploma, Assessment Practising Certificate (The Dyslexia Guild)
OBased in Whitstable
Offering targeted support delivered through fun and engaging activities. My teaching programmes build skills to overcome challenges and boost confidence. Contact me for more details and to arrange a chat.
Tel: 07747 617224
Email:sophie@primaryliteracy.org
Carol Palmer
Dip. SpLD (dyslexia); Dip. Higher Education
- Dip. SpLD (dyslexia); Dip. Higher Education
- Dyslexia, literacy and study skills tuition
- KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5
Tel: 01227 730404
Email: dendyslexia@gmail.com
Amanda Lynch
PGCE(Dyscalculia), BA in Primary Education with QTS, Post- Graduate Primary Mathematics Specialist Teacher Diploma (MaST)
- Ages 5 – Adult
- Dyscalculia Assessment & Tuition
- General Maths Tuition
- 11+ tuition / GCSE Foundation Stage / Functional Skills / NVQ Support
- Tution: 1:1; small classes; summer schools
- Parent and teacher workshops
- CPDs on maths difficulties & dyscalculia for Teachers, TAs, Sencos, Whole School, College and Adult Education Settings, on topics tailored to individuals and institutions such as:
- Dyscalculia: Tell-tale signs of and how to support children with;
- Concrete resources, materials and games to support all children’s learning in maths;
- Devising a scheme of work / PeP for individual or small groups of children;
- Maths anxiety: Tell-tale signs of and how to support children
Tel: 07870 738643
Email: amandalynch.teacher@gmail.com
Web: www.mathsgo.com
LinkedIn: Amandalynch.teacher@gmail.com
Sharon Thomson (Tutor)
BA (Hons); Hornsby Institute SpLD, CPT3A, CELTA 4, ILM Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring
Canterbury and surrounding areas, Folkestone, Dover
- 1: 1 and small group specialist teaching
- Literacy, Maths and Study Skills 5 – 14 years and Functional Skills
- Assessments for GCSE and GCE
- Qualified Coach and mentor
- Over 20 years SEND teaching with pupils ranging from primary to post 16 years with a diverse range of needs – Dyslexia, DCD, ASD/ASC,ADHD, S&L,SEMH and students with EHCPs.
- Bespoke face to face or online lessons planned to meet the student’s individual needs.
- Lessons will involve kinaesthetic activities to make the lessons interactive and fun.
- Focus on improving confidence and self esteem.
- Tel: 07535 785560
Email: stthompson1963@gmail.com
Alison Madden
BSc. Hons (Nat.Sc.), QTS, Level 5 Cert. teaching SpLD (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia) BDS
Broadstairs and surrounding area.
- 5 – 18 years – children with additional issues such as ASD and ADHD are welcome.
- 10 years’ experience teaching in a specialist school.
- Bespoke, face to face, planned lessons to meet the child’s individual needs.
- Lessons to involve kinaesthetic activities and games, so the lessons are fun (happy children learn!).
- Resources are supplied to review the learning outcomes at home (dyslexic children learn by learning, reviewing, and overlearning).
- Specific strategies are taught, enabling children to cope with their dyslexia in school, so increasing their confidence and self-esteem.
Tel: 0779 1979 432
Email: amadden0@gmail.com
Keir Williams
MA in Education, APC ,ATS, PPAR, PAPPA, NASENCo, PGCE, BA (Hons)
Folkestone, Dover, Canterbury, Ashford, Hythe and surrounding areas area.
Ages 7 – Adult
Dyslexia Assessments, Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) & Workplace, Access Arrangements for GCSE and GCE.
Currently Employed as an Assistant Head Teacher and SENCO
Tel: 07837 403873
Email: keirbw@gmail.com
Motor Development Specialist
Sue Flory
Cert. Ed. Advanced Course in the Art & Science of Movement Dip. Adaptive Physical Education
- Assessments for Dyspraxia (Developmental Co-ordination Disorder)
- Motor Development programmes of exercises
- Perceptual skills development
- Handwriting programmes
- INSET & lectures
Tel: 01843 861 392
Email: sue@sueflory.co.uk
WEB: www.sueflory.co.uk
Typing Tuition
Kate Whiteside
Dyslexia Institute SpLD, Cert Literacy & Maths
- Typing tuition using English Type
Tel: 07759 929 896
Email: kate@canterburydyslexiacentre.co.uk
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We remind all parents and guardians, that it is their responsibility to check that their chosen tutor, or assessor, has the required DBS certificate.
Independent Educational Psychologists
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Anyone wishing to use their services, should satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the respective services that they provide.