Who am I?
Level 7 specialist dyslexia and literacy teacher
Specialist teacher for the last 14 years of my 3 decades teaching in secondary schools
Specialist tuition in the English and Scottish systems for students age 8 to 18, exclusively online since 2020
What I offer
Free dyslexia-friendly study skills network for parents
Monthly newsletters & seminars in the network
Small group online specialist tuition programme:
Step up to Secondary Year 6 (P7) and Step up to Secondary Year 7 (S1) to help students
develop essential study skills
be more organised
feel more confident
flourish at secondary school
My approach
Confidence is key for student wellbeing and success
Explicitly taught study skills support students to develop their potential and independence
Dyslexia-friendly study skills benefit all learners but are particularly important for students with dyslexia and dyslexic type difficulties
Who is the Dyslexia-friendly Study Skills Parent Network for?
All interested parents
Is your child's learning
more effortful than their peers?
more time consuming?
demotivating as it can be a struggle?
Many students with dyslexia or dyslexic type difficulties face similar challenges in their education.
The purpose of the network is to share dyslexia-friendly study skills with parents to support learning, develop confidence and foster success:
twice monthly ‘Tuesday Tips’ newsletter introduces the next seminar topic
free parent seminar 7.30 pm on the last Tuesday of each month
Step up to Secondary
My child is still at primary, should we wait until they reach secondary?
No, don't wait! As a Year 7 teacher, I’m always struck by the difference that some key dyslexia-friendly study skills could make to all students as they transition from primary to secondary. It’s never too early to start introducing study skills to enable students to work more effectively, independently and successfully. The purpose of Step up to Secondary Year 6 (P7) is to give these students a head start alongside their peers.
My child is in the first year of secondary and it feels as if they're surviving rather than thriving in lessons. Is it too late for Step up to Secondary?
Not at all! I run Step up to Secondary Year 7 (S1) for precisely these students so that they develop the study skills they need to flourish and enjoy working with other students in the same year group who are in the same position.