Hi Kate
I can’t express how grateful we are for your time, support, expertise and professionalism, the report is such a detailed review of my daughter’s needs and what she struggles with every day.
Finally after years of watching Tilly’s anxieties around learning we can get the help she needs and deserves.
Many thanks Clare
I can highly recommend Kate as a tutor - really got underneath my child's needs and issues, and was very helpful and insightful, helping me as a parent. Glen
Kate is a passionate professional in her field, keeps up to date & is pro active in approaching each individual's unique needs & learning styles. Kate is very capable of meeting the needs of her clients being young Children, Teens & Adults of all ages, putting their minds at ease & making learning fun without the anxiety that is usually present. Thank you for everything Kate. Amanda
If you are over 16; During a full assessment I can also screen for ADHD, DCD/Dyspraxia and look for pointers to ASD (Autistic spectrum disorder).
I will send out a number of questionnaires in advance of your appointment which will enable me to differentiate between the educational effects and impacts of these conditions verses the ones of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia.
Additional costs will be incurred if you add any other screens.
This is normally an additional charge depending on what you want.
If you wish me to come to your school to carry out an assessment for one child, then I can do this
but you need to arrange a separate room for me to be available for the full day and a parking spot on site.
There will be an additional charge for this service of up to £200 for travel, and other sundry items.
Other Services
ADHD Screen for Adults.
Developmental Co-ordination assessment for Adults only.
Exam Access Arrangements Assessments must be arranged in conjunction with your exam centre or school.
These typically cost £100 per person or can be arranged with a school at a bulk purchase rate.
An assessment which only screens for DCD or ADHD will need to include a number of assessments from the full assessment battery. They are priced accordingly and may vary from person to person.
Home education workshops
Science practical work;
We can do practicals for KS2 work through to doing some of the required practicals for exams.
Take it easy with Maths; A set of 10 workshops gradually helping your Home Education group overcome their difficulties with learning and teaching maths. This can cater for several families at once, working with you and your students at the same time to show you how to work in a fun, multi-sensory way, involving craft and play. These cost £100 per family who attends for the complete series of 10 workshops, each will last 2 hours.
A minimum of 6 families is needed to run this event, a maximum of 12 families.
Conference and CPD Work
Please make an enquiry directly about this. We have some experience of presenting at conference and running workshops. Subjects covered include assessment specific information, intervention specific information and SEN in the modern classroom.
Inset (charged per day for your group or a half day)
Developing maths in the early years.
Developing literacy with hard to reach students.
Revision and study skills.
Developing maths skills and logical reasoning in secondary school students.
Is sight reading ever the solution?
Behaviour problems and how access to learning is a big factor.
Dyslexia Assessment and Report
Dyslexia is a condition affecting the development of normal spelling and reading. It usually comes with difficulties in phonological processing. Other SpLD's can cause difficulties with reading and spelling.
Dyslexia assessments come in two different levels;
A basic screening test for adults, which is not enough to give a diagnosis but gives little further information and the report states the conclusions from your test results but has few recommendations for development.
This type of assessment can take as little as 2 hours to carry out.
A full, comprehensive report takes longer and will include additional testing materials and time. This can take as long as 6 or 7 hours, which can be spread over two or 3 days, if necessary, to fit it in around school or work commitments. This will include a long report with recommendations and suggestions of what to do next as well as a comprehensive conclusion as to what is causing any difficulties. These are charged at a flat rate fee, normally, however payment plans are available.
Included in the price is a follow-up video call with you, your school or your workplace, if required.
Cost for an Assessment price on enquiry
Dyscalculia is less well known, it is a specific maths difficulty.
It can be combined with a dyslexia assessment or as a stand alone assessment.
A basic screening test for this can take as little as 1 hour 30 minutes is available for adults. This would be enough to confirm dyscalculia but not give enough further information for notes on remediation.
A full assessment would normally be scheduled in for 4 or 5 hours and would involve a number of other tests and a more in depth analysis of maths ability. This will include a long report with recommendations and suggestions of what to do next as well as a comprehensive conclusion as to what is causing any difficulties. This is charged at a flat rate fee and includes a follow-up video discussion with either yourself, your school or your workplace.
This would normally take place on a once a week basis. It would follow a placement test, to discover which elements of reading, spelling or numeracy need to be covered and at what level we need to work.
This type of work is usually only done on a one to one basis as it tends to be highly specific to the needs of the individual.
This is multisensory and evidence based tutoring. I have been working with students for nearly 30 years and during that time worked extensively with a variety of special educational needs.
Subject Specific Tutoring
This is can be carried out in a fully multi-sensory way with the addition of practical work where necessary, however, you may prefer to do an exam focused approach if your exam is soon.
I incorporate study skills work in all lessons and support your exam anxiety or nerves.
I cover Maths, all Science subjects, Literature and Grammar to GCSE Level.
I cover Biology and Psychology to A Level.
These lessons are normally booked on a weekly basis and paid for at an hourly rate. However, I also can offer longer lessons, one off lessons to cover a pre-arranged topic or group lessons.
In addition, I can come to your school and do revision work with small groups withdrawn from class.