Classroom Strategies
That Work in the Real World
Expert support for schools: professional development and consultation for educators supporting neurodivergent students
You care deeply about your neurodivergent students. You want to support them well.
But you’ve got 25+ kids, packed curriculum demands, limited resources, and assessment reports filled with jargon you can’t translate into Tuesday afternoon with your class.
I provide practical support for schools that bridges that gap.
I’m an occupational therapist with 20 years of clinical experience, and I specialise in translating complex assessments into practical classroom approaches. Not more theory. Not more reports you can’t action. Real strategies that work within your constraints.
This Is For You If:
- You’re a teacher, school leader, or educator committed to inclusive practice
- You need practical strategies, not more educational theory
- You want to understand the ‘why’ behind behaviours so you can respond effectively
- You’re managing neurodivergent students alongside everything else on your plate
- You need approaches that work within real classroom constraints
- You’re done with jargon-filled reports that don’t tell you what to do on Monday morning
Real support means being available when challenges arise, not just delivering a workshop and disappearing. I work alongside schools to build sustainable inclusive practice.
What I Bring to Your School
Translation, not jargon
I take assessment reports and translate them into classroom approaches you can implement immediately. What does this sensory processing pattern mean for group work? How do executive function challenges show up during transitions? I answer these questions in practical terms you can use.
Strategies for real classrooms
Not perfect-world scenarios. Real approaches for when you’ve got 28 kids, five minutes between lessons, and a student in sensory overload. Strategies that work within your constraints, not despite them.
Understanding that creates confidence
When you understand why a student responds the way they do, you can problem-solve effectively rather than feeling stuck. Clinical expertise helps you see patterns and adjust approaches.
Ongoing consultation, not one-off training
Real support means being available when challenges arise, not just delivering a workshop and disappearing. I work alongside schools to build sustainable inclusive practice.
How We Can Work Together
Professional Development Session
Half-day or full-day training on neurodiversity in the classroom, sensory processing, behaviour management, creating inclusive environments. Practical, engaging, immediately applicable support for schools.
Individual Student Consultation
Help translating assessment reports into classroom strategies. Working through challenging presentations. Developing intervention plans that fit your setting.
Ongoing School Support
Regular consultation for your staff, building capability over time. Supporting teachers as challenges arise, not just during scheduled training. This sustained support for schools creates lasting change.
Regional Delivery Available
Through the Specialist Therapies Collective, I bring services directly to regional and rural schools where accessing this expertise is otherwise difficult.
Let’s Discuss Your School’s Needs
Every school’s situation is different. Different challenges, different student populations, different resources and constraints.
The best way to figure out how I can help is to have a conversation about what’s happening in your setting and what would make the biggest difference for your students and staff.