Sandy Turner
SEN Consultancy
Empowering learners with
demand
avoidance to thrive
A consultancy service that aims to develop
understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) for parents and professionals in the field of Special Educational Needs,
instigating a catalyst for quality education for PDAers across the UK and further afield.
About Sandy
Sandy has spent her working life teaching children with special educational needs and leading teams and schools to advocate and provide a quality education for learners that lead to positive life long outcomes. Over the last 10 years she has specialised in supporting children and families affected by Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), a special educational need that sits under the autistic spectrum condition umbrella.
Few children with PDA successfully access learning within our school settings. Sandy believes that education, care and health settings can put in reasonable adjustments to support PDA learners and enable them to thrive. She set up the first Satellite centre in the UK attached to The Link school in the London borough of Sutton designed specifically to educate PDA learners within a school setting. She now uses her experience of working with these exceptional children and families to provide training and coaching support for any parents or professionals seeking to provide educational environments that will enable children and young people with PDA to succeed.
37
Years of Teaching Experience
23
Years in School Leadership
10
Years Specialising in Demand Avoidance
Courses
Half day, whole day and 2 day courses for professionals and parents.
Choose a topic or
suggest your own
Favourite topics
What is PDA?
Teaching and Learning approaches
Designing child led curriculum models
Managing anxiety behaviours
Developing positive wellbeing
Self awareness/ Understanding diagnosis
Effective EHCP's
Progress and Accountability
Creating PDA friendly schools
Living well with PDA
COST: £65 per hour
Bespoke Support
Learning conversation and coaching sessions for professionals and parents, both remote and face-to-face.
Support for parents
Examples of topics may include:
- Managing transitions
- Prioritising demands
- Use of language/presenting demands
- Providing invitations to learn
- Managing distressed behaviour
- Managing dysregulation in public places
- Managing comorbid conditions
- Getting the wider family on board
- Supporting siblings
- Supporting my child's mental health and wellbeing
- Telling my child about PDA
- Helping my child to make and keep friends
Support for professionals
Examples of topics may include:
- Effective learning strategies
- How to assess progress
- Prioritising demands in a school setting
- Getting the balance between demands and anxiety levels
- Employing the right staff
- Getting the team on board
- Making reasonable classroom adapaptions
- Adapting autism strategies
- Reflective practice
- Supporting parents
- Helping peers understand the needs of a PDAer
- Planning for positive adult outcomes
COST - £65 per hour
Support Days
Working alongside parents and/or professionals in everyday settings.
Contact
Telephone: 07869170587
E-mail: sandyturnersenconsultancy@outlook.com
Address: Horley on the Surrey/Sussex border