Over 25 years working and teaching in primary and secondary special schools in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Experienced at senior and specialist levels I passionately believe in giving students with challenges a voice. Some may be already shouting loudly (!) but need a little interpretation to understand what they need to develop into their best selves.
All young people need to be understood and no one more so than students with learning and behaviour challenges. I bring a strongly collaborative approach borne from a commitment to restorative approaches and experiences through working with students with SEND , Reading Recovery and Resource Teaching of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB).
What We Do
Consultant and Trainer: Special Education Needs & Disability
Working with schools to:
manage and understand complex special education cases
restoratively support achievement for students with learning and behaviour challenges
support and upskill teachers through a collaborative mapping approach;
The measure of success is through behaviour change
and the formation of new habits.
Coaching approach includes:
Individual coaching for middle and senior leaders.
Facilitated group coaching sessions to develop bespoke coaching plan and support change management.
creating a school wide coaching culture.
Restorative Approaches
Introduction to Restorative Approaches to improve relationships and create more positive school environments and communities through:
Implementation of RA with students with SEND;
Understanding and implementing emotional regulation strategies
Restorative Reintegration
Alternatives to exclusions
'Out of the box' solutions to repairing harm
Whole School Behaviour
Light touch or Deep Dive restorative review including three phases:
Dialogue (gathering and reviewing information to provide an overview and recommendations);
Collaboration (developing a self directed forward plan); and
Enrichment (support and training package agreed)
Our Partners
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
'We have been so grateful for the support that Frances has been able to provide. Frances has undertaken focused work with children presenting with a high level of need. She has listened to staff and parents, as well as the child, and in response has created detailed plans that she has in turn then supported the implementation and refine
'We have been so grateful for the support that Frances has been able to provide. Frances has undertaken focused work with children presenting with a high level of need. She has listened to staff and parents, as well as the child, and in response has created detailed plans that she has in turn then supported the implementation and refinement of.
A great listener and reflector, Frances has alleviated anxiety and co created solutions. We recommend her highly.'
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
Frances Jessie is working with Keir Hardie staff to review behaviour policies, systems and practice post pandemic. Training staff in restorative enquiry and support students to reflect and use the language of choice.
Rebecca Abrahams - Executive Head Teacher
Frances Jessie delivering training with key staff and working with senior staff to work through restorative informed plans to support students impacted by the pandemic.
Check out this internationally acclaimed video about inclusion/SEND/restorative in the playground. Wordless - it can be shared with students of varying ages and abilities as well as on a deeper level with adults
Bringing Up Beth by Henny Beaumonth On Mother's Day 2004 Henny Beaumont gave birth to her third child. For the first few hours, her baby seemed no different to her two other little girls. With stunning art and refreshing honesty, Henny describes how family life changed the moment the registrar told her and her husband that their daughter might have Down's Syndrome.