Julie Anstey

A little about me

I coordinate special educational needs support and work with children, families and teachers to plan what may help. A support plan should be understandable to the people who will use it. I want the wording to describe the pupil clearly without relying on education jargon that makes the next step harder to see.

Planning works best when the child and family are part of the conversation. Their experience helps us understand what is useful and what needs to change. I prefer a concise plan that names a small number of strategies, gives staff something practical to try and leaves room to review how it went.

I also support intervention and review meetings. A resource can help organise observations and questions, but it cannot decide what a pupil needs. I look for tools that make it easier to prepare, explain and revisit support while keeping the plan specific to the person and grounded in what teachers have observed.