Qualified teacher · Autism, dyslexia & ADHD specialist
I work with children who learn a little differently — supporting the schoolwork, and the everyday things that matter just as much: buses, busy shops, unfamiliar places, trying something new.
No assessments, no forms, no commitment to start. Just a cup of tea and a conversation about your child.
What I support
Two halves of the same job
Plenty of the children I meet can manage a maths paper far more comfortably than they can manage a busy shop. Both deserve the same attention.
At the table
- Reading, writing and spelling
- Maths and number confidence
- GCSE preparation and revision
- Study skills, organisation and memory strategies
- Rebuilding confidence after a difficult time at school
Out in the world
- Going into shops — queues, noise, money, speaking to staff
- Practising a bus or train journey
- Ordering food in a café
- Managing somewhere unfamiliar
- Trying new things at a pace that feels safe
How it works
We break it down until it stops feeling frightening
A trip to the shop isn't one thing — it's a dozen small ones. So we take them slowly, in order, and never move on before your child is ready. Here's what that looks like in practice.
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We look from outside
No going in. We stand nearby, watch, talk about what's in there. That's the whole session, and that's fine.
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We go in for one thing
In, one item, out. Short enough to finish before it gets overwhelming.
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They go in, I wait
Your child does it alone, knowing exactly where I am if it goes wrong.
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They don't need me
Which is always the goal. A child who can buy their own drink has gained something no test result gives them.
All of it happens in the places your child already knows — around Marple, Romiley and Stockport.
The parade on Market Street
Towpath or the lock flight
Somewhere a journey starts
Relaxed, natural light, not a formal headshot
Empty, tidy, good light
About me
Hello, I'm Henrietta
I'm a qualified teacher based in Marple, and I work with autistic learners, children with dyslexia, and children with ADHD.
After [X] years of teaching, I've seen the same thing happen again and again: a bright, capable child slowly convinces themselves they're "no good at school". Usually they're not struggling with the subject at all. They're struggling with how it's being handed to them.
So every child gets something built around them, rather than around a syllabus. There's no fixed programme everyone goes through — just a lot of experience, a lot of patience, and a willingness to keep adjusting until we find the way that works for your child specifically.
Sessions start calm and unhurried, because learning doesn't happen when a child is tense — and neither does trying anything new. If today we get as far as the shop doorway and turn around, that was still a good session.
Parents are welcome to come along, sit in, ask questions, or simply have five quiet minutes. Whatever suits you.
The professional bit
Warm doesn't mean casual about the things that matter
- Qualified Teacher Status, with [X] years' classroom experience
- [Specialist SEN training and accreditation]
- Enhanced DBS check, kept current on the Update Service
- Full insurance, covering sessions in the community as well as at home
- Safeguarding, health & safety and data protection policies you can read any time
- Risk assessments for any activity outside the home, agreed with you first
I'm also familiar with EHCPs and how the school and local authority system works from the inside, which some families find useful when they're trying to navigate it.
Pricing
Clear rates, no hidden extras
Single session
£40/hour
Pay as you go. Useful for occasional support, or while we work out whether I'm the right fit.
Best value
Termly block
£350/10 sessions
Works out at £35 an hour — a saving of £50 across the term. Booked as a block, so the same slot is held each week.
- The first conversation is free, and there's no charge for an initial chat about your child.
- Sessions out in the community — shops, buses, cafés — are charged at the same rate as sessions at the table.
- Travel within [Marple, Romiley and surrounding areas] is included. Further afield, we'll agree it in advance.
- Money spent during a session — a drink, a bus fare, a small purchase — comes from your child, not from me. Send them with a small agreed amount, around [£5], in their own purse or wallet. Handling their own money is a large part of what we're practising, so it isn't an add-on cost; it's the lesson.
- If your child forgets their money, I'll cover anything small so the session can still go ahead, and add it to the next invoice at cost. I don't add a fee on top.
- Some families fund sessions through an EHCP personal budget. I'm happy to provide invoices in whatever format the local authority needs.
- Full detail is in the fees & expenses policy. Cancellations follow the cancellation policy — in short, [48] hours' notice and there's no charge.
What families say
In their own words
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Getting started
Start with a conversation
No commitment, no assessment, nothing formal. Tell me a little about your child, what's been difficult, and what you'd love for them to be able to do. We'll work out together whether I'm the right fit.