25/03/2026
“Why don’t you put Sensational Minds in the running for tenders or government contracts?”
It’s a question I hear at least once a week.
The short answer is this: I’m not sure our model is what tenders are looking for. We are perhaps too niche, too bespoke.👌
For those of you who are new here, welcome👋.Let me explain a little more.
Sensational Minds is a person- first service. It has been carefully designed and proven to bridge the gap between healthcare and education. We use gold standard clinical assessment tools and work with exceptional clinicians who share the same values and ethos.
We have seen first hand that when services work collaboratively and positively across neurodevelopmental and education spaces, meaningful change happens. Not just for a moment, but long term. Our families stay with us. They become part of our Sensational community.
Before this, I was a SENCO for 15 years. My role was to create provision for children in mainstream settings. Over time, I became increasingly disheartened by reports that felt disconnected from real life. Recommendations that were not meaningful. Language that focused on deficit. Parents who left the process feeling hurt or unsupported.
SENCOs often become the repairers, picking up the pieces and trying to make things work. I realised I did not want to keep repairing. I wanted to address the cracks at the source.
So what does an ADHD brain do with that? It dives in. I studied intensively to step into the neurodevelopmental clinical space. Masters level study, clinical training, countless hours observing, learning, questioning and supporting.
It was not easy. There were moments of doubt and being underestimated. But I kept going. Every time it felt hard, I thought about the children whose journeys I had helped reshape. That kept me moving forward.
Fast forward to now.
Sensational Minds is a small, specialist service built on clinical excellence. Alongside assessment, we offer integrated school support and post diagnostic pathways for children, young people, families and adults.
Teachers are not an afterthought in our process. They are central. We include them through conversations, feedback, follow ups and tailored CPD where needed. Our reports are not generic and our approach is not directive. It is collaborative, respectful and grounded in real understanding.
We now offer seven pathways. Three diagnostic and four post diagnostic.
Because neurodiversity is not linear. Life is not a fixed endpoint.
At different times, people need different kinds of support. It should be flexible, individual and responsive.
And that is why we may never fit neatly into tender boxes.
But it is also exactly why what we do works.
Fully NICE-compliant private assessments. With support after diagnosis: mentoring, SEN support, plus training for workplace and education staff.
