Phoenix SEND Advocacy

26/08/2019

Just to let you all know, I am moving house this week, so I will reply to messages when I can 🏡🤗xx

26/08/2019

Defintely, this is an ideology that I hope to spread in my role in a local secondary school.
This will mean that the majority of my advice will be online & I can write letters on your behalf 📝🙂

10/08/2019

16/07/2019

So tomorrow, I'm a guest on BBC Shropshire Radio breakfast show, 8am - 8.15am, to talk about the state of CAMHS, let's stick a 🚀 up the powers that be (government) to make a positive change! 🙂xx🕉️

16/07/2019

I'm attending one of my most favourite events of the year, TMBSS, Harlescott Tuition Services summer fête & school concert.
I am the SEN Governor for this service, after my own son attended for much longer than the usual 16 week assessment time.
This service is invaluable to Shropshire, as there is literally nothing else for our Superstars to go to when mainstream becomes too much. It's also a fabulous time to have fun with the pupils & eat 🍰! 😊xx🕉️

10/07/2019

Answer as truthfully as you can, even if the school put pressure on you to say something that benefits them! 🙂

07/07/2019

I finished this 4.5kg weighted lap blanket 100cm x 100cm in the early hours & now ready for its owner.
Steam trains tend to be a favourite for our Superstars & the raised poplin fleece is fabulous for sensory seekers, tbh most like to stroke it & it comes in lots of fabulous colours! 🙂xx

15/06/2019

Fantastic article! 😍

Schools should never use the threat of taking away break or lunch time from schoolchildren as a punishment, or when they are forced to catch up on unfinished work, says a new position paper from the DECP.

14/06/2019

2kg cot bed size weighted blanket £65 including postage & packing to anywhere in the UK & Ireland.
Materials are tested, double lined, double stitched inside & out & conforms to CE & Class 1 Medical Devices regulations. 🙂xx

14/06/2019

A 4.5kg cot bed size weighted blanket, on its way to the Wirral for a Superstar 😊xx

14/06/2019

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12/06/2019

Lovely card arrived today from a lovely family & spitting image of my pug Winnie 😍xx

07/06/2019

Looking forward to the outcome of this, I'll keep you updated! 😀xx

05/06/2019

We have a number of spaces available for our Understanding your child with autism session in Shrewsbury tomorrow evening. Please contact Emma on 07881109480 or email emmah@autismwestmidlands.org.uk if you are interested in attending. https://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/events/understanding-your-child-with-autism-shrewsbury-evenings-6jun/

02/06/2019

Hi, I am Elisabeth Anne Roberts, I am Mum to 17yr old g/b twins, ds with autism, adhd & pda & dd with autism, selective mutism & anxiety (they are happy with me sharing this) & a 6yr old lg, who is our little pocket rocket 🚀
My experience supporting my children 💞 has enriched my life, they are absolute Superstars! Especially with what they have had to cope with as they grow..... limited resources, very little understanding, judgement & isolation. (this was a huge wake up call, I thought all children were treated equally)
I have fought to get them the individualised support in education, which has been an uphill struggle. This wasn't available for my son in Shropshire, so I had to find an education provision that would provide a bespoke curriculum & support & fight to ensure he wasn't forced in to social services care, just to access it, my parenting wasn't the issue, he has a number of developmental, neurological conditions, that cause a barrier to learning.
I won a landmark case, by getting him into a school & not go into care, he was funded purely by the education authority & he has progressed much further with the right support.
Since then, I have supported hundreds of families across the West Midlands, in education, gain access to Camhs/BeeU & provide individualised support.
I have also provided talks to school staff, West Midlands Police service, Telford & Wrekin social services & foster carers, given a presentation at Autism West Midlands' last annual conference in Birmingham & provided the in-house Autism, adhd & pda training at Overton School, where I was the Autism Strategic Lead.
I have a BSc Hons Degree in Diagnostic Radiography & have since used this degree, to create a technical file to legally make weighted therapy equipment for children & adults around the UK & Ireland.
I am the SEN Governor for Shropshire's TMBSS service, which provides me with fantastic experience & regular training in education & I along with 2 other governors, have recently employed the permanent Head of Service.
From September 2018 to April 2019, I set up a special school as Autism Strategic Lead, in the county, with 7 teaching professionals, which was to develop the whole school from scratch: policies, curriculum, the physical building, obtaining the Ofsted certificate & getting first pupils in.
I am due to start a part-time Masters in Autism, this September, with the University of Kent, which with the Tisdale Centre, is at the centre of research in autism in the UK.
With my experience & knowledge, I am widening my business from making medical devices, to assist families in getting the right support for their children/young adults. Providing SEND education for businesses & services, which staff can register as their CPD, whilst spreading more awareness & aiming for better understanding & inclusion.
I am passionate that our children get early intervention, that their strengths are developed, their individuality is celebrated & supported. That they get an education that suits their specific needs, that they have access to Camhs/BeeU service in a timely manner & that our children can develop into proactive members of society, this CAN be achieved!
I produce & provide affordable, bespoke, weighted therapy blankets & vests, that are fully machine washable & interest specific.
I provide educational talks to businesses & services, from a variety of perspectives, to enable them to provide a better service, which provides a more inclusive society. Thank you for reading 😊xx

31/05/2019

Weighted blankets I have recently made 😊xx🕉️