I’m Anna, mum of three very different children with very different learning styles and needs.

As a mainstream teacher at heart, my practice has evolved to bring specialist teaching approaches into everyday teaching practices so all learners have the opportunity to learn, achieve and succeed. I have run Abacus Education Consultants Ltd, my independent outreach SEND support service for schools, for the last ten years since leaving the Derby City Educational Psychology Service - it has been a very busy time especially with expanding in 2018 to also accept learners via parent referral.

I recently took the plunge to combine the two services and create an education support service for both parents and schools to access. The New Ways Learning Centre service primarily supports learners from the pre-school age through to year 11, although I also work with older learners when required.