SEND Support Banbury was set up by an independent social worker who has personal and professional experience of supporting children of SEND (special educational needs & disability) and their families.
Esme set up the support group in 2022 as a voluntary service for parents/carers of SEND children. However, she wanted to expand the support she offers, offering paid services as she is passionate about young people receiving the right, timely support and supporting families! Esme offers her services to families, schools and local authorities throughout Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
Esme is extremely passionate about supporting families that have children of SEND as she has personally lived that journey with her two children. She understands that the journey can be lonely as you are stepping into the unknown and trying to navigate services to get the right support for your child. This can be difficult especially whilst trying to parent a child with additional needs which has its own challenges.
Esme can help guide parents/carers through this as she has good knowledge around policies, guidance and legislation in relation to the SEND Code of Practice & the Children & Families Act 2014 which underpins an Educational Health Care Plan. Esme can also offer your child the support they need now before reaching crisis, as she offers affordable support without the long waiting lists.
Esme has extensive experience of delivering 1:1 support to young people and has built good, meaningful relationships with young people that have made a lasting impact. Esme specialises in supporting young people who are neurodiverse as she has personal experience with having two children that are diagnosed autistic and Esme has most recently been diagnosed as autistic.
Esme's understanding of the barriers neurodiverse people face and the strategies young people can learn to help them manage daily challenges is helped by the young person knowing that Esme can relate to their difficulties because neurodivergent people experience the world differently to neurotypical people.