Nicola Atkinson

Nicola Atkinson - Educational Psychologist

Key Experience:

• Nicola qualified as an Educational Psychologist in 1999 and has gathered a wealth of valuable experience as an Educational Psychologist for Bucks, as a Head of Department in a state secondary school and as a Senior Manager in an independent prep school where she specialised in Special Educational Needs and Disability.

• Nicola also has first hand experience of the rollercoaster ride of being a parent of children with SEND.

• From supporting her able yet dyslexic and dyspraxic son, she is certain that no limits should be placed on any child’s potential.

• From caring for her daughter with complex medical needs, epilepsy, severe learning difficulties, severe language and communication needs, autism and ADHD, she has learned to be her voice and advocate at every stage of her life and to embrace a journey of challenge and adventure!

Nicola Atkinson's Special Interests:

• Ensuring that the needs of children and young people with SEND are identified early and effectively supported.

• Working collaboratively with schools and parents to develop practical interventions to enable pupils to be their best.

• Identifying, assessing and diagnosing a full range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, working memory and processing difficulties among others.