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    • Kirsten Terry
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    • Melinda Denton
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      Melinda has been working in primary schools for 25 years and is passionate about looking at the uniqueness of each child to help them reach their full potential both emotionally and academically. She strongly believes a child’s ability to flourish in life is not determined by their academic achievements but how they feel about and value themselves. Therefore, her focus is on building a child’s self-esteem and helping them to become emotionally literate.

      Melinda is very interested in wellbeing and understanding mental health issues as she feels this is key to helping in her work with children. She uses much of her free time taking courses to understand and improve her knowledge of this key element in life for all. More recently she has begun training as a children’s counsellor with Place2be and will be undertaking a voluntary placement in a school.


      Melinda is also qualified as the following:
      • Creative Youth Wellbeing and Mindfulness Coach – Melinda is able to deliver a targeted programme for groups of children, that helps to improve confidence and self-esteem, reduce anxiety and low mood and explore creative ways to regulate their emotions.
      • Pawsb Facilitator through the Mindfulness in Schools project. This enables Melinda to deliver a mindfulness programme to whole classes or groups of children in primary schools.
      • Draw and Talk Practitioner – Melinda completed both the Foundation and Advanced course over 14 years ago and has great experience in this intervention. Draw and Talk allows children to explore underlying thoughts that may be affecting behaviour, learning, self-esteem and relationships.

      Melinda is also experienced in Sensory Circuits. This is a sensory motor skills programme aimed at helping those children who find it difficult to concentrate and be alert in class. In addition, she can help children with fine motor skills and working memory interventions. Melinda has delivered phonics and spelling strategy lessons both as an intervention and to whole classes and enjoys seeing the confidence grow in children as it helps them to become more confident in both their reading and spelling.

      In her personal life, Melinda enjoys nothing more than spending time with her four children. She is also very keen on looking after her own physical and mental health and wellbeing and enjoys yoga, Pilates, walking, mindfulness, socialising, baking and reading. We are very pleased to have Melinda as part of our team.

    "Kirsten was amazing, the absolute best.  I couldn't have asked for anything better.  From her tutoring, all the worries for the Kent Test were put to one side and I know that it gave me a boost to do it.  I couldn't have asked for someone better to tutor me than Kirsten."

    Fin, aged 10.

    "Couldn't have met a better person for our boy at a tricky time. Kirsten really understands SEN as well as children in general . Fantastic learning opportunities with a fun approach tailored to your child's own interests."

    Rebecca Readman, parent.

    "Kirsten you are not just a superb teacher, you are more than that.  You encourage my daughter and bring out the best in her in your teaching, she always has fun at the same time.  You care about her and  genuinely want to support and help her achieve her best.  You have been kind and understanding to us as a family.  You give more than just teaching, you go that extra mile to help out and support."

    Paula Middleton, parent.

    "Ian is such a lovely tutor.  He really brought out my son's confidence and had a very calming effect. Would recommend in a heart-beat."
    Vicki Welch, parent.

    Vicki Welch, parent.

    "Honestly cannot recommend Kirsten enough. She's fabulous and what she doesn't know isn't worth knowing.  Amazing lovely lady with the patience of a saint. Really warm and welcoming and makes the children want to learn. Really knew how to connect with all my SEN children from high functioning ASD, ADHD and chromosome disorders.  Thank you for everything Kirsten, you're a star!"

    Erin Reid, parent.

    "Kirsten was a huge support for my son who has learning needs.  She not only supported him but supported me in finding a solution to Thomas’s education.  I cannot thank her enough for her kindness."

    Natalie Lack, parent.

    "Kirsten has tutored my son in the run up to his GCSEs. She was brilliant at understanding his special needs and quickly developed a very good rapport with him. Tom loved attending the sessions. Kirsten rapidly got him up to speed for his exams – helping him not only with subject content but also building his exam technique and giving him a real understanding of what he needed to do to be exam ready. She was happy to help develop revision schedules and tailor the sessions to fit with our needs. I would wholeheartedly recommend Kirsten’s tutoring."

    Emily Carr, parent.

    "I found Shepway Tutoring 4 years ago and Kirsten has been tutoring my 3 children since. One on one time to supplement school learning has given my children the confidence to try their best in areas they're not as strong in, and Kirsten's advice to them: 'if you get stuck at school, imagine I'm sitting next to you - what would I suggest you do?' has been invaluable. I'm so glad I found her!"

    Deborah Taylor, parent.

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