Our Specialists

A picture of a woman dyslexia assessor in a flowery dress sitting at a desk.

Karen Flannery

PG Dip SpLD, AMBDA, APC, NASENCO, PGCE, BA (Hons)

I have over 20 years of teaching experience and have been SENCO at school and regional levels across all age ranges. Throughout my teaching career, I have been passionate about supporting children with additional needs and this led me to become a Specialist Dyslexia Teacher and Dyslexia Assessor. I have been a specialist tutor for the past two years alongside being a Whole College SEND Lead for a Specialist Creative post-16 college. Over the years, I have gained a great deal of experience teaching students of all educational backgrounds and skill levels including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, speech and language difficutlies and dyspraxia.

Sally Slater

MA (SpLD), AMBDA, APC, NASENCO, BA (Hons)

I have over 20 years of teaching experience, during which time I mostly worked in a Special School for pupils with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Currently, I am employed as a visiting lecturer at the University of Chester on the Specialist Dyslexia Teacher Masters Programme and Specialist Qualification in Assessing for Access Arrangements. I'm also a specialist study skills HE tutor and conduct Dyslexia Assessments and Access Arrangements. As a Dyslexia Specialist Teacher, Tutor and Assessor, I have worked with learners, teaching multi-sensory learning and study skills for pupils of all ages who have a variety of associated difficulties including ADHD, autism, dyspraxia and dyscalculia.