Why choose SEN Achieve?
"Chris is Amazing!!
I would not hesitate to recommend Chris to any Sen parents/carers who are fighting this broken system, Chris has incredible Sen knowledge and with his amazing support, we was at ease, and felt well supported and prepared with Chris during our appeal and Tribunal hearing to which we won the Specialist Independent setting, we can not thank Chris enough!
Our daughter now has a placement she desperately needed and will finally be back into education with an EHC Plan fit for purpose with great support and therapies!"
Aim and Purpose
All children have the right to be provided with a suitable education. They also have the right to be kept safe, to be treated with dignity, and, all have the right to be provided with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their potential. Through my role as anan established SEN Adviser and Tribunal Representative I do all that I can to help make this a reality for as many children as possible. In addition to the paid services which I offer, in order to support families I also speak free of charge at parent groups/ forums, as well as at charitable events. Further, in an attempt to bring about much needed change to the education system, I have twice visited Downing Street. Please let me know if I can help you. Chris Hadjigeorgiou.
Background and Experience
I have been writing EHCP and Tribunal appeal applications for 11 years, and have successfully helped hundreds of families across the country to secure EHCPs for their children, specific EHCP content, and suitable school placements. I am also am the author of 'LiStEN to me - A guide to help you get the best SEN support for your child'. Over 90% of the SEN Achieve appeal applications result in the respective local authorities conceding before the tribunal hearing. Since the end of January (2024) 46 local authorities (100%) have conceded/ backed down in response to the original tribunal appeals which I have written. This has saved the parents from the stress and potential expense of an actual tribunal hearing. Through the cases which I have worked on I have secured very unique and high levels of EHCP content for children, including: - The allocation of 1 to 1 adult support throughout the duration of every school day. - The allocation of qualified teachers as full time 1 to 1 adults. - The allocation of two full time 1 to 1 adults across two different settings. - Direct Occupational Therapy and direct Speech and Language Therapy provision. - Independent, academy and local authority specialist school settings. - Independent mainstream settings. - Unique EOTAS packages. Prior to this role I worked in local authority schools for 18 years up to the summer of 2019, in primary, junior and secondary school settings. During this period of time I held the positions of class teacher, SENCo, Head of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Leader. I have worked with every year group from Nursery up to and including Year 13. This provides me with a huge amount of experience from which I can draw upon. This is to the extent that head teachers, SENCos, and other advocates and representatives also ask me for advice. There are many testimonials to my work on this website as well as on the SEN Achieve Facebook page.
Qualifications
• BSc(Hons) Geography – with First class honours • PGCE in Special Needs and Inclusion • PGCE in Secondary Geography • Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing - as endorsed by the British Psychological Society, this is the nationally recognised qualification for administering psychometric testing, accepted throughout the UK, and, increasingly, internationally. • British Psychological Society RQTU Membership Number - 410496.
Additional Training
In addition to my formal qualifications, this is a list of just some of the training courses that I have attended and completed. · IPSEA – Advanced Level 3 SEND Law · British Psychological Society – Understanding emotions · British Psychological Society – Introduction to childhood trauma, eating and weight · British Psychological Society – Creating compassionate classrooms – An inclusive approach to student safety and engagement in schools · National Autistic Society - Autism, stress and anxiety · National Autistic Society – Autism and sensory experience · Open University – Judicial decision making · Open University – Exploring equality and equity in education · Open University – Human rights and law · Open University – Children’s rights · Open University – Equity – law and idea · Open University – Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development · Open University – Applying social work law with children and families · Open University – Understanding dyslexia · Open University - Learning how to learn · Ofsted – Safeguarding training · Local authority – Head teacher induction · Local authority SENCo training – Preparing for the (Ofsted) inspector · Local authority – DSL training · Local authority – DSL PREVENT training · Local authority – Managing school attendance · Local authority – Step On training · Local authority – Step Up training · Local authority – Data workshop · Local authority – Worry Buster training · Local authority – FSP/ Family Support Process training · Local authority – Engaging boys in writing · Pivotal Education – Behaviour training · P4C – Philosophy for children.