SEND tutoring · Forest of Dean · Ross on Wye · Gloucester
Mossgrove Tutoring
with Nicola, SEND TutorExperienced HLTA offering tailored one to one tutoring for primary aged children with special educational needs and disabilities. Sessions take place in your own home, and are built around your child’s strengths, interests and pace.
- Enhanced DBS checked
- Experienced HLTA, SEND specialist
- Free initial consultation
- Sessions in your own home
Who I help
Support for children who learn differently
I work with primary aged children, usually from Reception to Year 6, whose needs are not fully met in a busy classroom. That includes children who:
- have an EHCP, or receive SEN support at school
- are autistic, or have ADHD or other attention and sensory differences
- find reading, writing or spelling hard, including children with dyslexia
- find maths difficult or worrying, and have lost confidence with numbers
- have speech, language or communication needs
- are anxious about school, or are currently out of school
- are home educated and would benefit from specialist input
- need calm, patient help to catch up after a difficult period
Not sure whether I am the right fit? That is exactly what the free initial conversation is for.
How I help
Tailored sessions, one child at a time
Every child is different, so every plan is different. These are the areas I focus on most.
Literacy
Phonics, reading fluency and comprehension, spelling, handwriting and the confidence to write. Structured, multisensory approaches that suit children who have not clicked with classroom methods.
Numeracy
Number sense, place value, times tables and problem solving, using concrete and visual methods before moving to the abstract, so understanding is secure rather than memorised.
Social skills and confidence
Turn taking, conversation, understanding and managing feelings, coping with frustration, and building the confidence to have a go when something feels hard.
Working with school and EHCP targets
With your permission I can link sessions to your child’s school targets or EHCP outcomes, and share short progress notes so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
What a session looks like
Sessions are usually an hour, one to one, in your home with a parent or carer present. Shorter sessions can work better for younger children, and we will agree what suits yours. The first few sessions are about getting to know your child and what helps them learn; after that we build a routine they can trust, with plenty of small wins along the way.
You get a short note after each session, so you always know what we have worked on and what to try at home if you want to.
Fees
Clear fees, no long contracts
Specialist support, priced simply. Fees are per session hour and include planning, resources and your session note.
One to one, in your home
Face to face support in a familiar setting, with a parent or carer at home during the session.
Small group of 2 to 3
Siblings or friends learning together at one family’s home, with each child’s needs planned for.
Free initial consultation. A relaxed phone or video chat to talk through your child’s needs and what you are hoping for, with no obligation.
EHCP personal budgets and direct payments are welcome. Sessions are invoiced monthly, with invoices suitable for personal budget records.
Travel. The standard rate covers the Forest of Dean. A small travel supplement, agreed with you in advance, applies for homes further afield.
Simple terms. Terms, including notice for cancellations, are agreed in writing before the first session. No long contracts, and you can stop at any time.
Areas covered
Where I work
I am based in the Forest of Dean and travel to families across the Forest, South Herefordshire and the Gloucester area, including:
- Cinderford
- Coleford
- Lydney
- Mitcheldean
- Drybrook
- Lydbrook
- Newent
- Ross on Wye
- Gloucester
- and the villages in between
If you are a little outside these areas, do ask; it may still be possible with a travel supplement.
About Nicola
Hello, I’m Nicola
I am a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) specialising in special educational needs and disabilities, working in primary education in Gloucestershire. Day to day I support children with a wide range of needs, one to one and in small groups, and I have seen time and again how much difference the right support, at the right pace, can make to a child’s confidence.
I am patient, calm and encouraging. I believe every child can learn when we find the path that works for them, and I take real pleasure in the moment something finally clicks. Mossgrove Tutoring is my way of offering that same support to families who need it outside school.
- HLTA with a specialism in SEND
- Experienced in managing diverse and complex learning needs
- Enhanced DBS checked, with up to date safeguarding training
- Flexible scheduling, including after school, weekends and school holidays
Safeguarding and trust
Your child’s safety comes first
The same standards I work to in school, written down so you know exactly what to expect.
Checked and trained
Enhanced DBS check, and up to date safeguarding training through my school role. I am happy to show you my certificate at our first meeting.
Never alone
Sessions take place in your home with a parent or carer present in the house. I do not hold sessions at my own home.
Policies in writing
You receive my safeguarding policy, privacy notice and terms before we start, and they are available on request at any time.
Clear communication
All contact goes through parents and carers, never directly with children on social media or messaging apps. You get a short note after every session.
Questions
Things parents often ask
What ages do you tutor?
Primary aged children, usually from Reception to Year 6. I am also happy to talk about support for children in Year 7 who are finding the move to secondary school hard.
How do we get started?
Send me an email with a little about your child. We will arrange a free phone or video chat, and if it feels right we book a first session. After the first few sessions we review together how things are going.
Can we use our EHCP personal budget or direct payment?
Yes. Many families fund sessions this way. I provide monthly invoices that are suitable for personal budget records, and I am happy to supply the documents your local authority asks for.
Will you work with my child’s school?
With your permission, yes. Linking sessions to school targets or EHCP outcomes works well, and I can share short progress notes with your child’s teacher or SENCO if you would like me to.
Do you hold sessions at your own home?
No. Sessions are in your home, with a parent or carer present. This keeps things familiar and comfortable for your child and is the right approach for safeguarding.
What if my child has a bad day and cannot manage the session?
It happens, and it is never a problem. We adapt on the day: a shorter session, a different activity, or simply a calmer one. Longer term, sessions are planned around what your child can manage, not the other way round.
Get in touch
Let’s talk about your child
Tell me a little about your child, what they find hard and what you are hoping for, and we will arrange a free, no obligation chat. I am in school during the day, so I usually reply in the afternoon or evening.
Based in
The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Sessions
After school, weekends and school holidays
Privacy notice
Mossgrove Tutoring with Nicola is run by Nicola as a sole trader, and I am the data controller for any personal information you share with me. This notice explains how I use it.
What I collect and why
When you contact me I receive your name, contact details and whatever you choose to tell me about your child. If we go on to work together I also keep session notes, progress records and invoicing details. I use this information to respond to you, to plan and deliver tutoring, to keep you informed about progress, and to keep the records I am legally required to keep.
Information about your child’s needs
Details of a child’s special educational needs, diagnoses or health are special category data. I only use them with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time by emailing me, and only to plan and deliver sessions appropriately.
Sharing
I do not sell or share your information. I will only share progress information with your child’s school or other professionals if you ask me to. My email and accounting providers process data on my behalf under their own security commitments.
How long I keep it
Enquiry details are deleted if we do not go on to work together. Client records are kept for one year after our last session. Invoices and payment records are kept for six years as required for tax purposes.
Your rights
You can ask to see the information I hold, ask me to correct or delete it, or object to how it is used, by emailing [email protected]. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
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