About Chris Hadjigeorgiou

My Aims and ethos

Every child has the right to an education that is suitable, meaningful and appropriately challenging.

Sadly, as so many of you know, navigating the SEN system can be incredibly difficult and stressful for parents. Things should not be like this, and they need to change.

As an independent SEN Adviser my aim is to work with families to help every child and young person have access to the education that they deserve and are entitled to, and ultimately, to help them to achieve their potential.

Over the years I have successfully helped hundreds of families across the country secure EHCPs for their children, suitable EHCP content and school placements.

There are many testimonials of my work on this website and on my Facebook page.

In October 2021 I hand delivered a letter to Downing Street in an attempt to help secure the special educational needs support that you and your children need, deserve and are entitled to. See the link below!

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/education/special-needs-advisor-to-deliver-downing-street-letter-8429602?fbclid=IwAR3T2eaKWWQHxgbAvMaGpMQEkYryg0JxKZpBlEVfMkQiG2FF56lBw37vcDM

In December 2022, I went again!

https://youtu.be/_qAl86BrsKQ

My experience

I am an established SEN Adviser and Tribunal Representative.

I am also the author of 'LiStEN to me - A guide to help you get the best SEN support for your child'.

The updated third edition was published in August 2023.

I have been writing EHCP and Tribunal appeal applications for 10 years, and have successfully helped hundreds of families across the country to secure EHCPs for their children, suitable EHCP content, and suitable school placements.

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 the 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 for a child.
Direct Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy provision.
Many independent, academy and local authority specialist settings and 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, and have 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.

C Hadjigeorgiou.

My 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.

Further Training

Training Courses

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.