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I’m an Educational Expert with over twenty years of teaching experience, working initially as a teacher in mainstream settings, before subsequently moving onto a wide variety of specialist provisions, where I have worked extensively.

I have 10 years experience with Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS).

I have experience of:

  • Observational assessments

  • Determining best educational placement

  • Writing Education and Health Care Plans

  • Overseeing educational packages

  • Delivering bespoke training

  • Managing multi-disciplinary teams and integrated therapeutic approaches

  • Standing as an educational expert witness in tribunals

Emily Neal

Accredited Qualifications

  • Nursing Diploma - University of Leeds

  • BA Primary Education (QTS) - University of Northumbria

  • MSC Psychology - University of Northumbria

  • MA Autism - University of Northumbria

  • Bond Solon Registered Expert Witness - University of Cardiff

Recognised Courses

  • SEND LAW Professional Level 3 (IPSEA) Training

  • Lives in the Balance|Collaborative Proactive Solutions - University of York

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