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Helen Trethewey

Helen is an Inclusion leader with a wealth of experience in International Education
stockholm-sweden, sweden
blogger, educator, speaker, special-education-teacher, trainer
clinical-evaluation-and-assessment, literacy, numeracy, training
adhd-add, dyscalculia, dyslexia, executive-functioning

Summary

Helen Trethewey is an experienced Inclusion leader with a passion for early identification of children with learning differences. She has worked in education for over 29 years in the UK, Belgium, Hong Kong, Vietnam and now Sweden. She is a specialist Dyslexia teacher and assessor.

Helen understands the needs of children and families in the international context and regularly shares information through writing articles, webinars and public speaking. She writes a popular educational blog called ‘Twice Exceptional’ which has up to date, informative articles about neurodiversity and learning differences.

Achievements

  • Speaker at Asia Pacific International Schools Conference, Hong Kong  Dec 2018 and Dec 2019
  • Speaker at SENIA conference, Hong Kong  February 2019
  • Speaker at EduTECH Singapore November 2019
  • Presenter at SENIA Virtual Conference December 2021

Qualifications

Education

  • Ed (Hons) | University of Northumbria at Newcastle [1993]

Certifications

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Dyslexia and Literacy | The Dyslexia Institute  [2006]
  • National Qualification in Senior Leadership| Department of Education [2016]
  • Professional Certificate in Assessment Practice for Dyslexia and Literacy | Dyslexia Action [2021]

Training & Professional Development

  • Approved Specialist Dyslexia teacher | [2006, updated 2018]
  • Gifted Education Training | UNSW [2013]

Professional Memberships/ Associations

  • Dyslexia Guild | Member [ 2022 - Present]
  • SENiA| Member[ 2019 - Present]

Professional Experience

Assistant Principal of Inclusion and Individual Needs  |  British International School of Stockholm Sweden[ 2022 – Present]

  • Whole school role, responsible for support and provision in both Primary and Secondary school
  • Provide strategic direction for Inclusion
  • Deliver staff training on a range of Inclusion topics
  • Assessment of student needs and devise appropriate support programmes

 

Learning Enhancement Coordinator  | Hoi An International School, Vietnam [2020 - 20221]

  • Established Learning support policy and practice
  • Promoted whole school dyslexia training
  • Started provision for Gifted and Talented including extension
  • Provided individual and small group support for students with range of needs

 

Inclusion Coordinator  | Kellett School, Hong Kong [2012 - 2020]

  • Established Inclusion policy and practice in the new Primary campus
  • Managing 8 teaching assistants who provided support for students with a range of needs
  • Provided staff training on a range inclusion topics
  • Devised and implemented intervention programmes in partnership with Speech therapists and Occupational Therapists

Credits

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