Our Mission
What's Our Mission, You Ask?
educate-U is dedicated to delivering effective, high quality specialised services to support and partner with families and their children. We value how precious it is being a part of your child's village. To see what a lifetime of growth looks like for us, hover on the values below!
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Respect and Compassion
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Actively listen to all key stakeholders
Mentor and guide parents as they navigate the complexities of 21st Century parenting
A lifetime of growth
Delight in Growth
Create nurturing learning environments​
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Develop specific interventions to support the effectiveness of skill acquisition, both behavioural and educational
Honesty and Integrity
Shine Jesus' light into families
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Provide honest and open assessment of your child's ability and direction for future achievement
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Provide constructive consultation to schools and teachers
Fostering an Environment of Collaboration
Provide a link between home, school and other professionals such as Paediatricians and Speech Pathologists
Acknowledge and refer children to other specialists if their skill set suits your child's/family's needs more than our skills
Responsibility
Provide support, encouragement and direction for families of children with unique needs
Teach an explicit, systematic program that is in accordance with the NSW Department of Education, Board of Studies Syllabus
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Where it all Began
Ten years ago, in a lounge room in Narellan, Help at Home Education began. This service provided support for students who found learning a challenge. Within this service children, parents and families were nurtured and encouraged. Not only were tutoring and assessments for children provided, but so was direction for the often difficult areas to navigate such as: accessing funding, specialists and schools.
The homeschooling community allowed Help at Home Education to run alongside many students and their parents providing the direction, assistance and resources, to successfully complete school at home.
Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 received support for their learning, especially in the key areas of English, Mathematics and Life Skills.
In addition, many parents accessed Help at Home Education so their children could participate in a detailed screening assessment where a student profile was created, outlining their child's strengths and needs, along with practical activities and direction, for their future growth and development.
Working closely with students and their families found Help at Home Education frequently sought out to provide reassurance and thoughtful direction on parenting practices and behaviours. This demand for sensitive and tender care of families continues to increase. After reflecting on the elements that made Help at Home Education so successful, an idea to integrate more support services, to link families to appropriate stakeholders, to design purposeful and individual programs and learning experiences, began to grow.
The result, educate-U!
our Staff:
Sue
Founder and Director - Intervention Therapist and Educational Specialist
Diploma of Teaching
Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Post Graduate Certificate in Special Education (Learning Difficulties)
Diploma of Counselling
WWC1028080E
Sue has over 30 years experience as a teacher. Her expertise is in the area of working alongside children who find learning a challenge. The majority of Sue's professional career has focused on the role of Learning Support for children, their parents and teachers. As a Christian, single parent of 4 adult children Sue loves nothing more than walking alongside parents and their family encouraging and cheering them on. Over the past 18 years, Sue has been involved in sharing her parenting expertise with hundreds of families. Combining her knowledge of education, her desire to guide and encourage parents, along with her passion for Christ, makes Sue a highly sort after professional. Sue also has a Diploma of Counselling and is a member of the Australian Counselling Association.
Megan
Therapy Assistant (Speech)
info@educate-u.net
Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Completed Third Year, equivalent to Bachelor of Allied Health)
WWC1179930E
Megan has completed her third year of a Bachelor of Speech Pathology and is excited to continue to develop her professional skills as a future speech pathologist. Megan is passionate about working with children of all ages and abilities. She has worked as a dance teacher, successfully running her own dance school for over 9 years. Megan has also been employed as a disability support worker, providing one on one assistance to empower greater independence with her clients. Within these roles she has learnt how to effectively communicate with and teach children and adults of various ages and abilities. During her trips to Africa, Megan has seen how important education is and desires to help all children endeavour to be the best they can be, both in and out of the classroom. Megan is excited to be part of our team and to use her role as a therapy assistant to support the children and families of educate-U.
Sophie
Educational Specialist
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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Masters of Educational Studies
WWC0991140E
Sophie has been teaching for 15 years in the Macarthur and Wollondilly regions. She is passionate about getting to know her students and meeting their learning needs. Her Masters degree majored in Pedagogy and ICT and she loves to make learning accessible to students through digital technology. She has been working in mainstream classrooms from Kindergarten to Year 6 and is thrilled to now be working one on one with students in a more targeted and tailored way to meet their needs.
Michelle
Educational Specialist
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Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
WWC0112185E
Michelle is a fully qualified educator with 30 years extensive experience leading and teaching in NSW public and Christian schools. She is passionate about education and in the past five years of her teaching career as an Instructional Leader, Michelle has had the great privilege to work directly with teachers to build student and teacher capacity in both literacy and numeracy. She has been strategic in building a strong learning-focused school culture built on trust and collaborative practices leading to improved school performance. Michelle has a comprehensive knowledge of current literacy/numeracy pedagogy and curriculum, and strives to inspire students to be risk takers as learners.
Julie
Administration and Accounts
Certificate 3 in Teacher's Aid (Special)
Diploma of Community Service (Completed 2020)
WWC0254446E
Julie loves working with children and families, and is passionate about serving her community. She has many years experience working in learning support and considers it a privilege to witness a child's growth in knowledge and confidence. Julie has also worked many years as an administration and accounts assistant where she has gained experience in customer service and a knowledge of NDIS policies and procedures. Julie is excited to now use her administration skills and experience to serve you here at educate-U.
Alannah
Personal Assistant and Administration
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Bachelor of Education (Primary)
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
WWC0867971E
Alannah is kind, gentle and passionate about caring for and working with children and teens. Alannah began working at a local childcare whilst completing her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care in 2015. This rewarding experience gave Alannah time to develop her interpersonal skills with both families and staff. While working in a supervisor role, at a small local business, Alannah developed the skills of organisation, time management and handling incoming and outgoing correspondence, including mail and emails as well as clientele management. Alannah has completed her Bachelor of Primary Education and is working for the Department of Education. This degree has inspired a love of learning and an eagerness to challenge herself to grow in other skills. Alannah continues to support Sue as her Personal Assistant and work alongside the staff at educate-U.