About Elsa

Elsa Elliott is a qualified graduate teacher with over seventeen years experience. She has worked in the field of special educational needs for thirteen years and has worked in variety of special settings including managing a Development Centre for 4-7 year olds with speech and language disorders. She came to Asia with her husband in 2001 and has worked in international schools in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. She now works as an independent education consultant. Elsa is registered as a teacher with the DfEE in the UK, (now the government ‘Department for Children, Schools and Families’; Reg. No. RP9259282). She is accredited by the British Psychological Society as a ‘Specialist Teacher Assessor” and is a professional member of the UK Dyslexia Guild.

Elsa is also an accredited ‘Phonics International’ training provider who has been using synthetic phonics 'first and fast' very successfully with her students for many years. Elsa is a strong advocate of inclusive practice in schools and believes that synthetic phonics taught rigorously, efficiently, and with passion can unlock the door to literacy for mainstream, second language, and learning disabled learners alike.

Elsa's Services Include:

ü  Special educational support and advice for families relocating to, and from China

ü  Designing Individual Development Plans for young children (3-6)

ü  Designing Individual Education Plans for students

ü  ‘Label Free’ Individual academic evaluations and detailed learner profiles

ü  Screening assessments

ü  Designing and supporting integration and transition plans for students with Learning Disabilities

ü  Providing individually tailored academic and therapeutic support programmes

ü  Support for home schooling programmes

ü  Training packages for schools and parents

ü  Advocacy and mediation services for students and families

ü  Assisting with networking and contacting SEN support groups

ü  In-service training and consulting for schools, incl’ ‘Rent-a-SENCO’ and ‘Phonics International’ synthetic phonics training

ü  Workshops and conferences

 Elsa serves the international community and international schools in Beijing and China.

Click HERE to download Elsa's Brochure (PDF)