Vanessa Toyne, M.A. in Education, is a SEN Teacher with extensive experience of working with children who fall outside of the conventional patterns of learning; educationally, behaviourally or socially. Demonstrating a passion for these learners and always working to identify and support their unique specialist needs, she adopts a different teaching approach, by looking through the lens of sensory impairments.

“If we considered educational wellbeing and academic progress in a holistic way, we would not overlook the importance of enabling a healthy sensory system for all children.”

Previous Experience

• Teaching across all year groups within special school settings
• Teaching pupils with moderate, severe and physical learning difficulties
• Delivering CPD to colleagues on the subjects of autism and sensory processing disorders
• Creating bespoke teaching resources and Programmes of Study to meet individual need
• Developing a successful Nurture Classroom within a mainstream setting
• Working as a researcher and enquirer to solve often complex and challenging problems in a creative and analytical way