Mrs Hall joined the PIT Stop Team in 2022 following years working in schools supporting children in a learning support team. Prior to her career in the education sector, Mrs Hall worked for many years in corporate leadership roles and so brings with her to this role a wealth of knowledge and passion. Mrs Hall has a strong focus on supporting children (and their families) with accessing education to support children in achieving the best outcomes. She works closely with the Local Authority Education Welfare Team and is also one of our Early Help Practitioners, supporting children and families overcoming the barriers that life sometimes throws at you, all the time keeping a consistent focus on maintaining high expectations for children's emotional and academic growth.   

Ms Heselden BA (HONS) Early Childhood Studies

Ms Heselden has worked at Midfield Primary School for many years in both the mainstream school as well as Tree House provision for children with complex needs. She has undertaken many roles, first as a Learning Support Assistant, then as a Professional Teaching Partner, next a Senior PTP but since 2022, she has taken on the role of SENCO Assistant and Stepping Stones Practitioner.  Ms Heselden is trained in and consistently delivers high quality interventions to children with Education Health and Care plans and has expertise in adaptive teaching, utilising resources and visual prompts to create inclusive learning environments. She is a fully qualified Holistic Practitioner with a PDA Diploma. Ms Heselden makes sure that her delivery is bespoke to the individual, truly enabling them to make secure progress whilst maintaining high expectations, irrespective of their starting points.  

In 2022, in addition to her role as SENCO Assistant, under supervision of the Assistant Headteachers for Inclusion, Ms Heselden commenced the role as lead Stepping Stones Practitioner; supporting children with complex needs in an adapted provision accessing a bespoke curriculum. Pupils are placed in this provision temporarily whilst awaiting placement in specialist settings but whilst in Stepping Stones, the provision creates a learning environment that is tailored to the needs of individuals and provides an opportunity to maximise progress against EHC targets during these childrens' short-time with us. The SEN Team including Ms Heselden, continue to work closely with Local Authority partners to ensure that this high quality and successful provision delivers strong outcomes.