I work with parent carers and schools in Southwest England.  

Working collaboratively with all those involved  ensures the best outcomes for children and young people.

I am a  fully qualified SpLD specialist assessor holding an Assessor's Practising Certificate and have professional membership of the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) and the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS).

My consultancy and training is built on over 30 years of teaching experience,  working with children and young people assessing their needs and planning outcomes,  holding leadership roles such as a SENCo in several schools, and wide and varied experience working in  local authority advisory services.

Helen Berryman is an experienced dyslexia specialist and assessor.  Her 30 year career in teaching has included being a class teacher in England and abroad, SENCo, teaching and learning consultant, and lead specialist advisory teacher for a local authority learning support service.  Helen is passionate about inclusion and launched SEND Solutions South West in 2025 offering expert services to schools and parent carers.

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Helen is qualified to Master's level, holding a Post Graduate Diploma in Specific Learning Difficulties - Dyslexia and is registered as an assessor with the British Dyslexia Association and the SpLD Assessments Standards Committee. 

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Her 10 year experience as a lead advisory teacher for a local authority in the southwest has included leading on county wide dyslexia training programmes for schools and strategic  tools for school leaders to evaluate and develop dyslexia friendly practices.

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