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Classroom Advocacy

A full-term advocacy program where I work directly with you and your child's teacher.

Service Description

This option is all about changing the parts of school that feel out of reach for parents. In our Classroom Advocacy Program we focus exclusively on school collaboration for families who want clarity, communication, and meaningful change in their child’s school experience, without weekly tutoring. Through thoughtful, direct liaison with your child’s classroom teacher, I help create small but significant adjustments that make the school day feel calmer, kinder, more manageable, and better suited to your child. You’ll also receive support at home, including email scripts, personalised resources, and practical guidance on how to communicate with the school effectively. ✔️ Weekly communication with your child’s classroom teacher ✔️ Classroom adjustments recommended, trialled, and refined over the course of a full-term ✔️ A clear, shared plan between home and school ✔️ Personalised home resources based on your child’s needs ✔️ Integration of OT, psychology, or speech recommendations into classroom practice ✔️ Weekly parent check-ins with insights and next steps ✔️ Led by Mrs Siegel, experienced teacher with a Masters in Teaching Advocacy support available in-person or online. Price: 200 per week (term minimum)

Request to book

If you are interested or just have questions, please complete this form.

Due to the dedication I give each family, I only accept a limited number per term.

Why play-based learning?

Play-based learning is learning that feels like play, yet sits on decades of research showing that children thrive when learning matches the way their developing brains are wired: to move, explore, imagine, and make meaning through hands-on experience.

When learning feels like play, motivation rises, stress falls, and the brain forms strong, long-lasting connections that make new skills stick. This is why we teach the way children learn, so the gains reach far beyond the session.

What is Classroom Advocacy?

When school feels hard for a child, parents often assume the only solutions exist outside the classroom: appointments, assessments, therapies, endless expert opinions, all in the hope that something will help their child “fit” the school day more easily. Yet the classroom, the place where the struggle shows up most, often goes untouched.

My Advocacy Program and Tutoring Plus+ Program changes that. I step into the school space to work directly with your child’s teacher, ensuring the environment adapts to your child, not the other way around. Whether your child has multiple specialists (speech, OT, psychologist) or none at all, we bring clarity, alignment, and thoughtful adjustments into the room where they spend most of their day.

In practical terms, it may look like: Adjusting sensory demands (lighting, noise, seating, movement breaks).Reframing behaviour as communication, helping teachers interpret your child's behaviour as part of the story. Clarifying learning needs so tasks are scaffolded at the right level; neither overwhelming nor too simple.Refining communication strategies (clearer instructions, visual cues, predictable routines, previewing transitions).Building noticing habits, so teachers catch early signs of overload, anxiety, or disengagement.

Offering alternative ways to show learning (oral responses, hands-on tasks, drawing, movement-based activities).Creating emotional safety by adjusting expectations, reducing pressure, and strengthening teacher–student connection.Aligning specialist recommendations into classroom-friendly strategies teachers can implement immediately.

Request to book

If you are interested or just have questions, please complete this form.

Due to the dedication I give each family, I only accept a limited number per term.