Professional Development, Training & Experience
Charlotte is committed to ongoing professional development within SEND, neurodiversity, trauma-informed practice, and family support. Her work combines lived experience, practical advocacy knowledge, and continued specialist training to provide compassionate, informed, and person-centred support for families navigating complex systems.
Professional Development & Training
- IPSEA SEND Law Training — Levels 1–3
- Anna Freud Centre — Experts by Experience training and professional development
- Trauma-informed practice training
- Autism Awareness Level 2
- SAFE Framework training
- Psychological safety and workforce wellbeing training
- EarlyBird Programme — National Autistic Society
- Autism Awareness Training
- Sensory Processing Disorder training through Child Development Centre services
- First Aid Trained
- Ongoing SEND law, neurodiversity and family support CPD
- Ongoing professional development focused on autism, ADHD and neurodevelopmental understanding
Areas of Experience & Interest
- EHCP support and SEND advocacy
- Neurodivergent family support
- School attendance difficulties and EBSA
- Complex SEND needs and prolonged school absence
- ARFID and restrictive eating support experience through lived experience and family support work
- Practical experience supporting children with sensory processing differences
- Experience supporting families navigating Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome (CVS), rare conditions, and complex healthcare pathways
- Experience navigating NHS processes, referrals, refusals, and multi-agency support systems
- Collaborative working alongside Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) services through Child Development Centre pathways
Practical Experience
- Founder & Director of Bridgepoint Learning CIC
- Extensive lived experience supporting children with complex SEND needs, neurodivergence and EHCP processes
- Experience navigating education, local authority and multi-agency systems
- Collaborative work with SEND professionals, CAMHS, therapists, schools, charities and alternative provision providers
Charlotte is passionate about creating support that feels approachable, empowering, and genuinely helpful for families who often feel unheard, overwhelmed, or isolated within traditional systems. Her long-term professional interests include continuing advanced study within autism, ADHD and neurodevelopmental assessment pathways.