In this episode of Conversations with a SEND Mum, Nicole Bateman is joined by Julie Bevan, the franchisor of Dot Kids, a children’s art franchise with a heart and mission rooted in creativity, confidence and inclusion. Julie shares her lived experience of navigating DLA forms and EHCP processes for her own child, and why that journey reshaped everything about how she sees children, families and the importance of truly inclusive activity spaces. We talk about why art is such a powerful vehicle...
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In this episode of Conversations with a SEND Mum, Nicole Bateman is joined by Julie Bevan, the franchisor of Dot Kids, a children’s art franchise with a heart and mission rooted in creativity, confidence and inclusion. Julie shares her lived experience of navigating DLA forms and EHCP processes for her own child, and why that journey reshaped everything about how she sees children, families and the importance of truly inclusive activity spaces. We talk about why art is such a powerful vehicle...
S3: E11: Education and Neurodiversity: Nicole Bateman chats with Charlotte Mountford
Conversations with a SEND Mum
27 minutes
8 months ago
S3: E11: Education and Neurodiversity: Nicole Bateman chats with Charlotte Mountford
In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Charlotte Montford; educator, specialist autism support teacher, and founder of Badger Education. Charlotte shares how a volunteering experience at university sparked a lifelong passion for inclusive education, and how both her professional journey and personal experience raising neurodivergent children have shaped the work she does today. We talk openly about the emotional rollercoaster of parenting, the frustration of delayed diagnoses, and why i...
Conversations with a SEND Mum
In this episode of Conversations with a SEND Mum, Nicole Bateman is joined by Julie Bevan, the franchisor of Dot Kids, a children’s art franchise with a heart and mission rooted in creativity, confidence and inclusion. Julie shares her lived experience of navigating DLA forms and EHCP processes for her own child, and why that journey reshaped everything about how she sees children, families and the importance of truly inclusive activity spaces. We talk about why art is such a powerful vehicle...
