About Michelle

Qualifications re SEMH/Counselling:

CACHE Early Years and Childcare Diploma
Liverpool in Excellence Education and Learning Mentor
ABC Level 2 Award in Counselling Concepts
ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Specialist Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
ABC Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Operational Lead for a Tutoring Programme, supporting teachers across the West Midlands who tutor pupils in their setting, as part of Equal Education Ltd

Team Teach Lead Trainer for Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley and Solihull

Accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NPCS)

More about Michelle

Michelle has worked in education for over 20 years; since 2001 she has held a variety of roles supporting Children in Care via Birmingham Virtual School (previously Looked After Children Education Service). She was an Education Advisor at the latter end of her career with Virtual School.

Throughout her education career she has supported children, from Early Years to Post 16, in academic progress and social & emotional development, as well as supporting staff to understand the SEMH needs of the children they are teaching. She has delivered training to school staff in de-escalation strategies, Emotion Coaching and Attachment Awareness.

Over the last 9 years she has also delivered training and offered support with Pupil Premium Plus, Children Placed for Adoption and Post-LAC children.

Michelle is currently offering 1:1 sessions for pupils with academic, SEN and SEMH needs, as well as support sessions for school staff to assist in further understanding the SEMH needs of their pupils.

Trained in the use of Emotion Coaching

Contact michellebentley@focuss.org.uk