An interview with Stephanie Evans

Stephanie Evans – Masters in SEND and Inclusion |  Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing | Psychology for Education | Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs

Stephanie Evans completed her Masters in SEND and Inclusion with us while she was a SENCO at Bangkok Patana School in Thailand. She has recently returned to the UK and is taking a career break to look after her young family.

After gaining her QTS in England, Stephanie moved to Thailand to become a Business Studies Teacher. She progressed to become Head of Sixth Form and took an interest in pastoral support. Shortly afterwards her Principal approached her and asked if she wanted to take up the role of school SENCo.

Stephanie realised that building her assessment skills would be an immediate requirement – when a gap in the team left them without a qualified assessor. She studied our CCET (Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing) module before going on to do our Access Arrangements Update course, Psychology for Education and Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs modules. 

Her research project investigated whether offering the BTEC would be advantageous to pupils with SEND in the Sixth form as an alternative option to the current International Baccalaureate. As a result of her research, the school is rolling out several BTECs this coming year, providing students with more choice of study options..
 

Stephanie had the following to say about her overall learning experience with us:

 “Studying with Real Training has helped my career and my professional development immensely. I haven’t found anything else that comes close and everyone I speak to has said the same. If you’ve done any level of special needs qualifications – it’s with Real Training.“ Stephanie Evans – SENCO, Bangkok Patana School

Of our CCET course Stephanie commented:

“This was a logical starting point for me, but what surprised me was just how much I enjoyed the course! It was very rewarding to be able to look at the numbers and pinpoint exactly where (and why) a student might be struggling. Often it meant I could sit down with students who told me “I’m just not clever” and show them the numbers that proved they actually were – they just need support in the right areas.“

You can find out more about what she thought about gaining her master’s by watching the video below.