After 11 years in the classroom, Nicole Bateman left teaching in 2021, seeking a new way to align her career with her family's needs and her personal passions. Today, she’s thriving as the Friendly SEND Advisor, making children’s activities more inclusive for those with special educational needs.

Nicole shares her powerful journey, including the life-altering incident that shook her confidence, her struggles with balancing work and family, and how she transformed adversity into opportunity. Discover how Nicole used her experience as a teacher and a parent of a neurodivergent child to forge a new path—one where she champions children with SEND and equips activity providers and tutors to create truly inclusive environments.

Nicole's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and rediscovering purpose.
Here are Nicole's links :
Websites - https://nicolebateman.co.uk/ and https://www.thesupersensorysquad.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefriendlysendadvisor
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesupersensorysquad
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/conversationswithasendmum

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