Julie Cox

Experience

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  CARES.UK Ltd

  Jan 1992 - Jun 1993

  Escort for young offenders

  I worked alongside social workers to escort young offenders from secure units to courts. I worked with girls who were 12-15 years old.

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  Highfield Primary School

  Sept 1995 - Jul 1999

  Teacher

  I was a Key Stage One Teacher or four years.

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  Caxton College

  Sept 1999 - Jul 2002

  Early Years Teacher and Head of Year

  I lived in Valencia, Spain for nearly three years and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of living in a different country, embracing a new culture and learning a foreign language.

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  Kingsweston School

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2016

  Teacher and 'Teaching and Learning Manager.'

  I worked at Kingsweston Special School for 13 years. I have worked with young people from 4-16 years old with vast range of special learning and emotional needs and challenging behaviours. For eight and half years I was the Learning Manager for the Primary Department. Then for the last four and a half years I was a teacher and the Deputy of the specialist Department and Inclusion centre for 11-16 year olds with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome. I was also the mentor for Newly Qualified Teachers and the Coordinator for P.S.H.E, R.S.E. and S.M.S.C. I introduced Mindfulness activities into the Department and integrated Mindfulness practices into pupil's personal support plans. Weniger anzeigen

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  Holistic Special Education Foundation, Sri Lanka

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2019

  Consultant, a Founder Member and Director.

  In February 2016 a group of volunteers ( Sri Lankan & British) created a holistic education project for children with special needs in the Trincomlaee District of Sri Lanka. As a team we coordinated visits to the government special needs units, 2 doctors ran specialist medical clinics, a Yoga specialist introduced therapeutic Special Yoga workshops and I led training workshops for the teachers and parents and invited other SEN experts to work with us. We saw the huge needs in the community too, with many children with additional needs who are not able to access any type of education. We will are now expanding further into our 'Community Education and Well- Being,' project in the Trincomlaee District. I have documented our work and together our team created a 'model' project which will be re-created in other districts of Sri Lanka and potentially in other countries. We work with the Education and Health Department in Sri Lanka, primarily in the Eastern Province and with N.G.O.'s who have shared commitment and passion to support children with additional needs and their teachers, families &carers and midwives & connected professionals. The 'Holistic Special Education Foundation,' is a registered non-profit in Sri Lanka Weniger anzeigen

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  Self employed

  Jun 2016 - now

  Holistic Education Consultant for children with additional needs

  I can Consult on school development areas in developing a holistic curriculum, Personal, Social, Health and Emotional Education, developing nurturing behaviour with emotional regulation programmes and Mindfulness practices for children and staff.Since February 2016 I have gained valuable experience through voluntary service in developing and forming a local team and coordinating a holistic education project for children with special educational needs in Sri Lanka.My Consultancy work also involves developing holistic special education projects internationally and working in collaboration with local people and partners. I am passionate about sharing Mindfulness practices with children and the adults around them. Weniger anzeigen

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  RYTHM Foundation and Taarana School

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

  Holistic Special Education Consultant

  I worked as a Holistic Special Consultant at Taarana School. After a preliminary visit in September 2016, I developed and delivered a 10 week program. This included creating a holistic curriculum, working with the children, delivering specialist teacher training, developing C.P.D. systems and working with parents. An additional element of my work is raising awareness about children with additional needs in the wider community. I worked with the RYTHM and Vijayaratnam Foundations in Malaysia to develop partnerships with organisations connected to Special Educational needs and facilitated seminars around Special Educational Needs for Q.I. Group of Companies. I connected the RYTHM Foundation to Nottingham University's Malaysia Campus. A partnership was created to facilitate the 'Mindfulness and Special Education Conference' at Nottingham University Malaysia. Weniger anzeigen

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  Holistic Special Education Foundation

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  S.E.N Project Coordinator in Sri Lanka

  As a Founder Member and Director of the Holistic Special Education Foundation (H.S.E.F.), I return regularly to Sri Lanka to coordinate holistic programmes. H.S.E.F. formed a training partnership with the JellyBean Foundation, Cerebral Palsy Lanka Foundation and Special Yoga and ran training workshops for SEN teachers and midwives in the Trincomalee and Batticloan districts of Sri Lanka. Our workshops included Sensory Integration, Speech language & Communication, Cerebral Palsy, therapeutic special yoga, Autism and Mindfulness.We worked with the Education and Health Deaprtments of the Eastern Province and UNICEF's Eastern Province team to organise the programmes.Our vision is to recreate the programmes in other districts of Sri Lanka. We are expanding our work with midwives as they are the professionals who work with children with complex and additional needs in the community. Weniger anzeigen

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  The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and the RYTHM Foundation

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  'Mindfulness and Special Education Conference,' at Nottingham University Malaysia Campus

  I was very happy to be a key note speaker at the 'Mindfulness and Special Education,' Conference at Nottingham University Malaysia Campus and to have worked in partnership with the RYTHM Foundation and Nottingham University Malaysia.I also facilitated workshops on Mindfulness and Sensory Integration & Emotional Literacy.

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  Julie Cox: Holistic and Creative Learning

  Sept 2017 - now

  Therapeutic Education Consultant, workshop facilitator & project creator