{"id":14,"date":"2026-10-20T20:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:03:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/?page_id=14","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b75ed32 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b75ed32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2bf8c3\" data-id=\"e2bf8c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d07cd97 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d07cd97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c1e1f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d2c1e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4b2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4b2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3beeb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3beeb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Hi, I\u2019m Jo.<br \/><br \/>I\u2019m a qualified teacher with over 20 years\u2019 experience in education, including mainstream primary teaching, specialist autism provision and working with autistic adults.<br \/><br \/>I have a BA (Hons) in Fine Art, a PGCE in Primary Education, Qualified Teacher Status and a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling. I have also completed autism-specific training including Makaton and PECS, and I am a trained Bronze and Silver Arts Award Adviser and centre.<br \/><br \/>InspirED brings together my background education, SEND and art.<br \/><br \/>My approach is very much about building relationships first. I want young people to feel comfortable, accepted and able to work at their own pace. Sessions are flexible and responsive to the individual rather than expecting everyone to learn or create in exactly the same way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38490aa\" data-id=\"38490aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e13bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19e13bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/586900689_10167047908919199_385796275405703723_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/586900689_10167047908919199_385796275405703723_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/586900689_10167047908919199_385796275405703723_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/586900689_10167047908919199_385796275405703723_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inspireducation.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/586900689_10167047908919199_385796275405703723_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me Hi, I\u2019m Jo. 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