Schooling specialist Eileen Taylor has clocked up 50 years in schooling and is now working her personal enterprise
As a certified instructor, Eileen Taylor has spent the final 50 years working in schooling educating each youngsters and adults in any respect ranges from Key Stage 1 to Grasp’s levels.
On the age of 60 in 2011, Eileen took voluntary redundancy from the College of Wales the place she had been a senior lecturer in particular schooling wants and the pathway chief for the MA in Particular Schooling Wants. Relatively than retire she established GoLexia, a supplier of diagnostic evaluation for dyslexia, office wants assessments, teaching, tuition and coaching.
12 years later and GoLexia is now a well-established household enterprise based mostly at Mamhilad Park Property that employs Eileen’s nephew Alex Brewer as a specialist assist tutor and assessor plus his sister Eira Brewer as a dyslexia assessor together with their Father Man Brewer, a training and mentoring advisor. The close-knit group work with a variety of employers, native authorities and schooling suppliers who need assistance with the prognosis and administration of a selected studying issue (SpLD). This consists of dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Consideration Deficit Hyperactivity Dysfunction.
Director Eileen Taylor mentioned:
“I began my profession in schooling in 1973 as a newly certified instructor. Lifelong studying, being of service and having a constructive influence on others’ lives have at all times been my drivers which is why retirement at 60 simply wasn’t for me. I felt that I had a lot nonetheless to offer and I wasn’t going to let being a 60 yr outdated girl cease me.
“Establishing GoLexia was an enormous choice – I’d by no means run my very own enterprise however knew that there was a spot out there for a top quality supplier of particular studying issue assessments and training. I trusted my intuition, went with it and haven’t regarded again since. It has been significantly rewarding to additionally see my niece and nephew progress with the enterprise whereas my brother-in-law helps us as a certified teaching and mentoring advisor serving to employers to handle the influence of neurodiversity within the office.
“There have been many elements which have influenced the success of the enterprise together with the accessibility of our location at Mamhilad Park Property. My recommendation to anybody, no matter age or gender is to work onerous and encompass your self with good individuals. Consider in your self and be pleased with your achievements. I definitely am.”
Additional info is out there at https://www.golexia.com
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