Team Lead: Rosie - Speech and Language Therapist

Rosie has been at Aspire since it opened. She has been a Speech Therapist for 15 years, starting in the NHS and then moving to SEN schools in 2015. Rosie specialises in working with pupils with ASD, especially children who are just beginning to communicate. Rosie really enjoys delivering training courses to staff and parents and is a qualified Makaton Regional Tutor.  

Gem - Speech  and Language Therapist

Gem has been a Speech Therapist for over 10 years and before she joined Aspire in 2022 she    worked in both mainstream and SEN schools. Gem specialises in working with pupils with Autism, Selective Mutism and Sensory Feeding Difficulties. Gem also enjoys delivering training, and working with newly qualified teachers to support them to develop their skills. 

Lou - Speech and Language  Therapy Assistant

Lou started working at Aspire in 2020, as a Teaching Assistant.   Lou has  previously worked  in  mainstream primaries, delivering Speech and Language Interventions.    As well as   providing    therapy to the pupils at Aspire, Lou   has had specialist training in designing and making communication books, which is a skill  she uses regularly.  Lou is also Makaton trained and helps run the Makaton Choir.   

Katherine - Speech and Language  Therapy Assistant

Katherine  has been at Aspire since it opened, originally working as a Teaching Assistant.  She now works part time in the Therapy team delivering  speech sound and language interventions  across the school.  Katherine is responsible for tracking pupil's progress  with their therapy targets.   

At Aspire, we have 2 Therapists and 2 Therapy Assistants, directly employed by the school.  There is at least one therapist and one therapy assistant on site every day, and you can contact us by calling or emailing the school office.