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SENNIES team

Sep 10, 2025

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SENNIES Featured in The Times! 🎉

We’re thrilled to share that Sennies has been featured in The Times, highlighting the crucial role specialist nannies play in supporting families of children with additional needs.

SENNIES team

Sep 8, 2025

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2 mins

TUI x SENNIES partnership - A New Chapter in Neuro-Inclusive Travel

SENNIES has partnered with TUI to support their mission of becoming leaders in neurodiverse-friendly holidays.

SENNIES team

May 23, 2025

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2 mins

Georgia Sargeant Wins Woman Who Achieves Award 2025!

We are beyond thrilled to announce that our very own Georgia Sargeant—founder and CEO of SENNIES—has been named a winner at the prestigious Woman Who Achieves Awards 2025!

SENNIES team

Mar 28, 2025

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2 mins

SENNIES CEO, Georgia, Named Finalist in Two Prestigious Business Awards!

We are beyond thrilled to announce that our CEO, Georgia, has been selected as a finalist for two highly esteemed awards.

SENNIES team

Aug 8, 2023

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2 mins

NEW Sennie Diary

🌟Pre-Order Alert! Get our Sennie Diary Now with an Exclusive Early Bird Discount! Tailor-made for SEN Nannies, Teachers, Carers, and Specialists invested in your child's journey. Don't miss out!🌟

SENNIES team

Jul 25, 2023

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4 min

SENNIES and Scott Dunn Partnership!

Introducing the Perfect Partnership: SENNIES and Scott Dunn Join Forces to Create an Unforgettable Family Holiday Experience!

SENNIES team

May 1, 2023

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2 mins

What exactly are Direct Payments, and who is eligible to receive them?

Direct payments are a type of government funding that can be used to cover the cost of support and services for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities. In the UK, direct payments are intended to give families greater flexibility and control over the support and services that their child receives.

SENNIES team

Apr 27, 2023

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5 mins

EHCPs in the UK: Ensuring Your Child Receives the Support They Need

Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are legal documents that outline the support a child with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability is entitled to. EHCPs are designed to ensure that every child has access to the support they need to reach their full potential in education and beyond.

SENNIES team

Jul 1, 2021

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2 mins

Girls with Autism and/or ADHD FREE WEBINAR

SENNIES is hosting a FREE Webinar that will focus on the presentation of a biologically female child or young person who is Autistic and/or has ADHD, with a focus on understanding the differences and nuances in how girls may show traits or behaviours as well as providing supportive strategies and resources you can take away and use at home or in your role as a Sennie!

SENNIES team

Apr 30, 2021

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7 mins

End of the month, but just the beginning

As we come to the end of Autism Awareness month - I wanted to take a moment to share some further thoughts that I have seen shared throughout the past month, but also things I engage with every day as part of our fantastic business.

SENNIES team

Apr 2, 2021

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7 mins

Autism Awareness Day

Hi I’m Elinor, I’m the current Head of Recruitment and general day-to-day ‘sorter-outer’ here at SENNIES HQ!

SENNIES team

Nov 10, 2020

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1 min

Free ADHD Training available!

We have been made aware of a FREE ADHD training course.

SENNIES team

Oct 9, 2020

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2 mins

GIRLS on the Spectrum

Rough estimates suggest that the diagnosis ratio of boys to girls is 4:1, suggesting girls are far less likely to have an Autistic Spectrum Condition.

SENNIES team

Oct 2, 2020

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2 mins

Now & Next

What, why and how? A Now/ Next board is a fantastic and simple way to let somebody know what is expected of them NOW and what they get for doing it/ why they should do it NEXT.

SENNIES team

Sep 24, 2020

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4 mins

PEN TO PAPER and how to make it more fun!

Many children and young people don’t enjoy pencil work, but this is more common in those with Autism, and can be the source of lots of frustration when you know your child is absolutely bright enough to be able to do the work, but the request to ‘write’ is the real barrier.

SENNIES team

Aug 21, 2020

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3 mins

Echolalia

Echolalia is defined as ‘repetition of another person’s spoken word’. This may be spoken word from a physical person, or from toys, TV programs, nursery rhymes, adverts, story books, safety announcements....

SENNIES team

Jul 1, 2020

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4 mins

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) What’s in a name?

Imagine you’ve been slaving all week, up until the early hours working on a piece of coursework.

SENNIES team

Jun 15, 2020

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2 mins

BLACK LIVES MATTER resources - compiled by Vijay Patel

Vijay Patel is a dear friend of Sennies having studied Performing Arts at university with our Co-founder and CEO Georgia. Following his studies, Vijay went on to become a performer and continued to share his personal experience of living with Aspergers within his art. Vijay has been kind enough to put together some material he has found useful during the Black Lives Matter movement.

SENNIES team

Apr 20, 2020

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1 min

Clap and Toot x Sennies

Sennies are extremely excited to announce our partnership with Clap and Toot, following excellent recommendations from our SEN community, who have found their sessions extremely engaging and invaluable!

SENNIES team

Apr 15, 2020

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3 mins

An expert's view on home schooling

Hannah McCormack is a SENDCo, early years teacher and a guest lecturer. She also has two children with SEN, and has shared with the team at Sennies what she has picked up in these challenging times.

SENNIES team

Apr 9, 2020

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1 min

Free children’s book by Axel Scheffler

The brilliant Axel Scheffler has produced a book about Covid-19 Coronavirus just for children - and it's available as a FREE download.

SENNIES team

Apr 6, 2020

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1 min

Talking about Coronavirus

These are worrying times for us all and it’s undoubtedly true that your children will know that something is up.

SENNIES team

Apr 6, 2020

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4 mins

Parents share their best tips for home schooling

With the third week of school closures underway , Sennies has been reaching out to our SEN Parent community to put together a few homeschooling top tips!

SENNIES team

Mar 21, 2020

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3 mins

Is it time to consider a private Teacher?

Whilst specialist schools remain open and children of ‘key workers’ are still able to attend, the majority of parents have begun thinking about homeschooling for at least one or more of their children.

SENNIES team

Mar 13, 2019

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5 mins

Top five SEN-friendly initiatives in and around London

Taking any child out for the day can be a minefield, but when your little one has Special Educational Needs this can become even more challenging.

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