Kate joined Canterbury Dyslexia Centre when it opened in 2012. She works a Specialist 1:1 Literacy Tutor at the Centre and also runs the Touch Typing classes. 

Kate’s work with dyslexic children started in 1996, where she was employed in a Social Care and Pastoral role at East Court School, an independent boarding/day school for children with dyslexia and dyspraxia. She very quickly became interested in the children’s education and learning styles, as well as their mental and personal wellbeing, and was given the opportunity to split her roles between the classroom and pastoral care. In 1999 she took on a full-time Teaching Assistant role and embarked on her dyslexia training. She gained a City and Guilds Learning Support qualification, followed by a Dyslexia and Literacy in the Classroom Certificate, with the Dyslexia Institute. She also developed a dyslexia friendly Touch Typing program, which she taught throughout the school.

Following her time at East Court, Kate worked in a local mainstream primary school where she held intervention groups and social and communication groups, for children with specific needs, including dyslexia, who found classroom expectations challenging and social interaction difficult.

Whilst at Canterbury Dyslexia Centre Kate has continued her professional development by undertaking additional training courses and attending a range of seminars.

Kate is also one of the founder members of the Dyslexia East Kent Support group (DEKS), established in 2005. She initially worked as the key fundraiser and then took on the role of Treasurer, which she continues to do.