Sophie & Emily

Sophie & Emily

  • Founder & Creative


    Sophie lives in Hull with her mum and stepdad, whom she loves very dearly.

    Sophie enjoys visiting Emily in London and working on creative projects with her younger sister. Her responsibility is to choose the music for their productions and collect stories and experiences from their lives which will influence and inspire the work they create together.

    Sophie’s favourite things are dancing, drinking cocktails, watching films, and getting dressed up in her sparkly dresses with lipgloss and a sequin handbag in her hand. Sophie loves partying with her sister and friends. Sophie’s dream is to perform on stage with her sister, showing everyone how great her life has been growing up with that extra sparkly chromosome, Down syndrome.

  • Founder, Care Specialist & Artistic Director

    Emily became a drama facilitator after training as an actor where she received a first-class honors degree in TV and Theatre. Since then, she has facilitated creative workshops in SEND schools, community centers, theatres, and hospitals and supported living accommodations.

    Emily worked for 3 years in SEN schools as a TA, specifically working with autistic male students, between the ages of 10-16 - supporting them in life skills as well as preparing them for their futures.

    For the past 3 years, Emily has also worked as an SEND nanny and personal assistant in her local area. Supporting and caring for vulnerable children and adults, between the ages of. 3and 65. Caring has always been an integral part of Emily’s life, having grown up with her sister, Sophie.

    Emily often takes adults out in the community and engages them in activities, supports them with money handling, travel trains and provides general transitioning skills into adulthood, to prepare them for independent living.

    Emily is currently specialising in working with children who present as PDA ASD. She is working with families and professionals, to ensure children feel understood, safe, and stimulated whilst attacthing her own creative strategies to help regulate children with additonal needs.

    Recently, Emily has written and directed a variety of short films and plays that center learning-disabled artists. Her objective is to continuously challenge people’s perceptions of neuro-diverse and learning-disabled people in a dynamic, creative, and sparkly way.

    Specialisms

    Anxiety

    ASC (autism)

    ADHD & ADD

    Dyslexia

    SEMH (Social & Emotional & Mental Health needs)

    Working Memory and Processing Needs

    Speech and Language Needs (including non-verbal)

    Dyscalculia

    DCD (Dyspraxia)

    Global Developmental Delay & Learning Difficulties

    Complex & Medical Needs (including Cerebral Palsy; Brain Injury; Epilepsy and other needs)

    Other SEN