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“To gain equity within education, health and care for children and young people with special educational needs – and their families – through accessible education, support and advocacy for parents, carers and professionals”.
We believe our core values all lead to empowerment. They exist at the forefront of everything we do.
Her journey, littered with injustice, was filled with a catalogue of errors and the family received very limited help from services they thought they could trust, creating irreparable damage for the entire family.
It took 2 SEND tribunals, a high court case and one final SEND tribunal for Chrissa to gain the educational placement her daughter needed. It shouldn’t be this hard.
Chrissa could not allow this to continue to happen, and so formed Sunshine Support to help other families navigate their way through the process of Special Educational Needs to ensure they received the RIGHT advice and guidance from trustworthy experts.
Her story has inspired thousands of families to seek justice and exercise their right to the law.
We offer a range of free, low cost and premium services to ensure information and empowerment is available for all.
Incredibly focused and extraordinarily passionate about justice, mum of 4 Chrissa (who originates from South Wales) has extensive experience in business management and has a special interest in psychology, which has led to her winning awards for her commitment to the SEND community. Chrissa is a seasoned SEND parent (over 20 years!) and proudly neurodivergent, she is an ambassador for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease community, having lived with Crohn’s Colitis since the age of 9. Here’s a little more you may not know about Chrissa.
1) Nice smells – perfume, candles, mist diffusers, toiletries, cleaning products – it’s an ongoing joke here at Sunshine “when Chrissa comes to the office, get the oil diffuser on!”
2) Connection with trusted people – my family and friends are everything
3) Good food – everyone who knows me knows I’m a foodie, I am committed to travelling for good restaurants!
4) Singing and music
5) Working – I won’t admit how many hours I put in each week, you wouldn’t believe it!
Meet our dedicated advocates and legal advisers
Head of Advocacy & Consultancy
I manage the Advocacy team, alongside supporting parents, families and schools with all things SEND. PDA Education is my specialism!
1) Anything “hygge”: candles/low lighting, baths and bath products, my weighted blanket, lavender smells and cosiness
2) A daily walk outside
3) A meal in my favourite restaurant
4) Seeing things live: music, comedy, theatre
5) Writing something satisfying: I love words!
Legal Adviser
1. Spending time with my family
2. Organising something that had been an absolute mess
3. Chocolate
4. Watching Harry Potter
5. Sleep (although I don’t get much of it!)
Pop
I like watching NFL and support the Arizona Cardinals.
ALN / SEN Advocate
I have been in advocacy for over 12 years; I have a lot of experience in Social Care cases, IDPs (Welsh law) and I love tribunal work (particularly PIP/DLA!).
Advocating for a family who had their children removed from their care, they struggled to engage with Social Services. I provided support and a voice, which meant the children returned home and over time Social Services closed with no concerns.
I have lived in or visited 32 Countries.
More information coming soon!
SEND Advocate
SEND Advocate & Educational Consultant
I advocate for families and provide consultancy to schools and other professionals. I specialise in Language and Communication, PANS PANDAS and attendance.
Running an outstanding Language Provision for 15 yrs and securing support for families who have been threatened with attendance warnings.
I once electrocuted Prince Philip. I have published a children’s novel (part of an anthology). I sew for collector dolls under the name ‘Candy Pants Couture’
SEND Advocate
1. Spending time with my family and friends
2. Being taken for a walk by my dog
3. Feeding the hedgehogs in my garden
4. Having a bath filled with bubbles
5. Finding a bargain!
Education Consultant
I’m a bit of speed demon but shhh, don’t tell anyone!
SEND Advocate
1. Baking – all things chocolate
2. Taking my sausage dog (Bobby) out on a hike
3. A good book (“Pollyanna” – play the glad game)
4. Stationery; who doesn’t love a good notebook & pen!
5. Seaside
I have ridden a camel across part of the Sahara Desert and a horse across part of the Grand Canyon from a cowboy ranch to Spirit Mountain in Las Vegas.
Meet the team that make it all possible
Executive Assistant to Managing Director
RnB, dancehall, Hiphop
I will always choose chocolate and I’m always hungry!
Support Co-ordinator
I get hiccups just about every day at 11 o’clock!
Accounts & Finance
I bungee jumped into a pub car park for charity!
Media Producer
I love professional wrestling and wrestle under the name Cherry Skye.
I can ‘mirror write’ backwards in cursive almost as easily as writing normally!
“Support from sunshine is amazing! From paid advocacy The Sunshine Acadamy, live webinars, and Cuppa and Chats; The validation and support helps so much.”
Parent/Carer | 2024
“There were so many light bulb moments attending my first Sunshine Support training workshop. Excellent trainer, and the option to have the advice clinic is just what parents need. Thank you!”
Parent | Midlands | 2018
“I was about to fork out for private assessments, not really knowing if they would be accepted or make a difference. Then I spoke to Marguerite, she gave me focus and saved me a fortune. My son is thriving now!”
Parent | London | 2020
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