75%
of teachers are concerned about the lack of resources & support available for ADHD students
Our Story
All of our consultants are:
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UK-trained
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Have extensive experience in education
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DBS cleared
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Experienced teacher trainers with PGCE programmes (King's College, London)
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Have international experience
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Senior leaders
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Selected specifically for your setting and context
We started Jackdawrooks in East London, using the cockney rhyming slang for 'books' because we are educators at heart and we love language.
It was meant to be a teaching consultancy, since we had three decades of great ideas to share, but the old structure of consultants supporting teachers was a thing of the past. Then, a few late diagnoses later, our focus shifted to ADHD, and we realised that if we didn't have the condition, we were strong allies with those who did.
So here we are, experienced teachers and school leaders. We have worked in schools across the UK and internationally in virtually every capacity and witnessed the development of ADHD in our classrooms from when it was first named in 1987, first recognised in adults in 2008 to now. Throughout that time, we have developed our understanding of what this means, both for our students and ourselves.
What's with all the birds?
The other thing about Jackdawrooks is the corvids. We're obsessed.
The fact is that the ADHD label does not sit well with us. It is medical, reductive and something that belies the complex nature of the condition.
We love Jackdawrooks because the birds may all look alike, but they are distinctly different and very smart.
Different and smart. We like that definition of who we are much better.
