Meet your trainer

Anja Rellstab

Anja Rellstab is a trainee teacher at the University of Manchester. She is currently studying for her PGCE after having done her BSc in Physics at UCL. As a neurodiverse student (ASD) Anja has had a passion for SEND advocacy since they were a  pupil in secondary school where she went through most of her education without much support from her teachers. Anja started a YouTube channel to explain her needs to a wider audience and it has over time become a community where people can share their own school experiences too. Since creating the YouTube channel, Anja has expanded her advocacy to giving talks on autism to university students and teachers with SEND learners. Anja has also taken steps to improve representation of autism in the media, especially autistic girls, by collaborating with authors and screenwriters. Anja has found her own experiences valuable in identifying areas where pupils might have difficulties and how to then make adjustments accordingly. She hopes, through delivering training, to enable all practitioners to have a greater understanding of pupil needs, including Speech, Language and Communication Needs and to leave you with more ways in which you can support all learners, including those with SLCN.