Jay Byrd
(she/her)
Jay is an OFSTED registered childminder with 8 years experience of working with schooled and home educated children up to the age of 11. She was educated at home by her parents until the age of 14, when she decided to try a mainstream setting and went on to attend secondary school, college and gain a degree in Psychology.
After a period of travelling, living and working abroad, Jay now home educates her son, following an unschooling/respectful parenting ethos and using project-based learning to extend and explore the topics that interest him. She is an advocate of home education and has supported the community by working and volunteering at a children’s democratic community and offering consultancy for local educational settings.
During her holidays, Jay runs a creativity and children’s area at a camp. She loves to learn new knowledge and skills and share them with others. One of her favourite projects has been converting her van into a campervan!
Jay offers scheduled and bespoke group events and project-based learning courses for children, workshops and discussion groups for adults, and individual parent/carer consultations.
Jay is an accredited Arts Award advisor.