Claire Barrett
Claire is a Director of Not Fine in School (NFiS). As part of its small, voluntary team of Parent Peer Supporters she offers informal advice to families who are seeking support whilst navigating their child’s school attendance issues. She has conducted research on unauthorised absences where mental health, EBSA and unmet needs are at play, and the resulting impact that this has on families.
Drawing on lived experience with her own daughter who experienced prolonged mental health difficulties in her childhood (diagnosed autistic at 18), Claire is passionate about supporting parents to unravel the barriers that their children face in accessing a suitable education. She has experience as a school governor, with a particular interest in strategies around safeguarding, special educational needs and attendance.
A publisher by trade, she is a skilled communicator. Her day-to-day work involves synthesising technical materials, to transform them into easy-to-understand educational tools. Working alongside Dr Beth Bodycote – founder of Not Fine in School – she puts this skill to use in order to help develop resources which educate and empower parents. Claire is keen for parents to find their own voice so they can advocate more effectively for their child, whilst bringing that family voice back into the wider conversations that Square Peg is leading around attendance, inclusion and wellbeing.
Claire is a Director of Not Fine in School (NFiS). As part of its small, voluntary team of Parent Peer Supporters she offers informal advice to families who are seeking support whilst navigating their child’s school attendance issues. She has conducted research on unauthorised absences where mental health, EBSA and unmet needs are at play, and the resulting impact that this has on families.
Drawing on lived experience with her own daughter who experienced prolonged mental health difficulties in her childhood (diagnosed autistic at 18), Claire is passionate about supporting parents to unravel the barriers that their children face in accessing a suitable education. She has experience as a school governor, with a particular interest in strategies around safeguarding, special educational needs and attendance.
A publisher by trade, she is a skilled communicator. Her day-to-day work involves synthesising technical materials, to transform them into easy-to-understand educational tools. Working alongside Dr Beth Bodycote – founder of Not Fine in School – she puts this skill to use in order to help develop resources which educate and empower parents. Claire is keen for parents to find their own voice so they can advocate more effectively for their child, whilst bringing that family voice back into the wider conversations that Square Peg is leading around attendance, inclusion and wellbeing.
Claire is a Director of Not Fine in School (NFiS). As part of its small, voluntary team of Parent Peer Supporters she offers informal advice to families who are seeking support whilst navigating their child’s school attendance issues. She has conducted research on unauthorised absences where mental health, EBSA and unmet needs are at play, and the resulting impact that this has on families.
Drawing on lived experience with her own daughter who experienced prolonged mental health difficulties in her childhood (diagnosed autistic at 18), Claire is passionate about supporting parents to unravel the barriers that their children face in accessing a suitable education. She has experience as a school governor, with a particular interest in strategies around safeguarding, special educational needs and attendance.
A publisher by trade, she is a skilled communicator. Her day-to-day work involves synthesising technical materials, to transform them into easy-to-understand educational tools. Working alongside Dr Beth Bodycote – founder of Not Fine in School – she puts this skill to use in order to help develop resources which educate and empower parents. Claire is keen for parents to find their own voice so they can advocate more effectively for their child, whilst bringing that family voice back into the wider conversations that Square Peg is leading around attendance, inclusion and wellbeing.