Precision Phonics is a research informed system, developed from Precision Teaching.
Meet our team
The team behind Precision Phonics have many years of educational experience and knowledge and continue to work in school. They understand that relevance and ease of use in the classroom is key to a good product, that you’ll want to keep using.
Pamela Hanigan
Pamela began her teaching career in 1997, in Salford Education Authority. She has continued her passion for teaching and education throughout this time, teaching and tutoring children from nursery age to Year 11. Based for over twenty years now in Lancashire, her interest in supporting children with neurodiverse difficulties and particularly with the development of reading and phonics skills grew. She qualified as a Specialist Dyslexia teacher and assessor and in 2014 formed LDIGS (Lancashire Dyslexia, Information, Guidance and Support) with Rachel Gelder. The pair continue to balance their roles in their schools, together with assessing those with suspected dyslexia and supporting schools and other professionals, through training and consultancy work relating to dyslexia. She lives at home in Lancashire, with her family and cats, where she loves walking, reading and cooking.
Rachel Gelder
Rachel began with a successful career in the NHS, where she worked in Oxford and London in a variety of management, project management and contract roles, eventually specialising in Mental Health. Whilst her two boys were young, she decided a change of direction was needed, moving north to live in Lancashire and into education. After working with children with a variety of additional needs, her interest and passion for supporting those with neurodiverse conditions grew. She qualified as a Specialist Dyslexia teacher and in 2014 formed Lancashire Dyslexia Information Guidance and Support (LDIGS) with Pamela Hanigan providing consultancy, training and assessment around support for dyslexia and inclusive practice. Her work with LDIGS is balanced with her Associate SENCo role supporting a number of schools with high levels of Special Educational Needs. Her careers in the NHS and education give her a unique insight into supporting children and young people with additional needs.
Stephen Park
With 18 years experience in sales, marketing and customer success, Stephen brings expertise in strategy and leadership in the education sector. Often found chairing the webinars, unofficially he acts as referee.
Lancashire Dyslexia Information Guidance and Support
LDIGS was set up by Pamela and Rachel in response to the needs of pupils, parents, and professionals, for quality support for dyslexia. Both have long experience in the education sector, working with a wide range of abilities and age groups.
Pamela is a qualified teacher, with a special interest in reading and phonics, Rachel is an Associate SENCo with a particular interest in memory and processing issues. Both are qualified as Specialist Teachers for Dyslexia, providing consultancy, diagnostic assessments, and classroom support to staff working with dyslexic students.
They also advise headteachers and SENCo’s with strategic direction in relation to inclusive classroom practice, dyslexia and reading development, through consultancy and training. They work closely with a number of national and international companies in relation to product development and consultancy around inclusive practice and reading.