Consultancy and Parent Support

Derrin is available to work with parents and families and to assist with educational planning for gifted children including advocacy and mediation with schools. Her experience in the area of Early Childhood Education has equipped her well to work with young gifted children and their families in addition to older children in need of assistance or accommodation at school.

Consultations can be conducted by email, telephone or in person (preferable if possible), or a combination.

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In the last 4 years or so Derrin has assisted the families of more than 230 gifted children with understanding their child's giftedness and with education planning and advocacy support.

Derrin Cramer taught for 10 years in the Mid West region and then until the end of 2005 co-ordinated programs for gifted students at St Stephen's school in Duncraig, where she had established the gifted program in the Primary School. Since that time she has become increasingly busy working as an independent consultant to parents and teachers in the area of gifted education providing support and professional learning opportunities. Derrin completed a Masters Degree in Education specialising in Gifted and Talented education in 2007. Prior to this she had completed the Certificate of Gifted Education (Distinction) from UNSW and also taught in the GERRIC Poppyseeds program in Sydney. A guest lecturer in the Postgraduate Certificate Course in Gifted and Talented Education at Murdoch Uni on several occasions she has been an active member of the Gifted and Talented Children's Association since moving to Perth in 2003 acting as the WA representative to the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT) for the 5 years. She is also a member of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY). She has 2 gifted daughters.

Please contact Derrin for more information or phone her on 9474 4594 to organise an appointment.
The best time to phone is generally during the afternoon although this may vary depending on scheduling. Please call on either Tuesday, Thursday or Friday if possible.