EU BUSINESS NEWS / Irish Enterprise Awards 2022 21 , packages.” Thus, ensuring that children, even going through the worst of times, were being supported mentally and emotionally by their guiding professionals - all due to the help of Education Elephant. For the future, Education Elephant plans on expanding and growing with 2022 becoming a focus on developing technology and rolling out new features, products and digital services for clients. Rebecca closes the article by offering her final comment, “It has become very clear that digital caring is the way forward. Moreover, if children and young people with additional needs are going to thrive, then it is up to their carers (teachers, parents and other professionals) to provide an environment and the proper support which will allow this. This means access to the right tools, knowledge, and platform. This is Education Elephant.” Company: Education Elephant Ltd Name: Rebecca Good Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.educationelephant.ie Jan22446 Most Dedicated Digital Psychology Support Provider 2022 It has been stated that approximately 20%of children around the world have a special educational need or an additional need, meaning that to succeed in specific areas, children require interventions and support from surrounding adults and institutes such as schools and healthcare professionals. Thus, Education Elephant was established. Recognised as Most Dedicated Digital Psychology Support Provider, Education Elephant offers teachers, school teams and supporting professionals access to services that enable them to seek expert training, advice and knowledge to aid in the flourishing nature of children. Education Elephant was established with a mission to provide children with something called ‘digital caring.’ A significantly high percentage of children struggle with having their educational needs met due to lack of support or a particular educational need left without sufficient nurturing. Thus, Education Elephant was founded to assist schools, teaching professionals and parents access fast and effective evidence based interventions, access expert support and connect with a thriving community all with the click of a button so that they can further the evolution of success amongst these children. Founded in 2017 by sisters and psychologists Rebecca Good and Dr Kate James, Education Elephant is run with over 40 years of collective experience in educational psychology. CoFounder Rebecca Good stems on from this, stating, “During this time, we have worked with 100’s of parents, schools and other health care professionals. They are doing their best to support children with additional needs such as children with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, mental health difficulties amongst others.” Education Elephant currently works with a combination of individuals from educators, health professionals, schools, universities, and other educational institutions across the globe, including Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, and Africa. They ensure that children across the world can benefit from their ground-breaking services and flourish in the arms of Education Elephant. Rebecca dives into the business by discussing the unique offering of Education Elephant, stating, “We are a single point of contact where educational and health professionals can have all of the support and expertise they need at their fingertips. They can access short courses, learn evidence-based strategies and interventions which can be used to support children across different settings, they can gain qualifications, download resources, learn from each other and talk to experts. We call it digital caring – it’s modern, it’s fast, and it’s effective.” Recently on the rise in the education and health sector is the number of children and young adults seeking support and intervention for conditions such as ADHD, autism and mental health difficulties. With organisations becoming overwhelmed with the demand, many countries have reached a crisis point with the inability to cope with the surging need for such services. Therefore families can wait up to several years for support with little to no additional help in the meantime. Rebecca expands on this notion and states, “The worrying ripple effect of this is that parents, teachers and other professionals are left picking up the pieces, feeling around in the dark and trying their best to support the young person with little to no training or direction. The sad reality is that without adequate support and intervention, these children have an increased risk of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, self-harm and suicide.” Due to the setbacks the Covid-19 pandemic caused, some countries more than others have been struggling with this increasingly worrying issue. However, a positive has been the evolution of digital technologies so that children can access these services through a digital and online world. Rebecca comments on the effects of the pandemic on the company by stating, “For Education Elephant, we saw enrolment in our online learning and professional courses soar and have had universities, schools and professional organisations enrolling in our online organisational training and support Education Elephant Ltd
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