Radha Tandon
Special Educator & Director, Praangan Education Trust, Baroda
India
With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the field of Special Education Needs (SEN), Ms. Radha Tandon is an established special educator. Though based out of Baroda, Gujarat, Radha has garnered knowledge, knowhow and certifications from across the globe – In addition to a BA from Jesus & Mary College, Delhi, she has also done a Foundation course on Education of children with disabilities (FCEDE) from BHOJ University. To get a more global view on the subject, she earned a Diploma in Special Educational Needs Support from the Blackford Centre for Special Educational Needs Support, United Kingdom and also has hands-on acquaintance with Current best practices in teaching Special Need children at Scott school, California, USA. A lifelong learner and practitioner of the field, in 2021, she completed an online two-credit course conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (TISS) on ‘Mentoring for Teacher Professionals’.
As an SEN educator, she worked for over 9 years with various schools in Vadodara. In 2012, having assimilated the required theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of special education, Radha established Praangan, a not-for-profit Centre primarily dedicated to SEN. Since last 10 years, Praangan has provided learning and emotional support while reaching out to more children who do not have access to programs related to SEN.