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Daisy Jonathan

Educator · Behaviour Analyst · Special Educator · SPELL Trainer · Author · PhD Researcher

Daisy Jonathan is an educator, Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, special educator, social entrepreneur and published author with over 25 years of experience in education, including almost two decades of working with diverse learners and supporting schools to build inclusive environments and practices across Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

Her behaviour analysis credentials span the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), the Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA), the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis (UKSBA), the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO) and the Nigerian Institute for Behavioural Science, Education and Care Professionals (NIsBEC). Her professional designations include BCBA, UKSBA-Cert, QBA, CBA and ACSEP.

She holds an MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Wales, an MSc in Education from Walden University, and an MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, specialising in Autism and Intellectual Disabilities, from the University of Kent. She is a certified SPELL Framework Trainer through the National Autistic Society (UK).

Daisy is the Founder and Director of Pleasant Places SENtre (UK), Pleasant Places Schools and Heritage Place Therapy Centres in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Across these organisations, she leads evidence-based educational, behavioural and learning-support provision for children, young people and adults with diverse developmental and learning needs.

She is also a founding director on the board of NIsBEC, supporting efforts to strengthen professional competence, ethical practice and standards in behavioural science, education and care.

Working at the intersection of Applied Behaviour Analysis, inclusive education, parent coaching, practice and policy, she collaborates with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams to translate assessment findings into meaningful, practical interventions. Her work with schools includes developing inclusive cultures, building staff capability and improving support for learners who may otherwise experience exclusion.

Through Pleasant Places Training Academy, she consults, trains, supervises and mentors hundreds of teachers, tutors, therapists, parents and other professionals annually. As an experienced trainer, she uses participatory learning approaches that emphasise case studies, facilitated discussion, collaborative problem-solving, practical demonstrations, microteaching, guided reflection and direct application to classroom and therapeutic practice.

Daisy is currently a PhD researcher investigating inclusion, academic attainment and educational outcomes for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the Capability Approach. Her perspective combines research, professional expertise and lived experience as a parent.

She is the author of three books: The Road No One Plans, Teach That Child and Help That Child. Her overarching mission is to move beyond labels, reduce exclusionary practices and equip parents and professionals with the tools, mindset and confidence to teach every child effectively.