Working together to Equip, Empower and Encourage others.
Reah Coo
Director & Founder
Specialist in Social, Emotional, Mental Health and Challenging Behaviour
Over the last 13 years, Reah Coo has a successful teaching and leadership career as an expert in special educational needs (SEN).
She has worked in a variety of provisions across the UK, including further education college, mainstream secondary and specialist school for children and young people with social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) challenges.
Reah is passionate about improving the outcomes of vulnerable children and young people and has spent her career working with the most challenging pupils, supporting them in their journey towards achieving their full potential, despite their starting point.
As a SENCO and a school leader, Reah has been integral in the development, improvement and success of the SEN departments she has managed. She has created and implemented strategies and interventions on both an individual and whole school basis. She believes inclusion is the heartbeat of our practice and should never be an add-on to the provision we offer.
"It's time to be Inspired."
Amanda Lawrence
Specialist in Children with Disability
Amanda is a social worker with specialist knowledge in working with children with a disability.
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Even before graduating at Manchester University in 2009, she worked with children and young people with additional and complex needs for a Local Authority, and this remained her main interest for many years to come.
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Alongside her professional experience of children and young people with additional and complex needs, she also has personal and practical experience of disability as a mother of two young boys who
have autism and a sensory processing disorder. Amanda feels that this gives her a key insight into some of the practical experiences of living with and managing disability.
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Amanda works with a person-centred approach on a holistic level, and multi-disciplinary working is an important aspect of her work. She works directly with parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities.Her empathetic, professional and solution focused approach makes her a real asset to the Inspire 321 team.