About Team
Dr Mary Kent
Mary is a hugely experienced SENCO. Her particular expertise lies in improving interpersonal relationships in schools and teaching students to establish positive connections, particularly for those students with additional educational needs. Her work addresses bullying and supports better mental health and wellbeing for all students.
Concepcion Maldonado Mendez
Connie has a MA in Special and Additional Learning Needs. She has spent the last 10 years developing and implementing Individual Education Plans for students with specific needs, and promoting inclusive teaching practices to guarantee achievement and quality of learning for all.
Aliya Drakes
Aliya is a children's Occupational Therapist, triathlon coach and avid triathlete from Trinidad and Tobago. She has spent her entire career (well over a decade) in the field of paediatrics. These days she focusses on parent and teacher education. She realised later in life that she is autistic herself.
David Bara
CEO & Co-Founder David Bara has 20 years' experience in Special Educational Needs as a teacher, university academic and parent. He has a global knowledge of special education and the wider economic and social issues around it, speaking internationally and supervising students from all over the world on their Masters degrees in Special Education.
