Marguerite can relate to the viewpoints and opinions of professionals as both a professional and a parent. Through her personal experiences and academic journey of learning and unlearning, she has come to understand that disability cannot be examined from a single perspective. To prevent marginalised groups from experiencing oppression, it is crucial to embrace an intersectional and anti-racist approach.

She is activist and believes that exclusions should be abolished from schools. Marguerite is a volunteer for IPSEA providing legally based advice to families. Marguerite is knowledgeable in the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) legislation, and she embraces its ethos at the heart of everything she does, by adopting a child-centred approach to ensure every child receives the right provision. Receiving her own Dyslexia diagnosis in adulthood, Marguerite has first-hand experience of not being offered the right support.  

Marguerite has coordinated the delivery of SEN statutory processes. She’s worked with and provided leadership and direction to the various teams and organisations. She is experienced in all things related, Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and can provide training to professionals and parents on disability and race related topics. Having worked in the education section for over 15 years as a SEND teacher and a Senior Leader, Marguerite can recognise individual learning abilities and uses her initiative to tailor programs to meet each child and young person’s needs.