Meet the Team

My current role is Education Delivery Lead within Warwickshire's SEND Integrated Services, with overall responsibility for specialist teaching teams, including the local authority's Flexible Learning Team, working with learners out of school due to ill health.

I have also managed Warwickshire's Statementing Service. I am an experienced senior secondary leader, having taught in schools in Birmingham, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.

I have been a Senior European Foundation for Quality Management Assessor for Midlands Excellence and a C4EO Disability Sector Specialist. I am Chair of pdnet, an organisation representing professionals who work to improve outcomes for learners with physical disabilities.

I am also a qualified Coach.

My background includes over 30 years of experience of both mainstream and special education sectors including 10 years as a Governor for a local secondary school. I am an experienced manager and have contributed to work streams at a local, county, regional and national level to develop provision and policy which contributes to better outcomes for CYP with SEND.

I currently lead Physical Disability and Sensory teams within Gloucestershire's Advisory Teaching Service, which comprises a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists and specialist roles including Early Years, Mobility and Assistive Technology roles.

I am National Chair of pdnet, a national organization representing professionals who work within the physical disability sector. Since April 2017 I have held the role of pdnet project manager and led work as a strategic delivery partner for the Department for Education through Contract 3 "Support for children and young people with physical disabilities".

My background includes over 30 years of experience of both mainstream and special education sectors including 10 years as a Governor for a local secondary school. I am an experienced manager and have contributed to work streams at a local, county, regional and national level to develop provision and policy which contributes to better outcomes for CYP with SEND.

I currently lead Physical Disability and Sensory teams within Gloucestershire's Advisory Teaching Service, which comprises a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists and specialist roles including Early Years, Mobility and Assistive Technology roles.

I am National Chair of pdnet, a national organization representing professionals who work within the physical disability sector. Since April 2017 I have held the role of pdnet project manager and led work as a strategic delivery partner for the Department for Education through Contract 3 "Support for children and young people with physical disabilities".

My background includes over 30 years of experience of both mainstream and special education sectors including 10 years as a Governor for a local secondary school. I am an experienced manager and have contributed to work streams at a local, county, regional and national level to develop provision and policy which contributes to better outcomes for CYP with SEND.

I currently lead Physical Disability and Sensory teams within Gloucestershire's Advisory Teaching Service, which comprises a range of professionals and services including Specialist Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language therapists and specialist roles including Early Years, Mobility and Assistive Technology roles.

I am National Chair of pdnet, a national organization representing professionals who work within the physical disability sector. Since April 2017 I have held the role of pdnet project manager and led work as a strategic delivery partner for the Department for Education through Contract 3 "Support for children and young people with physical disabilities".

Clare Pearce is an Independent Consultant Specialist PD Teacher with many years experience supporting children and young people (0-19) with a wide range of physical disabilities, as well as providing advice for their families and teaching staff. Previously employed by Northamptonshire CC, Solihull MBC and Warwickshire CC she now works across the Midlands and beyond, particularly providing Manual Handling training.