Meet your accessibility team

Pat is a former architectural technician and previously co-founded of the UK’s leading Changing Places contractor. He has overseen the design and installation of accessible facilities for local authorities, heritage sites, sports venues, and community spaces nationwide – combining technical expertise with a practical understanding of compliance and user needs.

With experience spanning architecture, project delivery, and client support, Pat brings a broad perspective on what works in real-world environments. He ensures accessibility solutions are not only compliant with standards, but also safe, durable, and genuinely usable.

At AccessHub, Pat applies this expertise to make sure the platform is firmly grounded in the realities of school buildings, budgets, and day-to-day operations.

Kate is a nationally respected SEND consultant with leadership experience across early years, primary, secondary, and post-16 education. She has worked as a SENCO, Local Authority SEND Advisor, Regional SEND Lead, and MAT leader, supporting schools from those requiring rapid improvement through to Ofsted Outstanding.

She regularly advises schools, MATs, and Local Authorities on audits, strategy, and governance, and provides coaching and mentoring for SENCOs and leaders. Alongside consultancy, Kate contributes to national discussions on inclusion, wellbeing, and workload, sharing practical insights through events, podcasts, and networks.

At AccessHub, Kate ensures the platform is aligned with curriculum priorities and whole-school improvement, helping leaders embed accessibility as a core part of effective teaching and leadership.

Becky brings a wealth of leadership and people-focused expertise to AccessHub, with a career spanning industry, education, and the accessibility sector. She has held senior roles at Tata Steel, British Steel, and Wabtec, where she specialised in learning and development, change management, and organisational growth.

She has also served as Director of People for a Multi-Academy Trust and is an active school governor across two schools, giving her first-hand insight into the challenges school leaders face in balancing compliance, resources, and pupil needs. As an ILM Level 7 Executive Coach, Becky combines corporate discipline with a deep understanding of the cultural shifts needed to embed meaningful and lasting change in education.

Before joining AccessHub, Becky was General Manager at RISE Adaptations, the UK’s leader in Changing Places facilities, where she oversaw national delivery and operational excellence. At AccessHub, she brings this operational expertise together with the specialist knowledge of colleagues and partners to ensure the platform is robust, practical, and aligned with the realities of schools. She is passionate about developing people, supporting leaders, and helping education organisations turn accessibility commitments into confident, everyday practice.

Jane Cooper is one of the government's Disability and Access Ambassadors and a leading access consultant, disability campaigner and inclusion specialist. Combining extensive professional expertise with lived experience, Jane has become a highly respected voice in accessibility. Her work spans leading public and private sector organisations – including the NHS, VisitEngland, Amazon, Merlin Entertainments and the National Trust – as well as schools, MATs and local authorities.

Over nearly three decades, Jane has advised on accessible design, inclusion strategies and training across sectors including education, health, heritage and tourism. She has contributed to national toolkits, reviewed accessibility standards, judged awards and delivered training for staff at all levels.

As the parent of a disabled daughter, Jane also brings personal insight that keeps her work firmly grounded in real-world experience. She is passionate about helping organisations turn policy into practice, so that accessibility is not simply understood, but meaningfully embedded.