Who we are:
Expertise grounded in real school experience.
Founded by an experienced SENCO and pastoral leader alongside a university senior lecturer specialising in UK teacher education, RISE brings together more than 35 years of combined experience across UK and international schools, school leadership, SEND, pastoral practice and teacher development.
Our approach sits at the intersection of research, professional expertise and real school experience. We understand the pressures schools are navigating, from increasing SEND need and staff workload to student wellbeing, inclusion, accountability and the practical challenge of turning policy into meaningful practice.
We also recognise that AI is rapidly changing what education looks like. Schools need to navigate its opportunities and risks thoughtfully, using AI ethically and responsibly, while ensuring it supports rather than widens existing inclusion gaps. We help schools consider where AI can improve efficiency and practice, alongside the safeguards, professional judgement and equity considerations needed to use it well.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. We work alongside schools to understand what is happening on the ground, identify what will make the greatest difference, and build practical, sustainable approaches that staff can genuinely implement.
“RISE Inclusion & Wellbeing was founded from a shared belief that schools need more than advice. They need expertise that works in practice.”
Laura-Jane Devanny, RISE Educators
Our work combines academic rigour with hands-on leadership expertise to strengthen inclusive practice, develop staff capability, support student wellbeing and improve the systems that sit behind successful schools.
Our valuesEliza Hart
Founder, Director and International Consultant
With an MEd in Inclusive Educational Leadership and qualifications spanning SEND, safeguarding, mental health and psychometric assessment, Eliza brings over 15 years’ experience across education, specialist leadership and advisory roles.
Her career spans UK pastoral leadership and Local Authority School Improvement work as a Project Manager for Children in Care, alongside SENCO and Designated Safeguarding Lead roles in international schools in Vietnam and China. Her achievements include establishing inclusive provision where no formal provision previously existed and adapting the UK Code of Practice to a range of international settings. She brings a practical understanding of how effective systems are designed, embedded and sustained across different educational contexts.
Dr. Laura-Jane Devanny
Founder and UK-Based Consultant
With a PhD in English Literature and 20 years’ experience across education, Laura is currently based in the UK as a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training and a specialist in literacy, English and phonics.
Her career spans UK secondary education, international schools across South East Asia. English curriculum leadership, teacher training and higher education. Alongside her teaching, leadership and training experience, she brings a deep understanding of how evidence, pedagogy and professional practice translate into meaningful classroom practice.