On Sunday, she completed the challenge, crossing the finish line in a time of 1 hour, 56 minutes, after completing the Bournemouth Half Marathon.
She smashed her original target, and as it stands has raised £800. Her fundraising efforts were boosted after the occupational therapy team held a cake sale at school, supported by students.
Sian said: “I have always wanted to run a half marathon, but never really had that motivation to sign up. This year I decided it was time to push myself and go for it, especially having recently started work at Victoria School. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to do something positive for the students because they are all so wonderful and it would be lovely knowing that I contributed to their school life and therapy provision, even just a little bit.”
“These switches will make a huge difference for students’ communication, play and access to their environment. The Cosmo Switch is highly responsive, making it very easy to activate regardless of your motor abilities and has impressive technology with lots of enabling features.”
Adele Audin, Director for Education, said: “A huge well done and thank you to Sian for taking on this challenge, and thank you to all who donated – this equipment will make a difference to our children.”
Shaftesbury Victoria School: www.victoria.poole.sch.uk/
You can still donate to Sian’s fundraising page, visit gofundme page