Full references are available on request, here are some excerpts:

"I have always been impressed with the quality and working to deadlines of Amanda’s work. Her work in and for the community is excellent and has been a very good partner all round for us."

- Mark Howarth, Lambeth Council

"What is clear from working with Amanda is her passion for the projects she takes on, and making art activities accessible within local communities. I have been in touch with her as a representative of GreatArt for over 7 years and in that time we have worked on a broad range of projects together. Her ideas are creative and engaging, and she is very hard working, professional and dedicated to providing a good experience for her students."

- Louise Chuter, GreatArt

"Excelling at all times in her duties, she is an intelligent and highly resourceful person, able to manage a range of children, responding sensitively to their needs and bringing the best out of them."

"I would recommend Amanda unreservedly for her skills as a creative mentor for young people, a manager and a dynamic team player.  It was a great pleasure to work with her and she would be an enormous asset to any organisation."

"Amanda has project led for Cool it Schools on many occasions, each time winning the devotion and respect of staff and pupils alike.  She had a total dedication to helping people to expand their creative thinking, explore new ideas and reach toward dynamic and innovative outcomes."

- Jane Langley, Director of Cool it Schools

"Amanda showed exceptional persistence and dedication.   She formed excellent relationships and helped pupils achieve complex outcomes.  Her work is a tribute both to her skills and her concern for the education of young people"

- David Sheppard, Headteacher of The Charter School

"Amanda brought a fresh and inventive approach to the project which was reflected in both the finished product and the sketchbook record she kept of the working process."

- Caroline Elderfield, Community Artist, Oak Grove College