Heba is the assistant headteacher and inclusion and research leader at London's Mayflower Primary School. She is also seconded as deputy regional lead at Whole School SEND (NASEN). Heba has taught in inner London primary schools since 2007, and is also a PHD student at CRAE (Centre for Research in Autism Education) UCL, exploring the collaboration of caregivers of autistic children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with school professionals. Heba is passionate about research and implementing innovative practice. She was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2019 to look at inclusive practices in mainstream schools in New York for autistic pupils. She was subsequently awarded further funding to pilot a project at her school on the use of flexible seating in collaboration with the Centre of Research in Autism Education (CRAE), UCL.