What We Do
Reconstruct provides professional support through a spectrum of services including:
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Advocacy
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Independent Visiting
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Mentoring
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Training
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Consultancy
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Recruitment
These services are designed to empower individuals and organisations, helping them overcome challenges and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Vision & Values
Reconstruct’s mission is rooted in the belief that support and intervention can be done better, always striving to deliver services that truly make a difference.
The organisation champions the following core values:
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Person-centred
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Ambitious
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Collaborative
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Ethical
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Solution-focused
Who We Support
Reconstruct works with:
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Vulnerable children and young people
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Care leavers
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Adults in need of advocacy and social care support
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Local authorities and independent care providers
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Professionals across the social care sector
At the heart of our work is a commitment to listening, advocating, and providing meaningful support to those who need it most.
Our Award-winning Team
The organisation is led by experienced professionals with decades of service across social care, advocacy, quality assurance, and community support, supported by a team with strong operational and leadership expertise.
We are proud to be award-winning, including Leanne McGowan, winning 'The Head of People Award'. We have also been finalists across multiple categories at the Children and Young People and the Stars of CYP Awards, with many of our staff recognised individually as finalists, reflecting the impact and dedication across our organisation.
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Leanne Mcgowan
Director
Leanne has over 25 years extensive operational experience gained across children’s services, she supports our employed teams, manages local authority relationships, oversees delivery of KPIs against existing contracts and mobilises new contracts. Leanne was awarded the Head of People award at the Stars of Children and Young people in May 2025.
Pria Griffiths-Sen
Head of Practice
Pria has over 23 years of operational and compliance audit experience within Children’s Social Care services. She is responsible for maintaining the highest quality standards of practice delivered by our employed and consultancy teams, by overseeing and monitoring Reconstruct governance systems and processes.
Ruksana Aslam
Advocacy Coordinator
Ruksana has over 20 years’ experience working with Reconstruct Children’s Services. Ruksana started her journey as a Volunteer Independent Visitor and progressed to become a Children's Advocate. Now, with her wealth of knowledge and insight in this field, Ruksana manages the Advocacy service for South Gloucestershire.
Carol Floris
Advocacy Coordinator
Carol has over 30 years of experience working in children’s rights and advocacy. She currently manages Reconstruct's Bristol advocacy service.
Eileen Smith
Team Manager
Eileen has over 20 years’ experience in delivering advocacy to children & young people. She currently manages Reconstruct's Gloucestershire advocacy service. Within her career Eileen has been involved in the promotion of advocacy for children & young people, ensuring that their voice is central to the development of services.
Maria Mayes
IV Coordinator
Maria’s knowledge of social care comes from being part of the Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) and Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (CTR) with NHS England. Maria has been part of the team for over 5 years managing the Brighter Futures for Children contract, starting as an advocate and then moving on to the coordinator role.
Louise Dean
Coordinator, Children's
Louise has over 14 years of experience working with children and families ranging from birth to 25 years of age. She has extensive knowledge and experience of working with children and families subject to Children in Need, Child Protection and Children Looked-After care plans. Within her career to date, Louise has also worked with care leavers.
Debbie Mayes
Advocacy Coordinator
Debbie has been an advocacy coordinator since July 2022. Prior to this, Debbie worked in Community Education for 25 years. She is a qualified Tutor and Trainer in Child-Care and Development. Working in schools with the children and their families, Debbie developed and helped to deliver programs for the children that would enhance the young person’s learning so that they were able to achieve the best outcome.
Olivia Hauxwell
IV Coordinator
Olivia is a qualified social worker and has over 20 years of experience supporting young people in areas such as housing, education, employment, and training. Olivia is passionate about young people’s wellbeing and mental health and currently recruits, trains, and supervises our wonderful team of independent visitor volunteers who befriend children and young people in Bristol.
Jazmin Hollister
IV Coordinator
With over 10 years experience in the social care sector working as a Family worker undertaking ‘crises working’ Jazmin has brought her expertise to Reconstruct and is now an IV cooridantor for Bristol.
Laura Stephenson
Business Development Manager
Has extensive experience in establishing a variety of services for children and care leavers, she is well-equipped to support the company's growth and development.
Donna Syddal
Office Manager
Donna brings a wealth of office management experience to Reconstruct, having worked across a variety of sectors over the years. She will be working closely with the team, providing essential support as we continue our commitment to delivering high-quality services for young people in care.