Katie Stote is an Employability and Placements Advisor at the University of Exeter’s Business School, where she leads the accredited “Business Internships and Placements” module. Through her role, Katie supports over 150 students, offering a blend of asynchronous learning, bespoke sessions, and carefully crafted assessments that empower students to build skills and confidence for internship success. Building on her practitioner experience and MA in Education (Special Educational Needs and Inclusion), Katie’s research focuses on co-development to identify and create interventions for the barriers preventing disabled and neurodivergent students from partaking in professional development opportunities.