In 2011, Woodward was selected for the Great Britain team to compete in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, entering the T37 200m and 400m races. Although she did not win a medal in the 200m, she recorded a personal best of 69.21 in the 400m final taking the gold medal. In 2012, she recorded personal bests in both the 100m and 200m sprints, and qualified for the Great Britain team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.