Tom Sutton
SEND Reform Engagement, SEND and AP Directorate, Schools Group, Department for Education
Tom is based in the Department for Education’s SEND and AP Directorate, as part of the team developing the reforms currently under consultation. His experience at DfE includes several years as head of policy for alternative provision, collaborating with leaders in the sector to promote the role alternative provision can play in supporting children with complex needs.
1 Workshop series two
The proposed role for AP within a reformed school system
Alternative Provision plays a key role in our education system and has the potential to change lives. Mark will be joined by a panel of trust leaders and the DfE to explore the thinking behind the proposed new role for AP with a reformed school system. Panel members will also highlight the collaborative approaches that currently take place between mainstream and specialist provision and explore how they might be maximised and developed in the future to both build capacity in our schools and transform even more lives.