Alistair is the Workforce Development Lead for Eden Academy Trust. Prior to this, he worked in a range of specialist and mainstream schools across the East Midlands as a teacher, senior leader and director of inclusion. As an experienced specialist leader of education and school trust reviewer, Alistair has supported many schools and colleagues to develop their SEND provision and improve outcomes for young people with additional needs. A big passion for Alistair is raising aspiration for the amazing young people we work with and he is currently working with a range of national partners to support pathways to employment and participation in elite sports. Alistair is a member of the regional team for whole school SEND (EMSYH), Co Chair of the National Network of Specialist Provision (NNSP), Specialist lead for Oak National Academy and most recently sat on the ERG for the new NPQ SENCO.