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George Ellis

Executive Director of SEND, Unity Schools Partnership
George holds a BEd Honours degree and the National Professional Qualification for headship. Prior to joining Unity Schools Partnership, she was headteacher at Churchill Special School, a school for children with high functioning ASD, from its initial opening in September 2013. George led the school through its first Ofsted inspection in July 2015 during which it was rated outstanding, and through a subsequent inspection in 2019 in which the school received another outstanding rating. Previously, George was headteacher for seven years at Wickhambrook Community Primary School, which hosted a specialist dyslexia unit, leading it to an outstanding rating in February 2012. She has also been a SENCO and worked with Mencap to lead summer play schemes. In her current role as Executive Director for SEND at Unity Schools Partnership, George leads SEND across specialist SEND units, special schools and mainstream provision.
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Keynote panel: Models of inclusive mainstream provision - trust leader insights

There are clearly significant challenges around inclusion and SEND in the sector.  However, there is also good practice which already exists – where teachers and leaders are supporting children with special and additional learning needs well. The panel will share examples of this practice, highlighting the evidence base and principles that underpin their work, and how they could be applied in other contexts.