Harry Paget-Wall Collins
Deputy Chief Executive, The Gallery Trust
Harry Paget-Wall Collins is the Deputy CEO of The Gallery Trust, a multi academy trust specialising in SEND across Oxfordshire. Harry began her career in mainstream education, holding senior leadership roles including headteacher and executive principal in both primary and secondary settings. Her commitment to providing high-quality education for society’s most vulnerable learners led her to transition into the specialist sector, where she served as director of education and strategy. In her current role, Harry leads the trust’s people strategy, with a focus on developing strong leadership and teaching to drive school improvement and deliver excellence across the organisation.
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ITT revisited: Reshaping teacher training for the SEND classroom
The unprecedented number of pupils with SEND is prompting some trust leaders to re-evaluate their approach to Initial Teacher Training (ITT). In this session, we'll hear how The Gallery Trust, comprising of seven schools offering specialist and alternative provision, has developed a tailored ITT programme and its impact so far. Designed in-house and rooted in specialist expertise, the programme embeds SEND training throughout, with the aim of better preparing future specialist teachers and strengthening mainstream provision. You'll gain practical ideas and strategies to help adapt ITT towards a more inclusive and responsive education system.