Garry is a National SEND System Leader, accredited by Whole School SEND, and offers a wide ranging, successful track record of recent SEND leadership and improvement experience in different settings.
Garry has shaped SEND provision not only in schools, but also in Local Authorities across the North of England. Garry has extensive experience in providing and leading CPD courses for individuals, school–to–school, MAT and Local Authorities. He is highly skilled in positive leadership and management of change, and writes extensively as a consultant practitioner for a range of UK educational publications.
Garry has taught for 43 years in high schools and special schools throughout Leeds and Bradford as a:
· Member of 4 school Senior Leadership Teams;
· SENDCo;
· Director of Inclusion;
· Head of History / Head of Humanities;
· Behaviour Support Coordinator;
Since 2005, Garry has been instrumental in improving SEND provision in a wide range of schools, MATs and Local Authorities across England. His most recent work in this respect was with a North-West Local Authority in 2017/18 as Project Leader to support the LA after their Local Area Review in 2016. The success of his work contributed significantly to a successful and improved outcome for the LA in a further Local Area review in December 2018.
From 2016 to May 2019 Garry was an Associate Consultant for The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) and Chair of their DfE 0-11 Advisory Group.
From 2015 to 2017, Garry worked on a consultant basis with the DfE on effective websites and SEN Information Reports.
Ofsted has described Garry's practice as “beyond outstanding……..inspirational!”
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