: Practical Application of SEN in Mainstream Schools Using the 5 a day to improve teaching and learning for SEND pupils in school

Jenn has 19 years’ experience in education, working across a range of key stages and leadership roles within Gloucestershire, Bristol and Worcestershire. She is currently part of the School Improvement Team for The GLA Trust. Jenn’s responsibilities also include leading Disadvantage across the trust, being a member of the BASIC coaching team and the Associate Team.

As Deputy Director of the Gloucestershire Research School, Jenn works closely with Laura and the extended team, adding capacity to our ability to build relationships with schools and networks to support collaborative work that raises the attainment of disadvantage pupils.

​“For me, the EEF mission of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement aligns with my own passion. I firmly believe that all children are fortunes of luck in terms of the circumstances they are born in to. We, as educators and members of society, have a duty to fulfil our obligation to those who trust us and need us the most to ensure all children receive the education they deserve in order to recognise and make the most of their capabilities. No child should ever be deprived of ambition, aspiration or expectation because of their​‘luck’ “.

Tamara has worked in education for over twenty years in four Trusts and five Local Authorities. She has substantial experience of delivering strategic leadership that has resulting in demonstrable school and Trust success including achieving outstanding OFSTED inspections in multiple schools.

In addition to her current role as a Trust Inclusion, Safeguarding and EYFS leader, she has been a​‘Local Leader of Education’ and Headteacher Advocate for the Boolean Maths Hub and a​‘DFE Area Lead’ for the EYFS Covid Recovery Programme. She is also a​‘Visiting Fellow’ for Five Counties, an​‘Early Headship Coach’ and Trustee for a large local Trust.

Tamara is a strong advocate for continuous school improvement and as a​‘School Improvement Lead’ has joined multiple executive teams to complete internal school review visits, supporting with the identification of current school strengths alongside making recommendations for improvements.