About me

Andrew has an unrivalled passion derived from over 30 years within the field of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) education and a lifetime of living experiences.

As an educator, he specialises in removing barriers for employers, delivering unique and tailored online training sessions, in-person workshops and regional network support workshops. This creates opportunities for employers to develop their own knowledge and understanding on the essential topics surrounding inclusion, accessibility, disability and neurodiversity awareness.

Hearing first-hand from people with living experiences or experts by experience brings his training to life, resonates and makes a lasting and memorable impact. Individualised and tailored coaching development with key members for example, Human Resource Leads, People and Recruitment Managers, Health and Safety Representatives and Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) Leads from businesses and organisations has enabled change, started, or built upon a journey towards disability confidence.

Andrew is Project Lead for the Department for Education (DfE) funded Internships Work Initiative – Supported Internships, strategically working across Dorset, linking with partners and employers and is chair of the Council’s SEND Employment Forum.

He is also a wellbeing coach on the Raising Attainment with Wellbeing programme working with senior leadership teams and wellbeing leads in primary and secondary schools and colleges nationally.

Andrew has a love for kitesurfing, paddleboarding, being in nature, walking the dog, cooking from scratch, home-made wood-fired pizza, making espresso coffee and is honoured to have three awesome children.