Ruth Gately

Ruth has over 30 years experience in secondary education, including over 10 years in senior leadership. She has experience in working in Kent schools as a subject lead, pastoral lead, school leader, SENCO and more recently as a senior leader for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Specialist Resource Provision (SRP).

Ruth has led the development of a high-quality inclusive practice in a school with a large SRP that enables all pupils supported by the SRP and SEND to access their education. For the last two years, she has been responsible for leading strategic school improvement, training and developing inclusive practice on behalf of Kent County Council.

Her main role within The Education People is SEND specialism providing training, support, advice and strategies for school leaders, SENCOs, teachers, teaching assistants and Governors to ensure that high quality inclusive practice is central to all schools.