STAFF @ THE OPEN DOOR ACADEMY

David is currently a  Director of Inclusion & SEND for a large Trust in Bedfordshire. He has been a SENCO with many years’ experience, with experience in primary, secondary & special schools. He holds the National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO). David is a Specialist Assessor Award at Level 7 to support the assessing and teaching of Specific Learning Difficulties. David is also a trained SEN Expert for Bedfordshire. David is also a trainer for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant programme to support the LSA’s within the Trust and is also trained in positive handling of students. In recent years he has been a Lead trainer for the Autism Education Trust (AET) for Central Bedfordshire delivering training to education staff and parents.

Mandy is currently a SENCO of a large secondary school, with 13 years’ experience working in SEND. She has previously managed an Autistic provision in Central Bedfordshire and has worked in both Special Needs Schools and in further education supported learning colleges. She has completed Autism Awareness Training, the TEACCH autism program, APAAC training in the proficiency of access arrangement coordination and has also completed the ELKAN Speech and Language support for 11-16s course. She is also trained in the positive handling of students.