Revision for the Dyslexic learner

David Williams (Director of Inclusion – The Park Academies Trust) has a BSc (Hons), a PGCE, and a research Master’s degree in Learning and Teaching specialising in student well-being from the University of Oxford. He completed the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination in 2014, and the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) in 2019 and he is qualified to test for JCQ examination access arrangements. In 2017 David completed the Master’s level attachment Lead qualification. David was a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association from 2010 to 2020, and was joint non-executive Chair of the Management Board and Chair of the Trustees from 2018 to 2020, during which time he contributed to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Specific Learning Difficulties on matters regarding the current education and specialist training situation, the need for a coherent system for assessment and access arrangements, and finally, research on higher education institutions’ support for students. He is frequently invited to speak to groups of SENDCos both locally and nationally. In 2007, he received an international scholarship for his research into the use of mind-mapping techniques with ASC students, and in 2011 was named Dyslexia Teacher of the Year. He is a member of the Swindon Strategic Special Educational Needs Board and sits on the Swindon and North Wiltshire Professional Leaders Network for the Clinical Commissioning Group. David has worked as a SENDCo, Designated Teacher for Children Looked After, and Designated Safeguarding Lead in various schools and specialises in whole school improvement and inclusion.