Amy Smith is the Director of Education for the Inclusive Education Trust (IET), which is a Alternative Provision (AP) Trust based in Surrey. Previous to this role, Amy was Head of School at Wey Valley College (which is now part of IET) and led the school to an ‘Outstanding’ judgement in all areas in 2018. Amy has worked in the AP Sector for over 10 years in provisions across London, Cambridgeshire and Surrey in a variety of leadership roles. Most notably, Amy was one of the team who set-up the TBAP Residence as part of the DfE Social Innovations fund. The TBAP Residence worked with some of West London’s most vulnerable young people who were either on the edge of care and/or involved in the youth justice system.
Prior to working in AP, Amy led several ‘Outstanding’ Performing Arts departments in mainstream schools across London and Surrey.
Amy is also Vice-President of PRUsAP, which is the National Organisation representing Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provisions.
Amy is a practitioner who believes in a creative, therapeutic and inclusive approach to behaviour management.

Sharon White is a nationally recognised education and inclusion leader with extensive experience across SEND, alternative provision, youth justice, and early intervention. She is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people through collaboration, restorative practice, and systems change. Sharon works across education, community, and voluntary sectors to champion inclusion, belonging, and opportunity. She is currently working as a school improvement associate for Hopewell School in east London.

Mike Power is Headteacher of St Helens Alternative Provision Service, leading two local authority maintained pupil referral units across primary and secondary phases. He works with children and young people with complex SEMH, SEND, medical and inclusion needs, and has led a significant improvement journey across the service, strengthening safeguarding, curriculum, attendance, behaviour, governance and quality assurance across multiple sites.

Mike is also a member of the Department for Education’s Secondary Headteacher Reference Group, contributing to national policy discussion from the perspective of school leadership and alternative provision. He regularly writes and speaks on SEND, behaviour, attendance, exclusion, alternative provision and the practical conditions required to build genuinely inclusive schools.

Karen is Headteacher of Stopsley High School in Luton, a role she has held since June 2021, where she has led a rapid and sustained school improvement journey, moving the school from Requires Improvement to Good in just over a year. Her leadership is defined by a strong focus on culture, high-quality teaching, and robust systems of accountability, alongside a deep commitment to inclusion and ensuring that all students can succeed. This has included the successful development of internal alternative provision, enabling vulnerable and disengaged students to remain within mainstream education while receiving targeted, high-quality support.

Across her career, Karen has led improvement in complex areas including behaviour, attendance, safeguarding, curriculum design, and leadership development. She has a particular expertise in closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged students, working closely with organisations such as Challenge Partners and The Brilliant Club to develop evidence-informed strategies that widen access and opportunity.

My name is Briony Salter, and I am the Alternative Provision Coordinator at West Ham United Foundation. Since joining in September 2025, I have coordinated the Moore Family Foundation Alternative Provision programme, supporting its growth from one school to multiple partnerships and six provisions. With over five years’ experience in education and a background in forensic anthropology and science, I am passionate about SEND, inclusive learning and helping young people build confidence, re-engage with education, and achieve recognised qualifications.