Ann is an independent children’s services consultant with particular expertise in child protection and safeguarding. Formerly the NSPCC Education Adviser for South West England and national lead Education Adviser for safeguarding disabled children, Ann has extensive experience in supporting children’s services to meet their child protection and safeguarding responsibilities through the provision of specialist consultancy and training. Ann has taught in several special and mainstream schools and was deputy principal in a 52-week residential school for children and young people with complex and challenging needs. Ann is the author of The Child Protection and Safeguarding Handbook for schools and Safeguarding Children and Young People with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs. Ann is director of The Child Protection and Safeguarding Consultancy, www.thecpsc.com