About Kate Browning

– Kate Browning is a School Improvement for SEND Specialist Consultant. She is a well-regarded lead professional both locally and nationally in school improvement for children and young people with SEND.  

Kate has over 20 years of experience as a teacher, SENCO, Local Authority School Improvement Officer for SEN and interim Education Development Officer for NASEN, where she supported the delivery of nationwide training on the SEND code of practice with the Department for Education. 

She now works with Teaching School Alliances, MATs, local authorities and individual schools to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND across the primary and secondary phase. Kate also teaches the National Award for SEN Coordination, facilitates SENCO networks across the Midlands and is an associate lecturer on SEND for Warwick, Northampton and Derby Universities. 

Kate has delivered keynote speeches and seminars at many conferences and events such as The Education Show, NASEN Live and TES SEN.