With over 20 years experience of working with children, young people, schools and education, Aaron King is the driving force behind 9000lives.

Aaron King SEND Specialist Support, Training and Consultancy
Aaron King Director

Aaron worked with a large SEND school & his Aaron’s focus was behaviour, attendance and welfare. Over a 6 month period, the Ofsted judgement of this area moved from Requires Improvement to Outstanding.

A specialist in SEND, he provides advice & support to both primary, secondary and special schools across England – as well as FE.

Leading SEND in Schools

Aaron has led a team of 50, working across four specialist units. These bases helped pupils with complex SEND (e.g. complex ASD, SEMH, learning difficulties, SLCN) to access mainstream education again.

SEND Advisory Work

Aaron has many years experience of advisory work including working with mainstream schools, special schools and Pupil Referral Units.

Schools in Ofsted Categories: Requires Improvement and Inadequate

Aaron has worked with many schools in difficulty, including both mainstream and special schools in Ofsted categories. Aaron’s advice & support has helped to accelerate progress and turn schools around.

SEND and Inclusion Training

An experienced trainer, Aaron is able to deliver bespoke sessions for your oganisation. More information can be found on our training page.

Other organisations

With previous partners including charities, parents, businesses, residential homes and the police, Aaron has developed a speciality in equality across a wide range of organisations.

Inclusion outside and inside the classroom

Aaron is skilled in leading and supporting inclusive adventure sport. For example, taking autistic youngsters caving, canoeing for pupils with ADHD, or supporting a person with ASD to summit alps. This spotlights Aaron’s flexible outlook to removing barriers to inclusion. He remains a practicing teacher.

He has written for the TES, including in leadership sections, and also has published journal work.

He has been a school governor for almost 20 years. With the charity Become, he co-authored a guide for school governors to help to improve life chances of our children in care.

You can keep up with Aaron on Twitter.

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