Annamarie Hassall MBE is the Chief Executive of nasen, a charitable organisation that supports and champions those working with SEND children. She is also chair of Whole School SEND, the Department for Education’s universal SEND services programme. Annamarie has a wealth of experience in children’s services, with a career that started in children’s residential and social care. She then worked as an early years specialist in local government before moving to an advisory role for the DfE, followed by the private sector, where she successfully delivered national programmes on behalf of government.