Carol Allen is an education advisor for ICT and Inclusion in particular supporting LGFL and Hartlepool LA. Carol has just been named as one of the top ten educators for 2018 in the field of educational technology for her inclusion work, see #EdTech2018.

She has taught since 1980 in both mainstream schools – primary and high, and schools for students with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties. Recognising, as an English specialist, that communication lies at the heart of all effective teaching, the majority of her work has centred on creative and engaging use of technology to support communication in its widest sense.

Carol works in partnership with many companies in the educational technology field as she holds a strong belief in sharing and collaboration across all participants in order to maximise the potential opportunities for her students.