Mel Ainscow is Professor of Education and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the Government’s Chief Adviser for the Greater Manchester Challenge, a 50 million pound initiative to improve educational outcomes for all young people in the region. Previously a head teacher, local education authority inspector and lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Mel’s work attempts to explore connections between inclusion, teacher development and school improvement. A particular feature of this research involves the development and use of participatory methods of inquiry that set out to make a direct impact on thinking and practice in systems, schools and classrooms. Mel was director of a UNESCO Teacher Education project on inclusive education which involved research and development in over 80 countries, and has been a consultant to UNESCO, UNICEF and Save the Children. In the 2012 New Year honours list he was awarded a CBE for services to education. He is also a Fellow of the RSA.
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