Founding Partners
ASAP is privileged to be supported by some of the most experienced and well-respected names in SEND and the wider sector.
Below are the first dedicated professionals who committed to driving change. Read on to find out how you can become part of the programme, too.
Sir Mark Grundy
Sir Mark Grundy, CEO of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, is known for pioneering digital learning. He transformed schools across the West Midlands through ongoing innovation, aimed at raising standards and championing inclusive, innovative edtech.
Emma
Bradshaw OBE
Emma Bradshaw OBE, CEO of Alternative Learning Trust, leads in providing education for pupils in AP and SEND settings. Her focus is on inclusive education, supporting students with special educational needs, and promoting positive outcomes for all learners.
Warren
Carratt
Warren Carratt, CEO of Nexus MAT, has led the Trust since its inception in 2016, focusing on inclusive education across South Yorkshire and the East Midlands. His leadership emphasises strategic development and improving outcomes for all learners.
Join the movement
Founding Partners
Founding contributors are at the heart of ASAP - not as silent partners, but as visible leaders of system reform.
Your contribution is the spark that enables high-potential SEND projects to scale nationally.
It funds the due diligence, evaluation, delivery support, and communications that make replication possible. In return, you’ll gain strategic visibility, sector recognition, and access to the best thinking that the sector has to offer.
You’ll be named in our public-facing outputs - from evaluation reports to national events. You’ll be invited into milestone briefings and offered opportunities to help shape the portfolio. We’ll show you at all points how your investment is making a difference.
Reasons to Support
As a founding contributor, you step into a role with real visibility and influence. Your involvement will support system reform by ensuring that it doesn’t collapse while waiting.​
This isn’t passive philanthropy. It’s high-leverage, high-integrity support for projects already delivering better outcomes for children - and those that promise short term, measurable savings for the system.
ASAP doesn’t ask for any more time than you wish to spend. It amplifies your voice, builds your networks, and promotes your practice. You’ll be consulted, not buried in admin. Celebrated, not sidelined. And when reform lands? You’ll be one of the organisations who made it possible.
To speak to us about a project or how to get involved with ASAP, simply use our contact page and we'll be in touch.