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Biography
Jane Green MBE, MA Ed., is the award-winning founder and chair of SEDSConnective, a UK charity. Green is an educationalist, ex. Assistant Headteacher and lead for autism education (all phases). She is disabled, neurodivergent and an carer for her eldest neurodivergent, autistic child (now adult). Jane was diagnosed as autistic at 53 years old.

Despite leaving school early, Green obtained a BSc. psychology degree (Hons.) aged 43. Furthermore, she became a special needs assistant supervisor, then a primary and secondary teaching assistant. She moreover, completed a secondary PGCE in (when)

In her qualifying year as a teacher, she worked in a special epilepsy and autism school hospital, advancing to Head of Department.

Two tears later in (year), she led the Autism Education Trust in South East UK for a major charity (what) and became a lead educationalist for NAS.

Continuing her studies in Child Development (Advanced Post-Graduate Diploma) Green thereafter completed a Master's in Management and Leadership. It focused on transformational change in education organisations and autism.

Sadly, J. suffered from many illnesses and injuries so she medically retired in (date)

In 2018 she founded SEDS Connective.

She later became Assistant Headteacher and led the AET in London areas.

Current and previous achievements
Non-Exec Director of the Social Care Institute of Excellence, SCIE.

Coproduction Steering Group Board member  SCIE and EDI

Non-Exec Director at Carers Support West Sussex.

Policy lead at Time4Autism.

Policy contributor to NIHR ARC KSS.

Current Workforce Autism Group Expert Previous WAGE and previous Co-Chair of the strategic oversight group for the OMMT in autism and LD

Previous Partner in the Autism Health Education England.

Jane was awarded an MBE on New Years' Eve 2022 for services to neurodivergent people and those with related joint hypermobility conditions including Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.

Selected Works

Selected Works
Toolkit: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13575279.2022.2149471

Press publications: linktree but lots on sharepoint ask becky old website to find

Journal Articles: linktree mine and seds

Content:

TV and radio appearances: Inside Health Radio 4lots BBC radio BBC south and souteast, spirit radio meridian radio, suzy radio , LBC interview

Conferences: Westminister Insight - Safeguarding and SEND, Global Learning Conference (hosted in Ireland) - On Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia, TS, Hypermobility - connecting the dots. (not sure if this  means currently or all my ones before >?