Brian has over 20 years’ experience across statutory, further and higher education, from teaching and co-ordination through to operational and strategic management of Student Services.

His core passion is in inclusion and widening participation, with a determination in ensuring that all are inspired and can aspire to realise their potential. With his in-depth knowledge of inclusion and relating services including safeguarding, he continues to strive toward ensuring opportunities to achieve are maintained for all.

Alongside his core role with Diversity and Ability (D&A) as their HE Partnerships and Inclusion Lead, Brian is also the former Chair of both the National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP, UK - 2018 - 2021), and is the Chair of the Learning Inclusively Network (LINK, Europe), both serving as national and european leaders of research and practice on disability, inclusion and equality through UDL.

He believes that equality is a right, not a fight, and that race is not a competition!