Alison Scott is a career educator of thirty six years’ experience across all age and grade groups, early childhood to secondary. She holds postgraduate qualifications in remedial and inclusive education and is presently Executive Head at Bellavista, a growing educational institute that includes a primary school for learners with barriers to learning as well as a middle school steeped in cognitive education practice. Committed to evidence-based practice, she leads transdisciplinary teams and multidisciplinary experts, both educators and health practitioners. She is honoured to lead Bellavista S.H.A.R.E., a professional training and education resource centre, Bellavista S.E.E.K., a child development clinic and multidisciplinary assessment centre. Her interest is piqued by all matters of belief in human propensity for learning and change translating, more recently, into the establishment of iThemba, a global centre for cognitive education practice. She is a founding member of the Institute of Specialist Practitioners in Inclusive Education. a professional membership body intended to raise recognition for professionals furthering the inclusive education agenda. She is a textbook author, a speaker and a regular columnist.

Solutions-focussed and committed to hope, Alison’s focus is rooted in the South African context, while engaging with global research and best practice. She speaks from practice, research, and lived experience, with a clear focus on child-centred systems, professional integrity and sustainable impact. Alison describes her work life as a continual learning experience and her vocation as a great privilege.