For Annamarie Hassall, 2021 was a pivotal year: amid the everyday challenges of the pandemic, a milestone birthday (she turned 60) was a reminder of the passage of time, while a serious eye operation meant confronting her own vulnerability. Post-op recovery meant an enforced break from her role as strategic director at children’s charity NCB, an opportunity to ponder her professional achievements “and whether I had more to do”. When the job of chief executive of Nasen came up a few months later, she knew immediately it was a role and organisation that stood out, joining the charity last October. Nasen advocates for equality of education on behalf of children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) and has 45,000 members.
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