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Amy Bowring brings 15 years of experience in the voluntary and charitable sector to NDTi’s Board. Her extensive background includes working within homelessness services, drug and alcohol addiction recovery, and coordinating local volunteer projects. Amy has focused on supporting vulnerable adults and young people, particularly those who have faced poverty, discrimination, and marginalisation. She has worked with individuals in diverse settings, including Youth Offender Institutions, Mental Health Hospitals, Secure Units, Residential Homes, and community-based environments.

Jim Thomas brings over 40 years of experience in social care and health to NDTi’s Board. Originally trained as a nurse, Jim has held various roles, including DHSC Valuing People’s workforce advisor and head of workforce innovation at Skills for Care. His career has focused on partnership working and empowering individuals, from setting up community playgroups for children with disabilities to supporting self-advocacy businesses for people with learning disabilities.

William Case CF brings expertise in Person Centred Planning and Disability Rights, with extensive experience in health, social care, and education. A disabled person himself, Will’s journey began in 2009 with the support of a community advocate, which led him to complete the ‘Partners In Policy Making’ leadership course. In 2011, he became the first person in the UK with Cerebral Palsy to receive the Winston Churchill Fellowship, allowing him to study ‘Best Practice of Disability’ in North America and Canada.

Dr Vicky Mason-Angelou, research and evaluation manager at NDTi, shares insights from a study into the impact of Small Supports organisations.

NDTi associate Jackie Claxton-Ruddock shares why Black History Month is important. Together with with Shelley Hayles, from LeeAnna's Wish, they explore the intersectionality of being black and disabled in the community.

The Getting a Life Programme was a three year government funded project which included 400 hundred young people across England. The young people and their families co-produced the pathways which then became embedded in the 2014 Children and Families Act as the Preparing for Adulthood pathways.

We are excited to introduce our newest Board Members to NDTi . Their different backgrounds, fresh ideas, and unique skills are crucial to our mission of promoting inclusion and equality for everyone.

Find out more about Care Education and Treatment Reviews and their purpose.

Find out how to become a CETR panel member and what it involves.

Find out how you can commission NDTi to deliver training for C(E)TR chairs.