Pat Gale, Director for Delivery Support, Together for Children

Pat Gale has over 35 years experience of working in a range of education-related work in early years, primary, tertiary and adult learning and in local, regional and national roles. Currently Pat is a Director for Together for Children, an organisation that is the delivery partner for the DfE in working with local authorities in supporting their Sure Start Children's Centre programme, a role that is challenging and yet inspirational in the ways that children's centres are making a huge contribution to young children and their families. Pat has been involved and committed to the children's centre agenda since its inception, and was recently awarded MBE for services to children and families in the North East.