Alison Brace

Alison provides communications and strategic support to Alder’s education clients. Her extensive knowledge of the education sector and media experience is a huge asset to clients.

With more than 30 years’ experience of education print and broadcast, she has served as education correspondent for national and local newspapers, worked on the BBC’s first education consumer programme and was a feature writer and columnist on the Times Educational Supplement.

Alison advises individual schools and companies in the education sector particularly during change programmes. She helps clients build and maintain strong reputations and stakeholder relationships by devising and delivering impactful communications that guide schools through times of change such as mergers, restructures and partnerships. Her wealth of experience and understanding of the sector ensures she has an excellent ability to develop narratives that will support schools through major announcements and protect their image and reputation amongst stakeholders, the sector and the wider public.