Nathaniel Reed is a British educator based in Japan, where he has worked in and around education since 2009. He has worked in public schools as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) since 2015.
He is the founder of ALT Training Online, an open-access professional development platform for ALTs regardless of employer.
In 2026, he published More Than an Assistant: ALTs, Inclusion, and the Future of Educational Roles in Japan, which examines the ALT system through the lens of education policy, institutional design, and lived experience.
