Founding Fellow, Chartered College of TeachersCurriculum Foundation Board member Refocus Board memberQCA Primary Curriculum Review Heads consultant groupAccredited Performance CoachNAA National Accredited ModeratorMember of the Institute of Accredited AssessorsNPQHWorked with the following Local Authorities and Governments supporting early years and curriculum: Bath and North East Somerset, Plymouth, Bristol, South Glos, Wolverhampton, Northamptonshire, Bridgend, Bootle, South West Regional Advisers, Abu Dhabi Government, Morroco Dept of Education, Northern Ireland Dept of Education and Malaysian Government. Experience - 18 years as a teacher, 16 years as an Senior Adviser in two local authorities, two years as a National Strategy Regional Adviser and working in shared role to Assistant Director level for education. Wrote and led CPD for teachers in three authorities ranging from leadership to innovative pedagogies.As a class-based teacher received national recognition.Sample of conference presentations:Abu Dhabi Conference (International approaches to EYs); Wolverhampton Advisers - Curriculum design; 5x5x5 Research Conference - Creativity; What Matters to Children national conference (The Tipping Point); South West Strategic Leads - Early Years keynotePublications:The Bristol Standard Self-Evaluation Framework - The Earliest Years - 2002Key Elements of Effective Transition - 2006, National Strategies, 2007Creating an Enabling Environment, Children's Centre Guidance, 2006The Role and Responsibility of Documenting Children's Learning - Refocus Journal, 2008Researching Children, Researching the World, Trentham books Chapter 3, 2008Making Learning Irresistible - Designing a Primary Curriculum, 2008Unlocking Learning - North Somerset Key Skills, 2009A Strategy of Attention - Creating an Enabling Environment for the Primary Capital Programme, 2009The Curriculum Handbook, Cheshire Academies Trust, 2024 Specialties: Creative thinking...on my feet;Working with people & children;Big picture thinking and making connections with ideas;Communicating fairly well