Specialises in managing education projects and developing bespoke support/training packages for individual professionals and organisationsSuccessfully established new education consultancy from start up.Secured clients and sustained repeat and new business for 3+ years (local authorities, school trusts, educational consultancy, education charities and ITT providers) Manages the day to day contract management and recruitment of third-party specialists for projects with… Show more Specialises in managing education projects and developing bespoke support/training packages for individual professionals and organisationsSuccessfully established new education consultancy from start up.Secured clients and sustained repeat and new business for 3+ years (local authorities, school trusts, educational consultancy, education charities and ITT providers) Manages the day to day contract management and recruitment of third-party specialists for projects with high levels of client satisfactionDevelops educational programmes for new markets and directly manages a range of projects on behalf of clientsPartnered with successful education startup to introduce innovative curriculum packages for China resulting in the first state approved creative curriculum innovations for Drama and PE in Jiangsu and Shanghai Show less

Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy (EFEC) is a provider of services and products specialising in facilitating enterprising partnerships between China and the UK. It has enjoyed a long and trusted relationship with Local Authorities, Educational organisations, Schools and businesses in both countries.Designed and established business protocols in relation to contract management, securing intellectual property, commissioning consultants, developing and constructing commercial bids… Show more Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy (EFEC) is a provider of services and products specialising in facilitating enterprising partnerships between China and the UK. It has enjoyed a long and trusted relationship with Local Authorities, Educational organisations, Schools and businesses in both countries.Designed and established business protocols in relation to contract management, securing intellectual property, commissioning consultants, developing and constructing commercial bids, managing product development and delivery training and professional development to teachers in Eastern ChinaSupported the growth and development of a successful start-up extending operations in Eastern China, specifically projects in Jiangsu Province and Shanghai for vocational education, apprenticeships, physical education and drama programmes. Show less

EdisonLearning is an international school services provider that has developed a global footprint through school improvement services in the US, UK, UAE and China. In the UK EdisonLearning collaborates with over 250 schools through partnerships and Trusts using the NAHT Aspire Programme.Founder member of EdisonLearning UK and education co-architect of the Edison model for school improvement, the basis of the current NAHT Aspire programme which has been independently evaluated to deliver… Show more EdisonLearning is an international school services provider that has developed a global footprint through school improvement services in the US, UK, UAE and China. In the UK EdisonLearning collaborates with over 250 schools through partnerships and Trusts using the NAHT Aspire Programme.Founder member of EdisonLearning UK and education co-architect of the Edison model for school improvement, the basis of the current NAHT Aspire programme which has been independently evaluated to deliver sustainable school improvement by Ofsted Established and led new commercial business division securing business of over £300K per annum and providing innovative educational products/services for a wide variety of customers including charities Secured and managed Interfaith Explorers project which gained UNESCO endorsement and is used by schools in the UK, US and Australia. It remains the largest single commission for Edison Learning (£450K)Established and coordinated a multi-disciplinary team of educational consultants, digital designers, film makers specialist consultants and developers to deliver eight projects on budget and on schedule over a 3 year period. Show less

Led the UK product development team responsible for the refresh of the Edison School Improvement Design and used by the business to revitalise US product offers leading to a substantial increase in sales of school partnership subscriptions Led the redesign of the visual branding of the Edison School Improvement models used company-wide in the UK and heavily influenced the US rebrand

Led company IP strategy for UK and US and worked with US legal team to establish trademarks for EdisonLearning products for the first-time securing IP for the company’s future

Established the internal training model of Lead Academies for that formed the basis of the internal and external professional development for advisors and still used successfully to support EdisonLearning Associates

Developed and delivered the training for the 2nd and 3rd cohorts of participants in the Teach First Programme establishing Teach First as a new and credible initial teacher training route in the UKSuccessfully mentored new Teach First Graduates to achieve accelerated promotion, 2 graduates achieving Subject Head and Head of Year posts within their second year of teaching

Secured support from all Essex primary schools to develop county-wide subscription services based on successful evaluation of pilot projects in two disadvantaged areas (provision of 80+ professionals providing support to over 560 schools)Designed new service structure and provision, recruited and trained the support service professionals delivering ‘outstanding’ service provision to Essex Primary schools resulting in the commissioning of support services for other Local Authorities… Show more Secured support from all Essex primary schools to develop county-wide subscription services based on successful evaluation of pilot projects in two disadvantaged areas (provision of 80+ professionals providing support to over 560 schools)Designed new service structure and provision, recruited and trained the support service professionals delivering ‘outstanding’ service provision to Essex Primary schools resulting in the commissioning of support services for other Local Authorities (Jersey LA, Somerset, Norfolk) Show less

Led team of 20 specialists pioneering innovative multi-disciplinary support programmes for schools resulting in ‘Excellent’ evaluation and contributing to a measurable and historically low number of permanent exclusions in Essex

The youngest advisory teacher in Essex at 26 recruited as a county advisor - providing support, training and consultancy for teachers and senior leadership teams across a large LA of over 650 schoolsKey contributor to the highly successful ‘Essex Approach’ manual for teachers which formed the basis of Essex training and development for teacher in Behaviour Management in the 1990s and was bought nationally by other local authorities as teacher training resource

Successfully completed probationary period with outstanding teaching reports (Primary Key Stage 1 and 2)Seconded part-time to local Secondary to run successful Health Education and Behaviour project and invited to co-ordinate Health promotion within the school achieving a promotional grade and pay point after 1 year of teaching