Education Consultant, specialising in leadership development, school improvement and coaching; working primarily with schools, Local Authorities, and on government projects.Specific projects include:• Worked on a six term leadership support programme for Cardinal Pole School in Hackney. I did similar work in Ealing and Enfield as part of the Keys to Success London Challenge programme and as a Children’s Services Adviser for Capita.• Tutored seven groups of school leaders and school business managers. This has involved online as well as face to face module delivery.• Carried out extensive school self-evaluation reports in seven London Schools; each report involved four days work.• Organised and delivered coaching and mentoring courses and have coached and mentored thirty senior staff. This work has extended to middle leaders.• Supported a school in Essex with their change management process for BSF.• Supported schools making School Business Manager appointments at senior level and in the implementation of the International Baccalaureate. • Worked on national and regional programmes. This includes being an accredited trainer for National Strategies 'Stronger Management and Stronger Governance Systems'.• Experienced trainer of School Governing Bodies.• Carried out over 40 Value-for-Money consultancies with schools nationwide.

Head of a multi-cultural comprehensive school which became a Maths and Computing Specialist College in 2002 and formed a mixed 6th form in 2001. In 2004 Ofsted judged the school as “rapidly improving, providing a good standard of education” with “leadership from the leadership team” judged as “very good”.

Head of Beverley Boys’ School, New Malden. When I joined Beverley, this was a challenging secondary modern school with a falling roll and large budget deficit. Under my leadership the school regained its popularity, significantly improved its results, specialised in Art and Music and became a Grant Maintained School. In addition, the school developed a surplus budget.

This was a boys’ comprehensive with a mixed sixth form shared with Parliament Hill. The School also was part of the successful La Swap consortium of 1200 sixth formers. As Acting Head and First Deputy, I guided the school through the transition from Inner London Education Authority to Camden. I had a major responsibility for staffing, staff development, pastoral systems and the pastoral curriculum.

• Sir Frederic Osborn School, Welwyn Garden City: 1982-1987. This is a mixed comprehensive serving an urban and semi-rural catchment. The following positions were held: Acting Senior Teacher/Head of 6th Form, Head of Humanities (including PSE) and Head of History. • United World College of S.E. Asia, Singapore: 1976-81. This, at the time, was the largest international school in Asia. I became the youngest Head of Department (History) in the School’s history; I was also responsible for the Social Service Programme, which formed the core of the College’s ethos. The Department consistently achieved some of the best results in the school.• Crown Woods School (ILEA /Greenwich): 1974-76. At this time, one of largest mixed comprehensives in the country.