R.E.A.L stands for "Relevant, Effective Authentic Lasting" leaders that we help to shape through our Community Interest Company.We believe that some of the best leaders are those that are great at building lasting relationships and go out of their way to help others. Our programmes are designed to bring this out in the people we work with. Our programmes aim to;- Develop stronger, sharper and more resilient leaders in organisations, able to tackle even the most complex challenges- Place organisations at the heart of local communities, tackling issues to improve society- Raise organisations to the next level in demonstrating social and added value- Positively impact the lives of those who desperately want a new start, giving them an opportunity to change their futurehttps://real-leaders.org.uk/If these are areas important to you, let's connect!

We all have great people in our organisations and we also have some that could be great, they just need some help! And perhaps some organisations have commissioned external providers that haven’t quite hit the mark in helping people to become great at their job!We have all been on “just another training course”, some of which are pretty good and others not so much and Rich Learning Solutions is about a learning experience, not a transaction! Our focus is connecting learners with their learning through working together. We believe that the best learning happens when we support our learners to develop new skills and then challenge them to apply these skills in a range of work related simulations. In short we specialise in bringing experiential learning into the classroom! Our focus centres on Leadership and Management, in both designing and delivering learning solutions. We’ve used live snakes with a Senior Leadership Team. We’ve also completely re-designed a compliance programme that took compliance from lows of 46% to the high 90s! Take a look at our site www.richlearningsolutions.com to find out more about the work we doAll the best!Rich – Founder RICH Learning Solutions

Led the design of a Management & Leadership development framework providing a dynamic programme of learning and support framed within the 70-20-10 learning framework. Work has included the design and implementation of forums, web based and classroom based learning and the gathering of service performance data to demonstrate the impact of interventions and inform where interventions need to be deployed to address issues. This is all underpinned by a range of 12 work based management competencies that identify learning needs and provide a means to structure work based learning.Enabled the delivery of a Management level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Care within the framework with a clear focus on on-the-job and peer to peer learning with the support of subject matter experts. Our approach has led to a 75% reduction in the cost to commission a provider to deliver the qualification and shared across the NFCE as an example of good practice. Developed an internal Mentoring programmeDelivered a coaching culture through action learning sets with Senior Leaders, coaching workshops with front-line managers, and accrediting key Central Support staff with the ILM Level 3 Award in Coaching & Mentoring through becoming an accredited centre.Created MBTI profiles for the Senior Leadership Team Identified and worked with internal subject matter experts in developing learning content

Interim contract overseeing the Substance Misuse business unit including supporting the full integration of a new contract of 387 members of staff across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Kent.Developed and implemented a 9 month programme of learning for 387 members of staff working with operational managers and 2 external providers.Influenced senior leaders to engage in the formation of a workforce development group to oversee and support the delivery of the business unit learning & development delivery planRe-initiated an internal Train-the-Trainer programmeRe-developed the TUPE Induction programme with a greater focus on working through change

Nov 2014 to Aug 2015; School Governor, with Golden Hillock School, supporting the school to come out of special measures. Mar 2015 to Oct 2015; CORE Education Trust DirectorOct 2015 - Feb 2016; School Governor, with Rockwood Academy, supporting the school to come out of special measures Feb 2016 - Nov 2016; Chair of Governors with Rockwood Academy

Working as an internal Consultant with Genesis, some of my key achievements are detailed below - Researched and led the restructure of an internal NVQ training centre leading to savings of 85K and a more effective, accessible means for the delivery of vocational learning. This involved reporting on recommendations to the Genesis Board- Initiated and led a scoping study to inform the L&D strategy leading to an internal review of the L&D offering and a clear understanding of the immediate and longer term priorities of the business, to which the L&D offering needed to align.• Responsible for a team of trainers and 1 consultant• Working in conjunction with the L&D team I led the design of the L&D model following on from the scoping study to deliver some of the outcomes detailed below.• Researched, designed and implementing career pathways aligned to the business strategy, key client groups, the values underpinning the sector and relevant care & legal standards (CQC/QAF). Initial designs have been presented in bids for contracts and been rated as the highest scoring in relation to competitors. • Designing and delivered 16 workshops to managers on performance management. 100% of delegates rated the workshops as useful, all delegates rated my training style as highly effective.• Supporting the business through a transformation programme leading internal assessment centres and supporting the design and implementation of a transition programme for newly appointmented managers• Designed and currently rolling out an on-line learning platform to deliver e-learning and other on-line learning resources. 1 pilot module led to savings of £34,509 through the withdrawal of classroom based training.• Implemented a reporting process evidencing the progress and impact of the L&D offering to stakeholders ranging from front-line managers to the Senior Management Team. This has increased course participation by 20% and led to a £10 per person saving on face-to-face delivery

I designed and delivered a series of workshops focusing on high performance based on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow theory and model. To illustrate and compound the principles of this model snakes were used, giving managers a real opportunity to apply the principles in practice.During the period I was in this role, I led the re-design of a service delivery model, enabling the relevant Operational Manager to engage in contract negotiations with a Commissioning body. Further achievements are detailed below...• Facilitated numerous change management workshops using the Spencer Johnson ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ narrative.• Provided advice to all levels of management to support the on-going development of their reports through workshops and 1-2-1 coaching• Reviewed and re-implemented the people development policies covering 1-2-1s, appraisals and access to learning• Implemented an NVQ Level 3 Customer Service program to raise the standard of customer service delivery and to provide managers with a performance management tool. • Designed and implemented an NVQ 3 progarmme across Care and Support, aligning internal classroom based and e-learning to the required knowledge sets to ensure the target group of staff gained qualifications within 8 months. • Supported the development of and delivered training for an on-line appraisal system, 100% of target group successfully completed appraisals on-line• Managed the design and development of an on-line system to gather data from 750 staff across London, Midlands & Yorkshire for a Government initiative to qualify for funding for training. This included engaging with the Sector Skills Council to finalise the design of this resource• Project manager, managing a pilot to develop a new business model for service delivery, reviewing and testing infrastructure (including personnel and skills), market research, product development and pricing. The success of this project led to contract negotiations with commissioning bodies

While studying I spent time assessing learners in the leisure industry against the sport and recreation NVQ 2/3 standards and was part of a pilot delivering the Youth Apprenticeship ProgrammeWorking as a sailing instructor with young people, using the outdoor environment to stimulate awareness of team working and relationship building skills

Working as a freelance watch leader I worked as part of small teams between 2 and 5 sailing yachts across the world for owners.Highlights include:Bringing a 52ft Swan Yacht back from the Caribbean, sailing up to Bermuda (through the Bermuda Triangle) and across the Atlantic to Gibraltar. Working as part of a crew of 5. Completed 9 trips between the Mediterranean and the UK including leading watches in a force 10 gale in the Bay of Biscay, coming back from the Med; leading a watch at 2am in the pitch black with 60 to 80mph winds and keeping the crew and boat safe in seas from 30 to 55ft. Leading watches on a 6,500 mile trip from Qatar in the Persian Gulf down to Darwin, Australia. This included being adrift for 5 days with no engine and being caught in a cyclone for 2 days eating only crackers and processed cheese! Racing in numerous regattas including the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia when I crewed aboard the Maxi Yacht Scandia that went on to finish second in the Sidney Hobart race under the sponsor name Nicorette.I have logged over 35,000 sea miles and hold my RYA Yacht Master Theory and RYA Sailing Instructor qualifications. I have worked with 2 skippers that have competed in the [what was] Whitbread round the world race (Now the Volvo Ocean Race)