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United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

International - learning, assessment, curriculum and evaluation consultantCapacity building, professional development design and deliveryPrincipal Examiner, test developer DfE/IfATE - Technical Education Advisor: policy, strategy, implementation, qualifications review; apprenticeship Trailblazer standards and assessment, quality assuranceBusiness development and go to market strategy

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Kaplan provides higher education programs, professional training courses, test preparation materials and other services for various levels of education.

United Kingdom

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford which furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. The ELT Division is a global leader in the provision of multimedia English language teaching and learning materials. Operating in over 100 countries, it reaches millions of teachers and students each year to support the development of English language proficiency.

Uk, International

• Product Commissioning for work based and professional qualifications – BTEC, digital and print resources• Led the Employers solutions team, Customised Services, Training, Product Development (qualifications, publications, e-learning, technology and collateral), Communications• Led acquisitions and merger; negotiated alliances, with suppliers, third party relationships• Introduction of Business Development Approval systems, pipeline management• Secured acquisitions from hunting licence through to integration

• Led curriculum design for range of large scale educational reform programmes• Secured and delivered £m+ contracts for Ministries of Education and Examination Councils: Gulf CC, Kazakhstan, Higher Education Council Turkey, EU reform programmes Eastern Europe, School Based assessment in SE Asia, Australia• Set up and management of International programme delivery teams – Europe, AsiaPac, Middle East• Secured and delivered UK educational programmes, training contracts, variety of National Curriculum test development projects• Led cross company education solutions opportunities liaising with Pearson country Presidents and across the whole Pearson product and services portfolio: technology, elearning, publishing, ELT & assessment, psychometrics, regulated and customised qualifications; presented P&Ls for Board approval• International speaker: e-assessment, futures, standards, effective education for employment• Accredited School Improvement Partner; founder member Institute of Educational Assessors

• Sales and Marketing Director – devised and implemented strategy for portfolio of MIS and digital products; production of monthly forecasts for monitoring and supporting processes• Management of services - training & consultancy provision, helpdesk, product management• Full P&L responsibility• Strategic Business plans implemented, Account Management development• Submission of all IT bids including managed services; secured national and international government Local Authority, Special schools and Colleges contracts

• Creation of regional educational advisory /sales teams• Performance management for 100+ staff• Managed regional curriculum campaign ‘broadening the choice at 16+’• Management and delivery of curriculum, funding and management advice available to all schools sixth form colleges, FE colleges, HEI and HM Prisons nationally at variety of levels • Devised and implemented operational systems and processes across UK• Led Regional Managers’ strategic planning; devised common templates, guidelines, e performance monitoring and tracking and success measures

Yorkshire

Variety of teaching posts in Secondary Schools culminating with top Leadership position

Ba Hons, English & Linguistics

Master Of Education (Med), Information Technology