Specialisms

Early Years | Key stage 1 | Curriculum enrichment | Inclusion | Creative arts | Parental engagement | Staff morale | Curriculum development

Three words to describe my work

Enabling | Reflective | Purposeful

Major projects

Development of Plymouth School of Creative Arts | Consultancy to support improvements in primary schools | Leadership of a diverse and inclusive south-east London primary school | Innovation with Creative Partnerships

Qualifications

B.Ed (Hons) Early Years with Expressive Arts; Diploma in ‘The Creative Teacher’

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Onwards and upwards”.
2. I’m kept awake at night by ideas for how I can make things better.
3. I consider my greatest achievement to be staying positive about teaching and learning through many changes and national challenges.
4. My favourite book is a blank one – I love to write notes, ideas, thoughts, dreams and questions.
5. My favourite word is ‘marvellous’.

Specialisms

Diversity and inclusion | Values-led leadership | Creative leadership | School leadership | Wellbeing | Managing change | Breaking the mould | Resilience

Three words to describe my work

Creative | Courageous | Inclusive

I help by

Listening | Mentoring | Coaching | Creating | Developing | Speaking

Major projects

Founder Headteacher of a primary school | Headteacher of a turnaround school (from bottom 1% to top 0.1%) | Founder of a Multi Academy Trust | Founder and developer of a social media platform to celebrate education | 20 years of headship experience in inner-city schools

Qualifications

B.Ed (Hons), PhD (Honoris Causa)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Feel the fear and do it anyway”.
2. My idea of perfect happiness is sunrise on my favourite beach.
3. I’m kept awake at night by the fact that human connection is so important yet locally, nationally and globally we are disconnecting and just not listening to each other. And climate change…
4. My holiday destination of choice is Italy, Greece, South Africa, Botswana or the Seychelles.
5. My favourite film is Forrest Gump.

Specialisms

Leadership | School improvement | Maths | Curriculum

Three words to describe my work

Systematic | Investigative | Fun

I help by

Developing leadership | Giving pupils and families aspirations | Simplifying systems

Major projects

Snappy Maths | World without levels (an assessment system in over 200 schools)

Qualifications

B.Ed

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My favourite word is ‘phenomenal’!
2. I’m kept awake at night by trying to find solutions to other people’s problems.
3. My ideal holiday would be to Dubai for sun, Paris for culture, or Weston-Super-Mare for memories.
4. My favourite journey is from Birmingham to London by first class train! Allows me to think, reflect and be fed and watered at the same time.
5. My greatest achievement has been becoming Executive Principal of two schools serving deprived communities and removing one from Special Measures and taking the other to Outstanding.

Specialisms

School leadership | School improvement | Policy development | Behaviour management

Three words to describe my work

Committed | Courageous | Sincere

I help by

Working with school leaders to develop their leadership skills | Supporting new and acting headteachers | Advising policy makers on school leadership and school development | Training trainers and facilitators

Major projects

School leadership programme in Nigeria for Unicef | British Council Connecting Classrooms core skills and leadership programmes | Headteacher international placements programme for the Department for Education | Headteacher induction programme in the east of England for the National College for School Leadership | Diocese of Lincoln leadership development programme for new incumbents | Speaking at national teacher conferences in Brazil and Argentina.

Qualifications

BA, MA, PGCE, Advanced Diploma in Primary Education, Ofsted accredited Team Inspector, Department for Education accredited Performance Management Consultant, British Council accredited Master Trainer

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Seize the day!”.
2. My favourite word is ‘serendipity’.
3. My favourite book is ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen.
4. My favourite journey is a boat ride along the Grand Canal in Venice.
5. My greatest professional achievement has been leading schools in chaos to stability.

Specialisms

Government education policy and strategy | National and regional school improvement policies | School leadership | National and school curriculum design | Qualifications reform | Teacher pay, conditions, recruitment and retention

Three words to describe my work

Inclusive | Decisive | Insightful

I help by

Improving school systems | Developing school improvement strategies | Training school leaders | Speaking about school leadership and school improvement

Major projects

Developing the School Improvement Partner system in England (UK Government School Improvement Adviser) | Leading the School Improvement strategy for the Welsh government (Schools’ Director Welsh Government)| PMDU priority reviews on qualifications | Every Child Matters | Reducing bureaucracy in schools | Childhood obesity | ‘Turnaround’ projects in school improvement of groups of schools

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PGCE, MBA

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Don’t ask anybody to do something you wouldn’t try to do yourself”.
2. The living person I admire the most is former President Barack Obama; for his vision, humanity and inclusivity.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is singing on my way to work.
4. My favourite word is ‘collaboration’.
5. I love the Harry Potter films, as my children grew up with them and we watched them as a family.

Specialisms

Safeguarding and child protection | Wellbeing of children and families | Safeguarding training and policies | Safeguarding reviews, audits and advice | Multi-agency teams

Three words to describe my work

Proactive | Passionate | Child-focused

I help by

Leading on the wellbeing of children and families | Setting up teams of support workers | Leading on safeguarding | Designing and delivering safeguarding training | Carrying out safeguarding reviews and audits |

Finding solutions to problems

Major projects

Setting up wellbeing and safeguarding teams | Establishing the Teamworx programme for children | Designing safeguarding training packages for the local authority

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My greatest achievement is my current work. I love my job as a safeguarding lead and am privileged to be supporting children and families.
2. My idea of perfect happiness is a peaceful life with a peaceful mind.
3. My favourite journey is from Birmingham to Hoi An Vietnam. It’s a long one but well worth it!
4. I’m kept awake at night reflecting on whether I have done everything I could have.
5. My favourite film is Love Actually. Yes, I admit it!

Specialisms

Pedagogy | Normalising high performance | Leadership behaviours | Challenging coaching – individuals and teams | Purpose and values | Organisational culture | History and humanities

Three words to describe my work

Purposeful | Passionate | Principled

I help by

Coaching – helping others to be reflective, self-aware, self-responsible, interdependent, courageous and confident

Major projects

Former principal of four schools in very challenging circumstances | Leadership Coach at Ambition School Leadership | Associate Director at High Performance Learning | Director of Learning and Teaching at Chatsworth Schools

Qualifications

BA (Hons), PGCE, accredited coach with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”.
2. Injustice and the abuse of power keep me awake at night.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is time spent with any combination of the following: family, football, soul music, good beer, running, history, travel.
4. I love atmospheric train journeys: Prague to Dresden, Zagreb to Sarajevo, or even York to Edinburgh.
5. My favourite word is ‘marvellous’.

Specialisms

Educational leadership | Diversity | Inclusion | Equality | Ethics | Coaching, training and mentoring

Three words to describe my work

Collaborative | Creative | Courageous

I help by

Supporting teachers and leaders from diverse backgrounds

Major projects

Founder of #DiverseEd | Co-Founder of #WomenEd | LeanIn Regional Lead | Founder of LeanInGirlsUK | Founding Headteacher of two start-up schools

Qualifications

BA Hons, PGCE, NPQSL, NPQH
MA in Education (pending) – researching Flexible Working

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Go where you are celebrated, not tolerated”.
2. The living person I most admire is Jacinda Ardern.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is being healthy and loved, having purpose and joy in my life.
4. My favourite books are ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini and ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou.
5. My favourite word is ‘Fab-u-lous!’

Specialisms

Writing | Editing | Research | Design

Three words to describe my work

Creative | Collaborative | Conscientious

I help by

Creating curriculum documents | Creating learning resources | Writing features | Advising on communications strategy | Creating marketing materials

Major projects

Editing English national curriculum documents for QCA | Editing Designing and The Big Paper magazines for schools | Producing resources for schools for Comic Relief and Children in Need | Working on core skills case studies, Kenyan curriculum documents and Algerian training materials for the British Council

Qualifications

BA (Hons) English with Education

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. Looking back, my greatest achievement has been balancing my career with caring for children and parents.
2. My idea of perfect happiness is listening to music in the sunshine with family and friends around me.
3. I’m kept awake at night waiting for a goodnight text from my daughter, who is living 3,000 miles away.
4. The best journey is walking home from work on an autumn evening, with the smell of wood smoke in the air.
5. My favourite word is ‘relish’.

Specialisms

School leadership | Training programme design | Secondary curriculum design | Safeguarding and e-safety

Three words to describe my work

Conscientious | Hard working | Enjoyable

I help by

Designing school leadership and mentoring programmes | Managing change | Designing training programmes | Training trainers, teachers and headteachers | Carrying out scoping visits and needs analysis | Producing webinars

Major projects

School leadership mentoring programme in Nigeria | British Council Connecting Classrooms core skills and leadership programmes | Introducing curriculum reform and developing leadership capacity in Croatian schools | School leadership and improving the teaching of English in Botswana

Qualifications

B.Ed, MBA in International School Leadership, National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My idea of perfect happiness is a long walk with a group of friends, ending with a glass of wine with a great view and good conversation.
2. My favourite holiday destination is the Swiss Alps for walking and skiing.
3. My favourite film is Invictus, about the South African rugby team and Nelson Mandela.
4. I think my greatest achievement has been helping looked after children to gain qualifications and the confidence to make their way in the world.
5. My motto would be “Believe and Achieve”.

Specialisms

Personal, social and health education (PSHE) | Mental health management | Behaviour management | Emotional literacy | Life skills | Coaching middle leaders

Three words to describe my work

Professional | Friendly | Emotionally literate

I help by

Designing teaching resources and training programmes for PSHE and life skills teachers | Coaching and mentoring middle leaders | Designing resources on emotional wellbeing, peer education and anti-bullying | Improving mentoring of teacher trainees

Major projects

Leading the Devon Healthy Schools programme | Developing a programme to teach behaviourally effective relationships and sex education, used in 200 schools in the UK and overseas |Chair of the PSHE Association

Qualifications

Cert.Ed, B.Ed (Hons), MA (Education)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”.
2. The living person I most admire is Barack Obama.
3. My idea of perfect happiness would be standing in the sunshine with my wife, watching Wales win a close rugby game.
4. My favourite holiday destination is Greece in the summer, or skiing anywhere in the winter.
5. My favourite journey is driving along any country lane in my MX5.

Specialisms

Web design and development | IT solutions

Three words to describe my work

Efficient | Innovative | Compassionate

I help by

Taking away the stress of using computers, whether through troubleshooting and repairs, or by helping people use computers more efficiently | Increasing revenue by creating findable, fast and fabulous websites in WordPress

Major projects

E-Commerce and brand websites for a range of small and medium-sized businesses |Computer systems solutions for individuals affected by quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis and dementia

Qualifications

BSc (Open Degree) in IT with Design Technology and Psychology, CompTIA+ (Software and Hardware IT skills), Industrial Business Management Apprenticeship

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My greatest achievement has been being able to provide for my family by doing what I love most.
2. My motto would be “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”.
3. I’m kept awake at night by…nothing! I rarely make it past 10pm and sleep like a baby.
4. The favourite journey is the journey of life!
5. My favourite book is ‘The Celestine Prophecy’ by James Redfield.

Specialisms

School leadership | Inclusion | Teacher Rounds (Collaborative peer observation and professional learning)

Three words to describe my work

Collaborative | Communicative | Cooperative

I help by

Improving the quality of teaching through the introduction of Teacher Rounds | Mentoring school leaders

Major projects

Former principal of a large London school in very challenging circumstances | Teacher Rounds research as part of doctoral studies at Brunel University

Qualifications

MBA, MSc in Educational Leadership

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My idea of perfect happiness is being surrounded by family.
2. I’m kept awake at night by thoughts about Brexit, Trump and the rise of the far right.
3. The living person I most admire is Tim Brighouse.
4. My favourite word is ‘We’.
5. My favourite book is ‘And still I rise’ by Maya Angelou.

Specialisms

Coaching | Professional development | Change management | Mindset development | Resilience building

Three words to describe my work

Positive |Solution-focused | Empathetic

I help by

Developing and delivering high-quality coaching and training programmes | Emotional well-being support for school staff, in particular school leaders | Managing change | Coaching individuals to help them maximise their potential

Major projects

Leading Headspace and Yourspace wellbeing programmes for school leaders across the UK | Facilitating wellbeing workshops for pharmacists across the UK | Facilitating change management programmes for Colgate in Poland | Leading a team of ‘Playing for Success’ associates to deliver inspirational support for disadvantaged children in 162 learning centres around the UK

Qualifications

Cert. Ed, MA (Education)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My idea of perfect happiness is a long walk in the countryside with family or friends, enjoying the fresh air, the conversation and the physical challenge.
2. My favourite word is ‘fabulous’!
3. The living person I most admire is Michelle Obama.
4. I love driving around Europe in our motorhome. I love the freedom of the roads and the flexibility of deciding on a whim (and the weather forecast!) which direction to take next.
5. My motto would be “People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did but they will always remember how you made them feel – leave them feeling better because they were in your company”.

Specialisms

Performance management | Leadership development | Curriculum development | Pedagogy | School improvement | Science | Personal, social and health education (PSHE)

Three words to describe my work

Serious | Inspiring | Enabling

I help by

Analysing performance data to find ways to improve | Supporting school self-evaluation | Leadership training and executive coaching for newly appointed leaders

Major projects

Lead Inspector for Ofsted | Inspector of schools in Dubai with a variety of curricula, including English national curriculum, International Baccalaureate and Middle Eastern curricula | Local authority school improvement adviser for eight years supporting schools with science, behaviour, attendance, leadership development and improving teaching | Worked with Creative Partnership to promote arts-based learning in schools | Termly training for school leaders in Surrey | Leadership development training for inspectors in the Algerian Ministry of Education

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), PGCE

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be inspired by Apna Mool Pehchan: “Recognise your light within”.
2. The people I most admire are those who find the warrior within through humility and compassion.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is that I love and am loved.
4. My favourite word is ‘Onegaishimas’.
5. My perfect holiday would involve spending time on the beach with friends on a hot day, with a gentle breeze.

Specialisms

Special education needs | Inclusion | Behaviour management

Three words to describe my work

Positive | Restorative | Non-judgemental

I help by

Making connections | Exploring opportunities | Identifying and helping to solve challenges around educating children with special needs | Facilitating multi-agency projects | Identifying strategies for improving support for vulnerable pupils

Major projects

In my former role as headteacher of a special needs school, I developed partnerships with local primary and secondary schools that enabled pupils with complex needs to remain in mainstream education and learn alongside their peers

Qualifications

BA (Hons), M.Ed

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Onwards does not always need to be upwards”.
2. The living person I most admire is my wife and I’m so proud of the son we’ve raised together.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is sitting in the sunshine overlooking St Austell Bay in my home county of Cornwall.
4. My favourite journey is travelling to watch my football team, Plymouth Argyle, play anywhere.
5. My favourite film is Kes.

Specialisms

Curriculum design | Inclusion | Learning in and through the arts | Teacher professional development | Leadership development

Three words to describe my work

Supportive | Challenging | Creative

I help by

Enabling school leaders and teachers to imagine and design inspiring and creative approaches to teaching and learning

Major projects

Set up and led CapeUK, now IVE, a social enterprise focused on creativity and learning. As part of this:

• developed creativity and arts programmes to engage marginalised young people, which informed the influential report ‘All our Futures’
• established partnerships between schools and creative and cultural organisations, which led to the national Creative Partnerships programme

Designed and led large-scale training programmes, including leadership for creativity programme with the National College for School Leadership; a Specialist Leaders in Education programme with Directors of Children’s Services in 15 local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber to tackle pupil underachievement; and a British Council programme for teachers and school leaders on creativity and imagination as part of their global core skills Connecting Communities programme.

Collaborated with the Royal Shakespeare Company on the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Project exploring how their rehearsal room processes can be integrated with action research to enable primary school teachers to integrate arts learning into their pedagogy.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Oxon in English Language and Literature, MA in American Studies, PGCE, Diploma in Counselling in Educational and Related Settings, Graduate membership of CIPD

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Change takes time, trust, vision and bit of love”.
2. I consider my greatest professional achievement to be supporting teachers and others to step beyond the mundane and inspire children with new and unusual ways of learning.
3. My favourite word is ‘empowering’.
4. My idea of perfect happiness is being with my family and friends, new and old from around the world, sharing food and stories around my kitchen table.
5. The living people I most admire are the young people who are setting out to change the world by solving some of the big challenges of our time: developing a car robust enough to withstand difficult terrain in Africa; making clothes out of dead stock and recycled materials; working in communities to bring people of different cultures together.

Specialisms

Leadership | Creative curriculum | Inclusion | Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education

Three words to describe my work

Determined | Positive | Innovative

I help by

Creating child-centred, project-based learning programmes

Major projects

Leading Barrowford Primary School | Contributing to the development of an SMSC Quality Mark and school verification for The Citizenship Foundation | Immersive Creative Classrooms project with Partners for Youth Empowerment | British Council project on inclusion and SEN | one of 15 Ashoka UK Changemaker Schools leading innovation in the youth sector

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), QTS, National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto is “Learn to love, love to learn”.
2. My favourite book is ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee.
3. My favourite journey is home to my family at the end of a day at work.
4. My greatest achievement has been upholding the values of our school whilst under immense pressure to change them.
5. I’m kept awake at night by… my husband’s snoring!

Specialisms

School leadership training | School improvement | National education policy | Teacher workload reduction

Three words to describe my work

Inspirational | Impactful | Collaborative

I help by

Using my experience of leading an outstanding secondary school and a multi-academy trust and of working with government to help school leaders and education policy makers improve school practice and outcomes

Major projects

Chairing the National College for Teaching and Leadership | Chairing the expert group that advised on reforming National Professional Qualifications for school leaders | Chairing the group reforming the Early Career Framework for teachers | working with the Educational Endowment Foundation | projects for the British Council

Qualifications

MA, PGCE

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Our children are our future”.
2. I consider my greatest professional achievement to be creating and sustaining an outstanding school.
3. My favourite holiday destination is Sri Lanka.
4. My idea of perfect happiness is sailing my dinghy on a sunny day in good wind.
5. The living person I most admire is my mum.

Specialisms

School leadership | Professional development | Teaching English as a second language | Life skills | Core skills | Child protection

Three words to describe my work

Dedication | Perseverance | Love

I help by

Facilitating workshops | Designing high-quality training programmes | Training trainers, teachers and headteachers | Advising on adapting materials for the MENA region

Major projects

British Council Connecting Classrooms core skills and leadership programmes | Lebanon Ministry of Education teacher and school leadership training | Learning resources for refugees and associated teaching training programmes for the English department at The Centre for Educational Research and Development, Lebanon | Forum moderator, course assessor and facilitator for the International Learning Community, an online space providing core skills courses

Qualifications

BA English Language and Literature | MA (Education and Leadership) | British Council Validated Master Trainer

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Look beyond the barrier”.
2. My favourite word is ‘serenity’.
3. The living people I most admire are those, who out of their misery and despair, have influenced the world.
4. My favourite holiday destination is a beautiful peaceful shore anywhere in the world.
5. My favourite film is City of Angels.

Specialisms

Curriculum development | Innovation in school systems | Raising standards in Literacy and English | Speaking

Three words to describe my work

Productive | Practical | Passionate

I help by

Writing and facilitating English and Literacy training courses | Developing creative ways to improve planning, marking and assessment systems | Identifying ways schools can improve the quality of their English teaching

Major projects

Devising and facilitating NQT and RQT programmes for The Elliot Foundation | Chair of the National Association for Advisers in English | Judge of the UKLA 2018/19 children’s book of the year | Advising on the English mastery flow model for Academies Enterprise Trust | Leading an ‘Improving English’ project for a group of West Midlands schools | Co-leading a national project of developing the ‘skill and will’ of reading

Qualifications

BA in English, PGCE, National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Find the truth, be kind, have fun”.
2. My greatest achievement is always staying true to myself, even when times get tough.
3. My idea of perfect happiness is sitting somewhere with an amazing view of the sea and reading a good book.
4. My favourite journey is driving through Glencoe on a clear day, enjoying the stunning views around each corner.
5. My favourite book is ‘A Home at the End of the World’ by Michael Cunningham.

Specialisms

Early years & Primary |Quality Assurance support | Data analysis | Performance Management support

Three words to describe my work

Reliable |Respectful | Motivated

I help by

Monitoring, supporting and developing leaders at all levels | Quality assuring education provision and practice | Offering a deep understanding of Early Years and its place within the whole school context

Major projects

Brokered the setting up of the training hub at The Ebor Academy Trust as an Early Excellence Hub in York to provide high-quality early years training and support to schools across the north.

Qualifications

BA (Hons), PGCE QTS, PGCE Early Years, National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH)

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “Respect other people’s expertise”.
2. My idea of perfect happiness is being with my family in the sunshine, eating good food.
3. My favourite word is ‘Hiraeth’.
4. I’m kept awake at night by my long to-do list!
5. My favourite journey is driving along the A470 in the autumn, winding my way from North to South Wales.

Specialisms

Project management | Stakeholder engagement | People management | Workshop facilitation | Technology in education

Three words to describe my work

Collaborative | Purposeful | Innovative

I help by

Using new technologies to transform teaching and learning | Designing, developing and managing projects effectively to deliver high-quality work on time and in budget | Building and managing relationships with key education stakeholders in the UK and internationally

Major projects

British Council education reform programmes in Middle East and North Africa, working with Ministries of Education | Member of Pedagogical Advisory Team for EC-funded Erasmus+ eTwinning project involving 41 countries and half a million teachers |Leader of Widening Participation in Higher Education project for Causeway Education

Qualifications

MA (Hons) English Language and Literature, MSc IT in Humanities,ostgraduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning, APM Project Management Qualification

Five facts to give a flavour of me…

1. My motto would be “If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again”.
2. My favourite holiday destination is anywhere culturally new and different, and preferably warm.
3. My favourite word is ‘dram’.
4. My favourite journey is a long walk in beautiful wild countryside with great company.
5. The people I most admire are those who, in spite of their own not-insignificant challenges, work tirelessly and passionately to make things easier for others less fortunate than themselves. And who manage to do so without having endless meetings!

Specialisms

School improvement through on-going training and support | Curriculum development | Pedagogy | Monitoring, assessment and reporting

Three words to describe our work

Commited | Honest | Empowering

We help by

Acting as a catalyst for positive, planned change and improved outcomes for children | Providing an external, independent viewpoint to facilitate reflection and innovation | Helping schools develop their pedagogy | Supporting and challenging schools to develop high-quality learning opportunities

Major projects

Development of the ‘Curriculum for Wales, curriculum for life’ for the Welsh government | Building Blocks® an online monitoring, assessment and reporting tool for teachers and school leaders | ‘Make Time for Me!’, national guidance for Early Years practitioners, developed in partnership with Flying Start | ‘Change for Life’ Train the Trainers workshops

Five facts to give a flavour of our company…

1. We’re driven by our desire to be the best we can be so that we can support others in reaching their goals.
2. The people we admire most in our industry are those who give up their time for the benefit of others.
3. Our company’s greatest achievement has been staying true to our core values even when under pressure.
4. If our company were an animal, it would be a chocolate labrador crossed with a springer spaniel – loyal, energetic and with a love of good food!
5. Our company’s theme tune would be ‘Where do the Children Play?’ by Cat Stevens.

Specialisms

School improvement through on-going training and support | Curriculum development | Pedagogy | Monitoring, assessment and reporting

Three words to describe our work

Commited | Honest | Empowering

We help by

Acting as a catalyst for positive, planned change and improved outcomes for children | Providing an external, independent viewpoint to facilitate reflection and innovation | Helping schools develop their pedagogy | Supporting and challenging schools to develop high-quality learning opportunities

Major projects

Development of the ‘Curriculum for Wales, curriculum for life’ for the Welsh government | Building Blocks® an online monitoring, assessment and reporting tool for teachers and school leaders | ‘Make Time for Me!’, national guidance for Early Years practitioners, developed in partnership with Flying Start | ‘Change for Life’ Train the Trainers workshops

Five facts to give a flavour of our company…

1. We’re driven by our desire to be the best we can be so that we can support others in reaching their goals.
2. The people we admire most in our industry are those who give up their time for the benefit of others.
3. Our company’s greatest achievement has been staying true to our core values even when under pressure.
4. If our company were an animal, it would be a chocolate labrador crossed with a springer spaniel – loyal, energetic and with a love of good food!
5. Our company’s theme tune would be ‘Where do the Children Play?’ by Cat Stevens.

Specialisms

Professional supervision and mentoring | Individual and corporate consultancy

Three words to describe our work

Authentic | Ethical | Committed

We help by

Listening, consoling, informing and challenging

Major projects

Introducing psychological supervision to the family law profession and designing and delivering its first training course

Qualifications

MA in Psychotherapy (Middlesex University), Registration by UK Council for Psychotherapy, Diploma in Supervision (CSTD)

Five facts to give a flavour of our company…

1. My motto would be “Unity in diversity”.
2. I consider my greatest professional achievement to be being true to myself, even when that route is the most painful.
3. My favourite journey is emerging westbound from Box Tunnel on my train home to Bath from Paddington.
4. My idea of perfect happiness is the joy on my sons’ faces when I get the roast potatoes absolutely right (i.e. crunchy outside, fluffy inside).
5. My favourite word is circumambulation. (Thank you Jung!)