About

"A great consultant does not have all the answers - instead they ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and create the conditions to build solutions"

Career History

I am a strategic further education consultant and senior education leader with over 20 years’ experience across colleges, adult learning, academy trusts, national education organisations and sector-wide consultancy. I specialise in curriculum development, digital strategy & innovation, learning technology, quality improvement and employer-led skills development.

I have held senior roles including Programme Director, Learning Technologies Officer, Assistant Principal, Chief Executive Officer and Non-Executive Director. My experience includes leading curriculum areas and support teams, managing significant income streams, supporting inspection activity, developing digital strategies and improving teaching, learning and assessment with learning technology.

Since January 2020, I have been a freelance consultant and have engaged in a series of projects for further, higher and adult education and training providers. This includes a supporting FE colleges in number of interim senior leadership roles including Assistant Principal, Curriculum Manager and Director of Digital Technical Excellence College.

Interim Director of DTEC: Leading the delivery plan, operational mobilisation, managing revenue spend and PMO for capital projects.

Sector Skills Expert (Digital Skills): UAE project for International education charity to define skills agenda for 2030.

Curriculum Designer: Developed a workforce development programme for a Gigafactory environment.

Curriculum Developer: Designed and co-authored qualifications for emerging technologies and IoT.

FE Consultant: Led organisational review for large FE college group on AI and emerging technologies.

Interim Digital Curriculum Manager: Leading an adult education computing and digital team to deliver AWS, Code Institute and other industry programmes from Level 1 to Level 5.

Curriculum Consultant: Authored a Ofqual approved Level 5 qualification in Assistive Technology for H&SC.

Curriculum Auditor: Delivered computing curriculum and quality audit review for one of the UK's largest adult education providers.

Curriculum Developer: Led the design and development of a online design thinking toolkit and curriculum programme for EEP.

Curriculum Consultant: Led the design and development of an assistive technology and digital skills curriculum for Health & Social Care as part of LSIF project.

Competition Designer & Judge: Designed an innovative LSIF funded skills competition in Artificial Intelligence.

Curriculum Consultant: Worked with GFE college to design and implement higher technical qualification (HTQ) in Computing

Curriculum Consultant: Completed a strategic review of computing/IT provision for a large further education college group.

SDF Project - Curriculum Developer: Designed and developed cyber security L2 programmes which were BCS accredited.

Interim Director of Digital Transformation & Skills: Working with VP to restructure and develop the digital transformation team following Covid-19 pandemic.

Bid Writing. Secured significant capital and revenue funding by co-authoring successful bids for the SDF, CCF and LSIF projects.

Interim Assistant Principal (Learning Technologies & Development): Text here

Want to find out more?

If you have a leadership gap, major programme or transformation that needs experienced hands, I'd be happy to have an initial conversation about what you need.

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