He taught English in schools in London and Oxfordshire before becoming a secondary headteacher in Devon for 12 years. He has been a School Improvement Partner with nine schools in the South West and continues to work with schools in three local authorities as a school improvement adviser and, as a freelance consultant, works on school evaluation and improvement projects nationally.
Much of his recent work has focused on leadership & management coaching in primary and secondary schools, improving teaching and learning and leadership in sixth forms, and developing the teaching of English and literacy 3 -19.
He also writes and leads training courses, and is an A level English examiner and subject consultant for Ofqual.
