Chairman

• Oct 2019 - Present

Chairman, club photographer and historian Vice-chairman September 2018-October 2019 Welfare Officer July 2018 to present Chairman, club photographer and historian Vice-chairman September 2018-October 2019 Welfare Officer July 2018 to present

Visiting Research Fellow

• Mar 2014 - Present

Faculty of Education, Health & Social Care Research interests: safeguarding, attachment disorder, adoption and fostering, inclusion, governance and school design. A realist approach to social science and the study of education. Faculty of Education, Health & Social Care Research interests: safeguarding, attachment disorder, adoption and fostering, inclusion, governance and school design. A realist approach to social science and the study of education.

Trustee, Director and Accounting Officer (Principal 2009-13)

• Sep 2008 - Aug 2013

Led the planning and development of a £32million green field campus on the edge of Salisbury Plain, including the highly acclaimed design* of a new secondary age state boarding school, with wide-ranging community facilities, including a theatre and sports centre, as well as an applied learning centre in the adjacent business park. More than doubled the size of the school (500>1200), established a new sixth form of over 300 and boarding house of 100 students, as well as working on the successful competition to win the contract to build a new primary school in the locality. Established very close links with the military as well as the Tidworth based charity Help for Heroes. In the initial stages of establishing the school also worked as SENCO and Designated Safeguarding Lead. ____________________________________________________________________________ *Andrew Adonis (2012) Education, Education, Education: Reforming England's Schools, pp 82-3: "...just as inspiring...to my mind is...Wellington Academy, in Wiltshire, designed by Keith Papa of BDP in London, built of natural timbers with a stately entrance lobby and open-plan area from which a 300-seat theatre, a cafeteria and classrooms fan off on several floors...it is far and away the most imposing building in its community and a source of immense local pride. As I approached in a taxi, the driver said to me: 'You can't miss it: it's fantastic, like that picture of St Paul's rising up from the rubble in the Blitz.' Show less

Chair Academy Principals' Group

• 2002 - May 2013

Chair, Academy Principals' Steering Group (2009-13) Member, National Headteachers' Steering Group (2002-13) Course leader, Experienced Leaders Programme (2010-12) Course contributor, Developing Leaders Programme (2004-07), Experienced Leaders Programme (2008-09) Chair, National Academies Conference (2011) Chair, Futures Vision think-tank (2006-10) Raising Achievement Transforming Learning Mentor School (2005-08) Chair, Vision 2020 think tank (2004-06) (member 2002-04) Contributed to David Hargreaves’ Personalising Learning and School Redesign pamphlet series and DVD (2005-07) Show less

Governor & Headteacher (1999-08) Deputy Headteacher (1996-99)

• Jan 1996 - Aug 2008

Established Varndean as high performing specialist school (technology, music, vocational) and regional professional development centre with a national reputation for innovation and inclusive education. Twice listed in Ofsted Annual Reports (02 & 05) and awarded DfES Beacon and then Leading Edge status (00-06), alongside a rising roll (850>1250) and extension of facilities. Federation with East Brighton College of Media Arts (03-05). Oversaw the creation of a spin-off trading company Varndean e-learning (now INSET Online). Chaired Brighton & Hove 14-19 Partnership Board (07-08), member Brighton & Hove SEN Strategy Group (06-08) and ASCL representative on Brighton & Hove joint union consultative group (03-05). Wide experience of print and broadcast media, including live and recorded television. Numerous pieces in Brighton (99-08) during the political conference season including national news for BBC, ITV, C4, Sky, national and local radio, as well as The Unteachables series Channel 4 (05) and a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Public Service Private Profit (06). As deputy head, authored the successful specialist school application. Seconded to Marina High School in Whitehawk as a management consultant for a term in 1998. Show less

Occasional columnist

• Oct 1989 - Jun 2006

Author of a variety of articles, initially in the field of geographical education and latterly on secondary education in general Author of a variety of articles, initially in the field of geographical education and latterly on secondary education in general

Columnist, matchday programme

• Aug 1996 - Sep 2005

Originally contributed statistics but then authored 1000 word article on 'league news' for every home programme Originally contributed statistics but then authored 1000 word article on 'league news' for every home programme

Assistant Headteacher & Head of Humanities

• Sep 1989 - Dec 1995

Head of Geography, Humanities Coordinator

• Sep 1987 - Aug 1989

Columnist, matchday programme

• Sep 1987 - May 1989

Provided statistics, transfer information and league news in a column for each home programme Provided statistics, transfer information and league news in a column for each home programme

Head of Geography

• Sep 1985 - Aug 1987

Geography Teacher

• Jan 1982 - Aug 1985

Geography Teacher

• Sep 1981 - Dec 1981