James Lawrie
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Richard Graham
James was an absolute delight to work with at Save. He was super smart, a great strategic thinker, highly organised, and technically very knowledgeable. James possesses a great ability to manage relationships across a range of corporate, philanthropic and other external partners while also being a collaborative team player within the Save family and a supportive and empowering manager of people. I still miss working with him to be honest.
LinkedIn User
I have worked with James for many years, since he joined Save the Children as a Senior Education Adviser, up to the time he left. James has excellent interpersonal skills & was a wonderful colleague to work with. James demonstrated a leading edge in so many professional and technical competencies, I highlight the top 3 here – James delivers results, he is both process & product oriented & delivers high quality products, whether designing new proposals that have attracted multi-million pounds funding or researching & writing evidence based reports, his products stand out. James is a good communicator, a transformative and inspiring leader, he takes on extra roles, which he executes effortlessly and to very high standards. For example he took on a chief of party role over & above his education technical role to ensure that high risk projects remained on track & succeeded, he stepped up to a Head of Education Team role, as well as represented the organisation in many high level education forums. He was an excellent line manager, managing MEAL advisers and later on an entire team of 10 technical staff, who he in turn he ensured delivered quality results. James is an innovator he introduced new innovative ways of programming in education using technology, initiating strategic partnerships. He led the entire movement in developing the teachers professional development (TPD) approach which is now a fully fledged technical common approach being implemented successfully in many countries.
Richard Graham
James was an absolute delight to work with at Save. He was super smart, a great strategic thinker, highly organised, and technically very knowledgeable. James possesses a great ability to manage relationships across a range of corporate, philanthropic and other external partners while also being a collaborative team player within the Save family and a supportive and empowering manager of people. I still miss working with him to be honest.
LinkedIn User
I have worked with James for many years, since he joined Save the Children as a Senior Education Adviser, up to the time he left. James has excellent interpersonal skills & was a wonderful colleague to work with. James demonstrated a leading edge in so many professional and technical competencies, I highlight the top 3 here – James delivers results, he is both process & product oriented & delivers high quality products, whether designing new proposals that have attracted multi-million pounds funding or researching & writing evidence based reports, his products stand out. James is a good communicator, a transformative and inspiring leader, he takes on extra roles, which he executes effortlessly and to very high standards. For example he took on a chief of party role over & above his education technical role to ensure that high risk projects remained on track & succeeded, he stepped up to a Head of Education Team role, as well as represented the organisation in many high level education forums. He was an excellent line manager, managing MEAL advisers and later on an entire team of 10 technical staff, who he in turn he ensured delivered quality results. James is an innovator he introduced new innovative ways of programming in education using technology, initiating strategic partnerships. He led the entire movement in developing the teachers professional development (TPD) approach which is now a fully fledged technical common approach being implemented successfully in many countries.
Richard Graham
James was an absolute delight to work with at Save. He was super smart, a great strategic thinker, highly organised, and technically very knowledgeable. James possesses a great ability to manage relationships across a range of corporate, philanthropic and other external partners while also being a collaborative team player within the Save family and a supportive and empowering manager of people. I still miss working with him to be honest.
LinkedIn User
I have worked with James for many years, since he joined Save the Children as a Senior Education Adviser, up to the time he left. James has excellent interpersonal skills & was a wonderful colleague to work with. James demonstrated a leading edge in so many professional and technical competencies, I highlight the top 3 here – James delivers results, he is both process & product oriented & delivers high quality products, whether designing new proposals that have attracted multi-million pounds funding or researching & writing evidence based reports, his products stand out. James is a good communicator, a transformative and inspiring leader, he takes on extra roles, which he executes effortlessly and to very high standards. For example he took on a chief of party role over & above his education technical role to ensure that high risk projects remained on track & succeeded, he stepped up to a Head of Education Team role, as well as represented the organisation in many high level education forums. He was an excellent line manager, managing MEAL advisers and later on an entire team of 10 technical staff, who he in turn he ensured delivered quality results. James is an innovator he introduced new innovative ways of programming in education using technology, initiating strategic partnerships. He led the entire movement in developing the teachers professional development (TPD) approach which is now a fully fledged technical common approach being implemented successfully in many countries.
Richard Graham
James was an absolute delight to work with at Save. He was super smart, a great strategic thinker, highly organised, and technically very knowledgeable. James possesses a great ability to manage relationships across a range of corporate, philanthropic and other external partners while also being a collaborative team player within the Save family and a supportive and empowering manager of people. I still miss working with him to be honest.
LinkedIn User
I have worked with James for many years, since he joined Save the Children as a Senior Education Adviser, up to the time he left. James has excellent interpersonal skills & was a wonderful colleague to work with. James demonstrated a leading edge in so many professional and technical competencies, I highlight the top 3 here – James delivers results, he is both process & product oriented & delivers high quality products, whether designing new proposals that have attracted multi-million pounds funding or researching & writing evidence based reports, his products stand out. James is a good communicator, a transformative and inspiring leader, he takes on extra roles, which he executes effortlessly and to very high standards. For example he took on a chief of party role over & above his education technical role to ensure that high risk projects remained on track & succeeded, he stepped up to a Head of Education Team role, as well as represented the organisation in many high level education forums. He was an excellent line manager, managing MEAL advisers and later on an entire team of 10 technical staff, who he in turn he ensured delivered quality results. James is an innovator he introduced new innovative ways of programming in education using technology, initiating strategic partnerships. He led the entire movement in developing the teachers professional development (TPD) approach which is now a fully fledged technical common approach being implemented successfully in many countries.
Experience
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International Baccalaureate
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Switzerland
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Programme (PYP & MYP)
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Oct 2020 - Present
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Aflatoun International
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Netherlands
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Research, Innovation, and Curriculum
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Feb 2019 - Jul 2020
Director of curriculum, research, evaluation, digital learning and global advocacy Responsible for the quality of all knowledge, learning, and influencing products Line-management of a team of 7 technical specialists Responsible for forming and maintaining technical and strategic partnerships with corporates, Institutional donors, philanthropists, universities, and foundations Director of curriculum, research, evaluation, digital learning and global advocacy Responsible for the quality of all knowledge, learning, and influencing products Line-management of a team of 7 technical specialists Responsible for forming and maintaining technical and strategic partnerships with corporates, Institutional donors, philanthropists, universities, and foundations
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Save the Children UK
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Education
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Nov 2017 - Jan 2019
Directed the Save the Children UK education strategy focusing on learning for the more disadvantaged children in crisis, post-crisis, and low-income locations Quality assured a portfolio of programmes totalling over $100m Led a team of 10 education and early childhood specialists Member of the SC Global Education Steering Group Focused on programme implementation, monitoring quality, innovation, organisational learning, advocacy, evaluation
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Senior Education Adviser
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Jun 2013 - Nov 2017
Knowledge leader in Teacher Professional Development, School leadership, Accelerated Education, ICT Design, quality assurance of multi-million dollar programmes across Africa, Asia and the Middle East Led the Education Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research unit Chair of the global Save the Children Basic Education Group, 2016-2017 Programme Director, £16m DFID funded project in South Sudan, 2014-15 Policy influence through Accelerated Education WG, Teachers in Crisis… Show more Knowledge leader in Teacher Professional Development, School leadership, Accelerated Education, ICT Design, quality assurance of multi-million dollar programmes across Africa, Asia and the Middle East Led the Education Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Research unit Chair of the global Save the Children Basic Education Group, 2016-2017 Programme Director, £16m DFID funded project in South Sudan, 2014-15 Policy influence through Accelerated Education WG, Teachers in Crisis Contexts WG, the Steering Group of the International Taskforce on Teachers for Education 2030
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War Child Holland
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Netherlands
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Non-profit Organization Management
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400 - 500 Employee
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Education Adviser
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Aug 2010 - Jun 2013
Knowledge leader on Primary Education, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and EdTech Innovation leader through development of 'Can't Wait to Learn' and 'Connect.Teaching' Policy influence through the International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards Working Group Knowledge leader on Primary Education, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and EdTech Innovation leader through development of 'Can't Wait to Learn' and 'Connect.Teaching' Policy influence through the International Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards Working Group
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IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Education Partnerships Evaluator
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2010
Evaluated DFID, British Council, PLAN-UK international education partnerships programmes using qualitative and quantitative methods, from design to dissemination. 1- BRITISH COUNCIL 2-yr Connecting Classrooms Research and Development Project (Kenya, Ethiopia, UK) 2- PLAN 3-yr School Linking Research and Development Project (UK, Sub-Saharan Africa, China) 3- DFID 2-yr North South School Partnership Research Project (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, UK)
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Youth-led Research
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Dec 2009 - Jul 2010
Govt Dept. for Education. Researcher on youth-led research in schools programme Trans-Atlantic Schools Innovation Alliance (TSIA). http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/departments/lcc/50844.html
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Teacher Development and Technology Researcher
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Sep 2009 - May 2010
Graduate Teacher Programme - Researcher exploring the value of digital cameras and web-based video for initial teacher training. http://www.wlecentre.ac.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=347&Itemid=80
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Teacher Development Researcher
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Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
ActionAid - Researcher, desk-based, non-qualified teachers and education quality in Africa and Asia
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Save the Children UK
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Education in Emergencies Researcher (Country Needs Assessment)
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Feb 2010 - May 2010
Led nationwide Education Needs Assessment for Dzud emergency in Mongolia http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/97123B670F5D6B50C125772A0042BBAB-Full_Report.pdf Led nationwide Education Needs Assessment for Dzud emergency in Mongolia http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/97123B670F5D6B50C125772A0042BBAB-Full_Report.pdf
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Teacher of History and Politics (11-18)
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Sep 2007 - Aug 2008
Teacher of History and Politics to students including refugees children aged 11-18 http://www.qkschool.org.uk/ Teacher of History and Politics to students including refugees children aged 11-18 http://www.qkschool.org.uk/
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
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Education Administration Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Teaching and Learning Specialist
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Sep 2005 - Sep 2007
Capacity development of teacher-trainers, school directors and teachers Teaching & Learning and Curriculum design specialist Advocacy specialists for 3 national TV adverts www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rZ4FhFeIzQ&feature=youtu.be Capacity development of teacher-trainers, school directors and teachers Teaching & Learning and Curriculum design specialist Advocacy specialists for 3 national TV adverts www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rZ4FhFeIzQ&feature=youtu.be
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Harris City Technology College
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United Kingdom
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Teacher of History and Politics (11-18)
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Sep 2001 - Aug 2005
Teacher of History and Politics (Head of History Department). Skills-based teaching approach achieving high value-added GCSE and A-level exam results (90%+ A*-C). Teacher of History and Politics (Head of History Department). Skills-based teaching approach achieving high value-added GCSE and A-level exam results (90%+ A*-C).
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Education
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2007 - 2008
The Institute of Education, U. of London
Master’s Degree, Educational Leadership -
2000 - 2001
University of Leicester
Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) - Secondary Teaching Qualification, Secondary - History -
1997 - 2000
University of Leicester
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Politics
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