Steve provides a range of consultancy and quality improvement services to the wider education and training sector. 

-        interim management 
-        observations of teaching and learning
-        harnessing technology to support learning
-        quality improvement and development 
-        self-assessment and improvement planning  
-        professional development training  
-        vocational education and assessment
-        teaching and learning development

Steve passionately believes in maintaining professional currency to maximise effectiveness and impact through practice as a teacher, lecturer and assessor.  He regularly teaches in work-based learning and further and higher education.

Teaching and Training:

• Associate Lecturer: University of Cumbria (Faculty of Education)
  
• National Mindset Trainer - Osiris Educational 
  
• Tutor Workforce Development - Amateur Swimming Association
  
• Centre-based Training - Schools and Colleges
  

Steve maintains professional development through research and membership with a range of professional organisations:  

-        Higher Education Academy - Fellow
-        Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors - Fellow
-        Institute for Learning - Fellow (QTLS)
-        Society for Education and Training - Member
-        Society of Education Consultants - Accredited Member
-        Association for Learning Technology (ALT) - Member
-        British Educational Research Association (BERA) - Member
-        NAACE - The ICT Association - Member
-        Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) - Member

Recent projects and clients:

Inspection:
Lead and Team Inspector: Further Education and Skills, Independent Further Education 

Quality Assurance and Improvement:
Quality Improvement Consultant: FE Associates/ BW Consultants
Associate - Education and Training Foundation (ETF)
Quality Improvement Advisor - Institute of Swimming
Interim Manager - Lambeth College: Business and ICT
Interim Head of Teaching and Learning (HE) - Writtle College

Awarding Organisatons:
Chair of Assessors and Chief Examiner
Principal Moderator (GCE A-level)
Standards Verifier and Centre Reviewer
External Verifier: ATHE - The Management Awarding Organisation - Post Graduate Business and Management
International Centre Approval and Implementation Officer
Vocational Testing Inspector 
External Verifier - Amateur Swimming Association
External Verifier - The Prince's Trust (Employability Skills)

Professional Development:
Learning and Teaching Conference: University of Essex
Staff Development Keynote: South Cheshire College
Professional Formation Consultant: Education and Training Foundation
Guest Speaker: ILHE Changing the Learning Landscape
Subject Expert: Ofqual

External Examining (Higher Education):
External Examiner: University of Huddersfield (Lifelong Learning)
External Examiner: University of Plymouth (Post-Compulsory Education and Training)
External Examiner: University of Hull (Teaching in Lifelong Learning)
External Examiner: University Campus Suffolk (PCET ITT)


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