Andrew was a school inspector for over 15 years. He works as a school improvement consultant for trusts and schools in both primary and secondary phases.

  • Bio

Andrew is an experienced independent education consultant with a very successful track record of securing significant improvement.Andrew was a school inspector for over 15 years.  He currently works as a school improvement consultant for trusts and schools and for two local authorities in both primary and secondary phases.  Additionally, he also works as an external CEO and headteacher performance management adviser.  

Andrew has provided significant support for the development of trusts, and free schools, particularly in view of the DfE’s expectation in the White Paper in 2022 that all schools should join a high-quality trust by 2030.

Additionally, he has delivered national leadership conferences and courses in a wide range of areas, including recently on the development of trusts, school improvement and the current Education Inspection Framework (EIF) on behalf of high-profile education organisations. 

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  • Qualifications
  • BA honours degree – University of Leeds
  • PGCE – University of Leeds
  • MEd education leadership – University of Leeds
  • Inspector
  • School improvement partner
  • Experience

Andrew is an independent education consultant currently working in the areas of school improvement, CEO/headteacher performance management and the development of school trusts.

  • Areas of Expertise (all school phases)
  • School improvement, for schools in all Ofsted categories
  • The current Education Inspection Framework
  • Self-evaluation and school improvement planning
  • Pupil premium reviews
  • The 2022 White Paper and subsequent developments regarding school trusts
  • External reviews of governance, including for school trusts
  • Speaking at education courses and conferences
  • Appraisal and performance-related pay
  • Growing and developing trusts and reviewing their effectiveness
  • Free schools, UTCs and mathematics schools

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