CURRICULUM VITAE - SUMMARY

EXPERIENCE JUNE 1995-PRESENT

Freelance Education Consultant

Consultancies include:

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

• Consultant: Preparation and writing of the Borough's Policy and Action Plan for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in schools and the initial bid to the Standards Fund: National Grid for Learning 1998-99, (bid 100% successful) and subsequent successful bids in 1999-2000 and 2000-1.

• Consultancy for schools in the Borough on the writing of ICT Development Plans and Policies. (1998-2000)

• Manager of the Borough’s  NGFL Project to implement ICT Policy and Development Plan across all schools in the Authority. (1998-2000)      

• Preparation of an ICT Action Plan for the Borough’s Professional Development Centre. (1998)

• Preparation of a proposal from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the ‘Invest to Save’ Initiative Round 2 to develop an infrastructure for a Community Extranet (bid 100% successful). (1999)

• Preparation and submission of a bid to DfEE/NoF for 7 ICT Learning Centres and a Community Grid for Learning on behalf of the Borough and 19 other statutory and voluntary bodies across the Authority (2000) – proposals recommended to DfEE and NOF for approval, May 2001 (£1.8m)

• Preparation and submission to NoF of the Education and Libraries bid for funding as part of the Digitisation of Learning Materials (2000 and 2001) – bid submitted February 2001

• Preparation of proposals to DfEE/NOF for an ICT Learning Centre for Lancaster West Estate Management Board – to be submitted May 2001

Excellence in Cities (EiC)

• Preparation of Outline and Final Plans for selected Strands (Gifted and Talented children, Learning Mentors, Learning Support Units and City Learning Centre) of the Excellence in Cities Partnership between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster to the Department for Education and Employment. (1999) –bids successful

• Within the development of  EiC proposals particular responsibility for the development of an Action Plan for the City Learning Centre Strand and Interim Project Manager of the Centre prior to the appointment of a full-time Director in April 2000. (1999-2000) – Action plan approved

• Preparation and submission of proposals to DfEE for EiC in Primary Schools (2000) – proposals successful

• Preparation for submission (Oct 2001) of application for Sion Manning RC School to receive Special School status (Visual Arts)

The City of Westminster

• Consultancy for individual schools and the LEA on the writing of ICT Policies, Action Plans and Strategies. (2000)

• Preparation and submission of proposals to DfEE for EiC in Primary Schools (2000) – proposals approved

London Grid for Learning

• Preparation and writing of an initial bid to the Department for Education and Employment for funding to develop a London Grid for Learning on behalf of 19 London LEA (1999) – proposals led to the successful bid for seed corn funding for 2000-1 to develop the London Grid for Learning

Stockton on Tees

• Preparation and writing of the LEA’s Excellence in Cities Outline, and final, Plans for DfEE including Gifted and Talented children, Learning Mentors, Learning Support Units, City Learning Centres, Small EAZs, Beacon Schools and Specialist Schools (2000 and 2001) – overall plan approved, proposals for two City Learning Centres approved, proposals for two Small EAZs approved for September 2001 start, preparation of application by Blakeston School for Special Schools status (Sports) for October 2001

• Preparation of proposals for Excellence Challenge (2001) –  submitted in June 2001 (£1.3m)

Birmingham

• Preparation of proposals for Lordswood School for Specialist Schools status (Media Arts) for October 2001

Haringey

• Preparation and writing of the LEA’s Excellence in Cities in Primary Schools plans for DfEE (2000) – proposals successful

• Re-writing the LEA policy on Schools Causing Concern as part of revisions to the Education Development Plan (2000)

• Preparation of submissions for Highgate Wood and Hornsey Girls Schools for joint Performing Arts status (Specialist School (2000 and 2001) – proposals submitted March 2001

• Preparation of application for Special School status (Sports) for St Thomas More School for October 2001

• Preparation of Quality Assurance Policy for Haringey Adult Learning Service (May 2001)

Rhondda Cynon Taff

• Research project for Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Consortium for Education and Training (CCET) identifying current post 16 ICT education and training provision across the area served by the CCET and making recommendations for future actions (Jan – March 2001)

• Preparation for Rhondda Cynon Taff LEA of ICT for Learning Strategy for submission to  National Assembly for Wales (February 2001)

• Preparation of Business Plan for the Welsh Development Agency for pilot ICT community regeneration project (May – June 2001)

The Countryside Foundation for Education (1996-2001)   

• Training consultant – Initial and in- service professional development for teachers

• Manager of project ' Bringing the Countryside into Initial Teacher Training '

• Project Manager - The Horseracing Industry as a Learning Resource (helping the British Horseracing Board develop a strategy for working with education)

• Planning and organising Countryside Estate Days and Countryside Challenges for schools

• Creating and managing innovative projects to increase inner city pupils awareness and understanding of the countryside

• Research project with University College Worcester, Kings College, London and the University of Southampton on the teaching of controversial issues

The Countryside Alliance

• Consultancy on the  preparation of educational information pack and video for schools (1999) and on-going educational consultancy (2000-1).

Education Adviser to London Enterprise Agency (LEntA)

• As Education Adviser, responsible for the development of relevant and appropriate education and training initiatives including ' Pathways Toward Adult Life' , a Curriculum Framework and Management Tool for schools. (1995-7)

• Member of team of consultants working with Ministry of Education in Slovakia to develop a new curriculum for schools and Colleges on enterprise education (1991-1995)

• Manager of PHARE Partnership Programme:  Enterprise Education in Hungary and Slovakia (1996-1998)

UK Department of Trade and Industry

• Two visits to South Africa (September 1995 and April 1996) as part of Trade Missions, contributing to workshops on the theme of enterprise education and training.

Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum

• part of INSIGHT team to visit South Africa in November 1995.

• consultancy in Zimbabwe on Enterprise Education and Training (1995).

UK Overseas Development Agency (ODA)

• Responsible for interim evaluation of ODA funded programme on Entrepreneurship Training in South African Technikons, Technical Colleges and Colleges of Education. (May 1996).

International Business and Education Charitable Trust (IBEC)

• Education Adviser for the development of Teacher/Pupil Resources on the Clothing and Textile Industry (1997).

Secondary Heads Association

• Writing of bid to New Opportunities Fund for a secondary school in Birmingham for the After Hours Learning Intitiative (1999).

Project Bondfire

• Development of an educational project on Third World Debt for a group of City financiers (1999).

 CCDU Training and Consultancy, University of Leeds.

•  Member of Transition Teams Project Advisory Group (1996-1998)

Barnsley Business Education Partnership

• Production of Feasibility Study for 'Parents as Mentors' scheme in  Barnsley (1998)

Wakefield Training and Enterprise Council

• Planning and organisation of a programme of one day Teacher Placements (1998)

EXPERIENCE 1992-1995

Director, Janet Jones Associates Ltd

A private company of management consultants helping business, education and the community work together.

Contributing to, and managing, projects, and generating new activities, relevant to the Company's policies and strategies

EXPERIENCE 1989-1992

National Director
EATE (Enterprise Awareness in Teacher Education)

Responsible for planning and managing the Government's (Department of Trade and Industry and subsequently the Department of Employment) strategy for enterprise education in Initial Teacher Training as part of the Enterprise Education Initiative.  Responsible for the attainment of targets/outcomes within that strategy.

EXPERIENCE 1984-1989

Director, Educational Liaison Centre, University of Surrey

Director, Surrey Satro (Science and Technology Regional Organisation) - based within the Educational Liaison Centre

EXPERIENCE 1978-1984

Lecturer in Educational Management, University of Surrey

EXPERIENCE 1976-1978

Schools Liaison Officer, Bedford College of Higher Education

Marketing the concept of a new college of higher education to schools locally and nationally

EXPERIENCE 1974-1976

Schools Liaison Officer, Mander College, Bedford

EXPERIENCE 1971-1978

Lecturer in Politics, Economics and General Studies
Mander College and Bedford College of Higher Education