PROFILE A renowned historian and published author with 30+ years’ experience within leading organisations and educational institutions, including Cambridge as well as Oxford, London and Adelaide Universities. Interviewer of former Cabinet Ministers. Forward thinking and analytical, he is regarded as the world's leading expert on the history of the English Teachers' Registration Movement. He has also been an adviser to the UK government on the teaching profession.  KEY ACHIEVEMENTS​:

• Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Business and Creative Industries at the University of South Wales

• Visiting Research Professor of English at Sussex University 

• Visiting Professor (visiting scholar) in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University

• Research Associate for the National Foundation for Educational  Research,  (UK)

• Appointed freelance writer and editor for the General Teaching Council for England

• Archivist for the GTCE’s records and publications

• Broadcaster for Radio DGH, Eastbourne, East Sussex

• Contributor to Early Years Educator magazine & Nursery World

• Entry in International Authors and Writers Who’s Who (seventeenth edition)

• Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study at the University of London 

• Senior Associate at Cameron Alexander (Public Policy)

• Advisor on examinations/National Curriculum to the Qualifications, Curriculum & Development Agency

• Researcher for Centre for Europe

• Research Assistant for the Council for National Academic Awards

• ESRC Award for postgraduate study (Leeds University)  

• Alumni of the month at the London South Bank University

• Peer reviewer for quality academic journals

• Book reviewer for History Today and Education Today

• University prize for attaining Top of the Class position in graduation year at Brunel University             

• Department prize for dissertation on the reform of teacher examinations (Brunel University)

• Research Assistant at the College of Teachers (Institute of Education, University College London) 

• Employed for five years as legal administrator under Dick Cheney (46th Vice-president of the United States) and his legal team in US and Europe; responsible for lawyers’ continuing professional development in liaison with the College of Law; secondment to Brown and Root Condor, Engineering Management Group, Oman Smelter Project, and petroleum project in Qatar

• Employed as administrator at Cambridge University Press

• Research Associate at Cambridge University for book titled Becoming Teachers  (Woburn Press) by Dr Peter Cunningham (Homerton College) and Dr Phil Gardner  (St Edmond's)

• Worked at the Institute of Education, on project to bring about educational reform, with Professor Brian Holmes, Sir Norman Lindop and Sir Robert Balchin           

• Advisor to the parliamentary team on the GTCE, led by Baroness Pauline Perry and Stephen Dorrell MP, in the House of Lords

• Member of the Institute of Historical Research

• Visiting Fellow, School of Education, Adelaide University, Australia

• Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

• Fellowship award of the College of Preceptors (equivalent to Master's degree in education)

• Level 5 in business studies (London South Bank University)

• Level 5 in journalism (Reed Training)

• Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Brunel University - majored in American politics)

• The Froebelian Approach Course (150 CPD  hours) (Distinction) Centre of Excellence

• An Introduction to Child Protection National Foundation of Educational Research

• Master of Philosophy (University of Leeds - history)

• PhD & DLitt (University of South Wales - history)

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