Company Director
As a former assistant headteacher, John's expertise is centred around student care, and ensuring all students are given the best opportunities to achieve their potential through motivation and building positive relationships. As a founding director of Education Plus, he is responsible for the strategic direction of our vision, creating and establishing new centres, safeguarding and staffing.
Prior to starting Education Plus, I worked in senior and middle leadership positions for 15 of my 18 years in teaching, during which I taught GCSE Careers, IT, and Mathematics and was subject lead for Business, Careers, and PSHE. In my final 3 years before founding Education Plus, I served as Assistant Head Teacher, overseeing whole school behaviour, student wellbeing, CP, climate, LAC, and training PGCE students. I was also appointed SSAT National Lead Practitioner for Business Studies in recognition of prolonged academic achievement.
Throughout my time in mainstream education, I completed substantial external CPD and achieved the following qualifications: L3 CIAG Teaching (Nottingham Trent University), NPQSL, and Mathematics Development Programme for Teachers (York St John’s University).
Additionally, I chaired the East Durham Behaviour Partnership Panel, focusing on reducing FTEs and PEXs, improving the effectiveness of managed moves, maximising the use of AP, and enhancing inter-school collaboration.