Alan Rees is SIS Regional Director for the SW, leading on the primary phase. Alan has 20 years of primary headship experience in two contrasting contexts - small rural and large urban, the latter being awarded Beacon status. Alan became a Consultant Headteacher in Bristol and in addition to supporting schools causing concern led on Performance Management Training, Effective Practice Transfer and was a member of the Curriculum Network. From September 2009 to April 2011 Alan was a Senior School Improvement Adviser in the National Strategies, leading a primary team of subject specialists and liaising closely with Early Years, Secondary and Special School colleagues to support LAs and schools throughout the SW.
Dean is the Programme Manager for the Accelerated Leader and Higher Level Teaching Assistant programmes. He also co-manages the National Award for SEN Coordination programme and is a lead facilitator with the Increasing Learning Power team. Dean has worked in the primary, secondary and HEI sector and has a wealth of experience including previous management of the Early Years Professional Status programme, facilitation and assessment on the National College Certificate of School Business Management programme and working with the TDA as part of the HLTA Regional Provider of Assessment Partnership.
Mannie leads the Increasing Learning Power programme and the Coaching Service. She also works as a facilitator on the Leadership Pathways programme and as an assessor for the HLTA, EYPS and NASENCO programmes. Mannie has experience across a wide range of roles within education including music teacher, Primary school teacher and leader, teacher trainer, consultant, researcher and coach.
Jayne is Director of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Jayne's experience includes headship of two special schools in London and working with HMI as an Additional Inspector as part of the school improvement division. She is a lead facilitator for the National College and an experienced School Improvement Partner. Jayne oversees the NASENCO programme and has a lead role in the assessment and accreditation of programmes and qualifications across BPN. Jayne has worked internationally in the development of education programmes across Africa and Eastern Europe. She has wide ranging leadership and governance experience in the voluntary sector with services for children, young people and adults with additional needs in education and social care.
Richard has extensive experience of working with parents, carers and outreach practitioners. As head of a large nursery school within a Sure Start Children's Centre, located in an area of social and economic disadvantage, Richard promoted the recognition of parents and carers as their children's first and most enduring educators. He visited parents in their homes to support their children's transition to nursery and exchange information with families. He worked closely with outreach practitioners in a multi-agency context to deliver integrated services to children and families. Richard contributed to review panels for children at risk and delivered whole staff training to early years teachers and support workers.
Jeff is Regional Director for London and the South-East for Best Practice Network. Prior to this, he was Senior Regional Director for the National Strategies. He has also spent 4 years at the DfE as Senior Adviser. Jeff has a good deal of Local Authority experience in London, Surrey, Dorset and Poole where he was Chief Adviser for six years. His teaching experience was in Tower Hamlets. Jeff is also an LA Governor of a large secondary school in Dorset. Apart from work, Jeff is interested in sport and community theatre.
Phil is Director of Leadership and Coaching. Phil was formerly Senior Advisor for Leadership and Innovation with Sandwell MBC and has strong links with the Black Country and West Midlands LAs supporting Succession Planning and Governor Training. Phil is an accredited lead facilitator of National College programmes NPQH, LPSH, EHP, LP, DCSI and MATD. He has also worked in other areas of the Public sector delivering ILM accredited coaching and mentoring programmes and in the private sector delivering creative leadership programmes with large companies such as Unilever, Accordis, Reed International and Sainsburys.
Mike is the National Director for School Improvement Solutions. Mike has extensive and very recent experience of leading, developing and implementing local, regional and national education programmes. Up until March 31 2011 he was the Deputy National Director for School Improvement with the DfE National Strategies. In this role Mike successfully implemented the National Challenge which resulted in a 60% decrease in number of schools below the 30% floor target between 2008 and 2010, the biggest ever drop. Mike is a school governor and currently sits on the IEB of a large secondary school in the West Midlands. He is a keen, at times fanatical, supporter of Manchester United.
Maureen is Director of Early Years and Children's Workforce Development. She has been instrumental in BPN becoming the leading provider of both EYPS and HLTA programmes. Maureen has trained and quality assured our team of tutors and developed the training programmes for assessors, trainers and preparers. She has made a strong contribution to developments of both programmes at national level and works closely with CWDC and TDA. Maureen is a former Primary school headteacher and LA senior adviser in Essex.
Colin is Best Practice Network's Chief Executive and is responsible for the strategic management and leadership of the company. He has a proven record of establishing and growing successful organisations responsive to the changing requirements of government departments, agencies and local authorities. Colin has wide ranging experience as a school improvement consultant including working with KPMG in LA intervention work in Liverpool, Southwark and Sandwell. He facilitated the National College's Leadership Programme for Serving Heads (LPSH) and was an OFSTED Registered Inspector