Recent and forthcoming courses, papers and addresses

Seminars/formal papers:

 School democracy and school improvement (or similar titles) at:

SHA Annual Conference, Birmingham, March 2003

First World Conference on Children's Concerns, New Delhi, November 2003

Appraisal and performance management HMC Monmouth Group deputies, Bristol, June 2002

Gifted and talented pupils and problems of inclusion Dudley Deputies' Forum, February 2003

Conference session for School Councils UK & Cambridge Education Associates, London, November 2003

Providing Opportunities for Participation British Council/Council of Europe conference on Education for citizenship in the UK, Manchester May 2005

Making your school council work better: common problems and simple solutions at Citizenship 2005.ie conference, Building Learners’ Capacity for Citizenship through Education: Promoting Participation, Encouraging Voice and Valuing Difference, Dublin, November 2005

Raising the student voice: making school democracy more effective seminar/conference paper at International Confederation of Principals Convention, Auckland NZ, April 2007

Contributor to training days on:

The creativity of school leadership (SHA/MAPS in collaboration with National College for School Leadership), various locations  January-May 2001

Special educational needs and inclusivity Croydon, London, December 2002

Making the most of it - developing middle managers in schools Brighton, June 2002

Pastoral care in independent day schools  Bristol, November 2002 and 2003

Creative leadership in independent schools Chester, December 2003, Wolverhampton May 2005 and May, June 2006/2007, and HMC Induction Courses for new heads 2008

Creativity or survival: can heads be creative under pressure? Heads Association of Scotland (HAS) Conference, Cumbernauld, November 2007

School Councils UK Training the Trainers courses, various locations, January 2004 to present

Every Child Matters: the student voice ASCL/MAPS course (with Lois Canessa, School Councils UK London Secondary School Councils Action research Project) (January/June 2007 and 2008)