Long-standing interests in education and art have lead
Ian to work as a
professional stained glass window maker, a community educator with the
Open-University, a mosaicist, a teacher, a fine artist, a consultant for the
Wansbeck Thinking for Learning project, a consultant with
Northumberland’s Raising Aspirations in Society Project (NRAIS),
a consultant with Thinking for Learning and as a Creative Agent and
Creative Practitioner with Creative Partnerships.
Ian has a MA in Fine Art and Education and is a visiting fellow at Newcastle
University. He is a SAPERE Philosophy for
Children registered trainer as well as a 'Mantle of the Expert' approved trainer.
He is co-author of 'Teaching Thinking Pocketbook' and works nationally and internationally
to develop Thinking for Learning amongst learners and teachersin all curriculum
areas and at all stages of education - from Early Years to Higher Education.
Following A-Level studies in Business, French
and German.and an
H.N.D. Business at Newcastle College that involved studies of accounting,
marketing and industrial relations and Spanish, Jacqui graduated from the
University of Northumbria in 2002 with a degree in Logistics and Supply
Chain Management. This enabled her to become an Associate of the
Chartered Management Institute (ACMI).
Jacqui joined the thinking for learning
team in September 2002 and has
gone from strength to strength learning and implementing the many new
skills that make her the most effective and efficient (as well as understanding
and patient) Office Manager on the planet.
We know so!