Life Place
I first came to the north west of England as a student at Manchester University in 1985. Having lived and worked across the region ever since, I settled in Liverpool, a stone’s throw from the Mersey estuary. I count both city regions home. The living waterways of the Mersey, many streams one river, define this bioregion and ground my one-planet thinking and living theory.
Experience
Primary school teacher (7 years), headteacher (7 years), interim headteacher, including as an Executive Headteacher (7 years), university lecturer (8 years), Philosophy for Children (P4C) trainer in schools and university (15 years) and organisational development/team building consultant (6 years).
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Theology and Religious Studies (Manchester University); MA Educational Management (Open University); PhD School Leadership (Liverpool University); PGCE Primary (Manchester University); PG Cert Online and Distance Education (Open University); Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (Edge Hill University). Former member of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS).
Books Educational Leadership and Integrative Worldview: Leader Development When Education is the Metacrisis (Palgrave, 2027) Developing Supervisionary Leadership in Schools: Restorative and Regenerative Support for the Lost Helping Profession (Routledge, forthcoming)
Research interests
Integrative educational leadership; professional supervision in education; school leader support and mental health; contemplative practices in educational leadership; religion and worldviews education; education for sustainable development.
