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We would be delighted to work with you in one of the following capacities:
- Designing and delivering bespoke training for you
- Providing an inspirational keynote speech for your conference
- Hosting an event, conference or study tour for you
- Keeping you informed about the events we are hosting, including 6 conferences with Prof Carol Dweck in June 2010
- Speaking at parents evenings and family learning workshops
To Book Us
Please contact Helen Richards, our Office Manager on (+44) 01670 330 035
Email: helen@jnpartnership.com PDF of  Booking Terms and Conditions
Our Trainers
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Associate Band A
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Bill Martin, Leadership and Thinking
Bill Martin is an award-winning headteacher from the USA and renowned expert in leadership and thinking skills. He is the co-founder of the international Community Designed Education network, travelling the world supporting schools, universities, businesses and sports teams in the development of a shared vision and common purpose. Warm, charismatic and inspiring, Bill works with Sustained Success every autumn throughout Europe. Read more
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Lane Clark, Thinking, Learning and Assessment
Lane is a teacher, trainer, resource developer, government consultant, author and popular keynote presenter. She has gained international recognition for her work on linking thinking, learning and assessment, and her resources, tools, strategies and approaches have been adopted by schools, teachers and students worldwide. Read more
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Pippa Leslie, Leadership and Early Years
Pippa is an inspirational consultant and workshop leader with an established track record of innovation and achievement. She began her career in Early Years and Primary settings as a classroom teacher, moving into a senior leadership role where she developed a particular interest in learning and leadership preferences and the development of creativity through thinking skills methodologies.
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Associate Band B
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Gordon Poad, Creativity and Inquiry
Gordon is a highly sought-after creativity expert. With an extensive background in drama, he works with schools, community groups and theatres to create exciting, tailor-made learning experiences for learners of all abilities. He is the perfect person to help you develop inquiry-led learning, to advise you about Creative Partnerships funding and projects, and to support your design for a creative curriculum.
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Louise Brown, Early Years & P4C
Louise is currently a Deputy Head and reception teacher (4-5 year olds) in the UK. She has taught in secondary and primary schools, been an Early Years advisory teacher and a teaching and learning consultant. Today, she advises both local and national governments in the UK about the development of teaching and learning, particularly of young children, and supports schools and nurseries across Europe in the development of thinking skills, P4C and leadership. Read more
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Mark Labrow, Improvisation and Imaginative Play
Mark Labrow is an improviser, clown, creative consultant and facilitator. His work centres on cross curricular learning, helping schools to develop their own creative curriculum and find new ways to engage and inspire pupils in the classroom. His background is in clowning, spontaneity and imaginative play, having trained with some of the world's leading improvisers. He is currently writing his latest book, Drama Games and Creative Activities for the Classroom. Read more
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Paul Dearlove, Outdoor Learning and NLP Coaching
Paul has had a varied career in industry and education, having been an officer in the Merchant Navy, a training officer for ICI, a teacher, as well as headteacher of an outdoor school in Denmark. He was instrumental in the development of the award-winning RAIS project and is the creator of OutSmart, encouraging an active approach to co-operative learning. Read more
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Trent Burns, Inquiry-led learning and Leadership
Trent is an Assistant Principal at Cambewarra Public School, NSW, Australia. He is a highly experienced leader, teacher and action researcher. His school is a graduate of the CDE Network, allowing Trent to advise colleagues across Australia on shared vision, core values and action research techniques. Read more |
Associate Band C
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Adam Bushnell, Storytelling and Creative Writing
Adam Bushnell is a published author and professional storyteller. Previously a teacher, he worked in the UK and internationally in both state and private education. He is featured as a recommended author and storyteller on the Reading is Fundamental and the National Centre for Language and Literacy databases. His books are also on the Boys Into Books recommended reading list. Read more |
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Ian Mackenzie, Problem Solving Inquiry
Ian is a teacher, writer and trainer. He was Director of Learning at Viscount Learning Community in Auckland, working alongside an innovative team who sought to change the face of schooling through authentic problem based inquiry. Now based in the UK, he continues to teach in Primary and Middle schools, and to support schools with the fostering of children’s talents and interests through authentic inquiry. Read more |
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Ragnhild Isachsen, Leadership and Thinking Skills
Ragnhild is currently the Headteacher of Hogsnes oppvekstsenter in Tønsberg, Norway. In 2003, she began a P4C and thinking skills project that had a significant impact on the questions her children ask, how they work and communicate together, and on their ability to think critically and creatively. Her school was the first in Norway to join the CDE network, with such impressive results that she now supports other schools across Europe in the development of leadership and thinking skills. Read more |
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Roger Sutcliffe, P4C and Global Citizenship
Roger Sutcliffe is one of the founders and co-directors, along with James, of p4c.com - an online resource and collaboration site for philosophy for children. He was also a founding member of SAPERE, a charity supporting P4C throughout the UK, and President of ICPIC, the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children. He has been evaluator of two Geographical Association projects, and co-designer of an International GCSE titled 'Global Perspectives'. Read more |
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Steve Williams, P4C and Inquiry-led learning
Steve is a freelance teacher and editor committed to helping children and young people to think for themselves: to read critically, to think philosophically, to talk collaboratively and to write meaningfully. He is also the other founder and co-director of p4c.com, and was one of the founders of SAPERE, theP4C charity in the UK. His specialism's include P4C, thinking sills, writing for learning, teaching the humanities and readers theatre. Read more |
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