5→12apprentices · Dyson anchor employer
An apprenticeship employers queued for
I developed the Mechatronics Maintenance Technician apprenticeship at SGS College with Dyson as anchor employer. Five apprentices became twelve as other companies joined.
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For colleges, universities & training providers
Engineering education
Engineering provision that employers trust and inspectors respect.
I've taught and led engineering in FE and HE since 2007 — lecturer, Head of Engineering, Head of Centre. I help institutions build programmes employers want to hire from, pass awarding-body and Ofsted scrutiny, bring staff up to speed in CAD, additive manufacturing and AI, and respond to AI in assessment with a plan rather than a ban.
19years teaching and leading engineering in FE & HE
400+learners a year in provision I led
5→12Dyson-anchored apprentices on a programme I built
3awarding bodies run as Head of Centre
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What I can do for you
Curriculum & programme development
Schemes of work, project-based units, HNC/HND and foundation degree development — mapped to awarding-body outcomes and built around real engineering tasks.
Apprenticeships & employer engagement
Standards-based apprenticeship provision with an anchor employer, and the relationships that make other employers follow.
Quality & inspection readiness
An honest baseline on achievement, retention and assessment practice, then the systems and evidence that hold up under awarding-body review and Ofsted.
Staff CPD
Practical upskilling in CAD (to SOLIDWORKS certification), additive manufacturing and AI — so the curriculum keeps pace with industry.
AI in teaching & assessment
A whole-institution response: staff confidence, clear rules on use and disclosure, and assessment redesigned so learners’ own thinking stays visible.
Interim leadership
Hands-on cover or support for an engineering department through a gap, a restructure or an inspection.
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Evidence
400+learners · 20+ staff · 3 trades
Quality that held at scale
As Vocational & Technical Leader and Head of Centre for EAL, BTEC and City & Guilds, I ran engineering, motor vehicle and electrical provision through multiple inspections.
BTECEngineering HE · QD reviewer
I know what reviewers look for
As a Pearson Assessment Associate I review BTEC Engineering HE delivery. Your provision is designed by someone who has sat on the other side of the table.
Training that ended in a credential
My engineering provision at SGS delivered SOLIDWORKS academic certification, so learners left with an examined industry credential, not just attendance.
Three design missions you can teach tomorrow
Learners design a real bracket in the browser against a load, mass or carbon target, with instant pass/fail feedback on bending, material efficiency and embodied carbon.
Try mission SK-M01 →What should colleges teach when AI can do the routine work?
My paper Human Literacy in an Age of Non-Human Intelligence sets out a response for colleges, awarding bodies and policymakers.
Read the paper →03
How we'd work together
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Free first call
30 minutes on your situation. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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Provision review
A fixed-scope look at a programme or department — data, documents, observation and staff conversations — ending in a written report with prioritised actions.
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Development project
A defined deliverable: a new programme, an apprenticeship route, an assessment strategy or a CPD series, at a fixed price agreed up front.
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Ongoing or interim support
Regular days alongside your team, or interim leadership cover, at a day rate.
Defined work gets a fixed quote before anything starts; ongoing support is by day rate. More on how I work.
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Qualifications
- MA with Distinction (Bath Spa University) · BSc First Class Hons (University of Hertfordshire)
- BTEC HNC Mechanical Engineering · EMTA Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ L3)
- Award — Innovative Teaching & Learning
- Pearson Assessment Associate — QD Reviewer (VQ), BTEC Engineering HE
- Foundation degree development with Nottingham Trent University and University of Gloucestershire
- PTLLS L4 · Teaching with Technology L7 (Lamar University) · Microsoft Innovative Educator
Next step
What needs to change for your learners or your team?
Tell me the situation and what a good outcome looks like. I'll reply personally, usually within two working days, and tell you straight if I'm not the right fit.
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