FE Consultant
Steven spent 9 years as one of Her/His Majesty's Inspector and 18 years as a teacher and leader in an FE college. While working for Ofsted, Steve held positions as the national lead for FE curriculum and national lead for 16 to 19 study programmes. For 3 years he led the training of all Ofsted inspectors and HMI in the FE and sector, including training them to implement the Education Inspection Framework in 2019. Before this, Steven was a senior leader in further education and taught performing arts.
Steven now works on quality improvement and leadership projects with colleges and training providers. He also researches and writes about key issues in education management. If you haven’t seen them, you can find his articles on personal development in the FE curriculum on the Sixth form college association’s website, and one on lesson observations on FEWeek’s.