Senior Consultant

Rob is a senior consultant for B11 Education. He has taught in secondary and primary schools, a large teacher training partnership and has worked as a principal, an advanced skills teacher, senior local authority adviser and Department for Education adviser.

His particular interests are curriculum deep dives, SEND and safeguarding. He has 35 years of experience working with secondary, primary, independent and special schools. Rob has led more than 300 inspections covering all phases of education including independent and special schools, schools causing concern and teacher training providers. He has also trained and mentored new lead inspectors.

Core delivery areas

Rob is based in Yorkshire and supports schools across the north of England, through the midlands and in parts of London.

Areas of expertise

• Developmental school reviews
• Pre- and post-Ofsted support
• School improvement partner
• Curriculum development
• Subject reviews in all subjects, but especially in MFL and music
• Independent schools, including the independent school standards
• SEND reviews
• Safeguarding reviews
• Pupil Premium reviews
• Comprehensive website reviews