I have experience of speaking at both regional and national events on topics such as diversity, skills and employability and entrepreneurship. I have spoken and appeared at Skills World Live, AELP autumn conference, Apprenticeships4England, AOC National Conference on Equality Diversity and Inclusion.
I regularly contribute to local radio stations and TV channels and have been featured in The Sunday Times for an article titled: “Licensed to Skill” Why vocational learning is the secret to a happier and more productive workforce. The Birmingham Business Magazine also featured me under the title “The pathway to success” and FE WEEK under the title “The DfE’s blanket Strategy is cloth-eared” where I speak about the government’s strategy to increase BAME participation in further and higher education which ignores important differences between ethnic groups. I write regularly for The Business Influencer Magazine, FE News. I am always open to being approached for podcasts and guest appearances and contributions. I am available to provide informed comment and insight for all media, print, radio, television and digital on specialist topics such as Personal development and lifelong learning, Welfare, and social care. Diversity and inclusion as well as growing and scaling businesses.
Foster Care and the UK National Interest Foster care in England must be understood not simply as a safeguarding function, but as a matter of national capacity, workforce resilience and public value. I write this as the Managing Director and Responsible Individual of F5 Foster Care, with direct accountability for...
Government Is Not a Risk-Free Customer: Governance, Risk and Leadership in Regulated Markets There is a phrase I hear regularly by entrepreneurs, third sector leaders and general founder conversations and investor discussions: “At least government is a safe customer.” It’s usually said with confidence – sometimes with relief. Often with...
Transparency Builds Trust. And Trust Builds Business. Today, more than ever, transparency is the language of leadership. Not the polished words in reports. Not the headlines on your careers page. But the lived experience of how your organisation behaves-internally, externally, and publicly. And if your business wants to grow, attract...
Apprenticeship Strategy, Procurement & Workforce Planning in a Time of Change If you’re an employer in the UK today, particularly one operating in public-facing sectors, the signals are clear: the way we attract, develop, and retain talent is being redefined. So how does Apprenticeship Strategy, Procurement & Workforce Planning affect...
