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.
Apprenticeship Strategy, Workforce, Procurement and Social Value 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. The implementation of the Budget, policy changes including the...
When Charity Merges with Commerce: Why the Sector Needs to Rethink Purpose and Power Across the not-for-profit and regulated sectors-from education and housing to international aid-we’re seeing a quiet but growing trend: charities and social enterprises merging, consolidating, or being acquired. Sometimes these moves are framed as necessary restructuring. Other...
Boardroom Balance: The Dynamics Between CEO and Chair – and Why It Matters The strength of an organisation is not just defined by the size of its balance sheet or its ability to execute. It is moreover defined by the strength of the relationships around the boardroom table – and...
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...
