Robert Powell has spent a lifetime in education, as a classroom teacher, Head of Department, Head of Year, Deputy Head and Headteacher. He led Blurton High School in Stoke-on-Trent for just over four years during which time the school nearly doubled its higher grade GCSE passes and its SATs scores at Key Stage 3. In 2001 the school received a glowing report from Ofsted who judged 99% of lessons to be at least satisfactory and nearly 70% good.

Before taking up his headship in 1997 he worked for eight years in publishing and consultancy. He was the co-founder of Network Educational Press and Network Consultancy, but left to set up Robert Powell Training, Consultancy and Publications in 1996. He has written six books, Resources for Flexible Learning in 1991 and the highly successful Raising Achievement, Raising Achievement in the Primary School (with John Stringer), Active Whole-Class Teaching (also in interactive CD format), and Removing the Learning Dip in the Middle Years. His training videos, launched in 1999, and the interactive CDs for KS3 published in late 2002, have proved to be very popular. He has worked on INSET with over 1000 primary and secondary schools and numerous colleges across the UK and he is renowned for his challenging and humorous style of presentation. He recently worked as a part-time Consultant to the DfES within the Innovation Unit and the Leading Edge Partnership Programme.

If you wish to discuss possible consultancy or training please contact Robert Powell on 01785 664600 or email info@robertpowelltraining.co.uk.