Client Testimonials
Straight From the Source
" Nigel is the ace in the deck.
He combines business acumen and educational experience with an ability to provide constructive feedback with warmth and generosity – a great communicator, it’s a rare combination of skills that has helped me immensely."
Sonia Gill
Founder - Heads Up
" Thank you for your safeguarding presentation at our Annual Conference.
Delegates are already feeding back how thought-provoking it was and how it has given them tools to question the current approach in their schools."
Cheryl Connelly
Director of Training
AGBIS
“Nigel is highly creative, methodical, effective and focussed on delivery.
More than that though he cares about people and is interested in them which perhaps explains why he is so well networked. Beyond his obvious expertise, I value his honesty and insights.”
John Wild
CEO - CPOMS
" Nigel’s capacity for identifying and seizing business opportunities, as well as his ability to synthesize large quantities of complex information is impressive."
Thom Reilly
HM Ambassador
to Morocco
" Nigel is a thoughtful and imaginative trainer who brings a thoroughness
and highly reflective approach to all aspects of the safeguarding training cycle."
NSPCC Accreditation
" I was keen to commission some safeguarding training specific to our independent school setting which would challenge our thinking and help us recognize and respond to issues around neglect. Nigel delivered an engaging, relevant and extremely useful session."
James Skea
2nd Master
The Beacon
" The feedback from the training was overwhelmingly positive as it was relevant to our own environment and so, staff could relate to the experience.
I think conversation is a good indicator of engagement and there certainly seemed to be plenty of that."
Deputy Head DSL
IAPS School, Kent
" As well as the more analytical aspects of his report it also captured the essence and unique characteristics of the school and can be used as the basis of a more strategic review of future options."
Chair of Governors
IAPS School, Surrey
Consulting Services
Governance & School Leaders
It sounds like a cliché, but it’s true. I learnt more about school leadership, the intense pressures on Heads and the crucial role played by governors, during the dark moments, than I did during the years of plenty. If you feel that with my experience I might be able to help your school thrive, do contact me. I’d love to have the opportunity to contribute.
Some of My Referrals and Clients...
Christine Goodyear
GBH Law
Thom Reilly
HM Ambassador to Morocco
Sonia Gill
CEO Heads Up
CEO - John Wild
Winners of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise:
Innovation 2020
My Background
With nearly thirty years of experience as a highly successful Head of Independent schools in the UK and overseas, I understand the Independent school sector and know what is required to embed sustained excellence in an independent school from an educational, social and commercial perspective.
I am a Board Member of The Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), a governor of three schools, a Henley trained Executive Coach and a registered IAPS Appraiser and Mentor.
I am The Independent Schools Representative on Surrey Safeguarding Children’s Partnership and a NSPCC Accredited Safeguarding and Child Protection Consultant.