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Tom Whittingham
Head of External Developments
Institute of Education
Qualifications:
Associate of the College of Preceptors (Eastern Region)
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership and Consultancy (Institute of Education, London)
Master of Education (Bath Spa University College)
Teaching & Research
Teaching Experience:
Taught across full age range (infant to sixth form)
Two Primary Headships (Cambridgeshire and Avon)
Local Authority Experience:
Adviser (Avon and South Gloucestershire)
Leadership, Management and Governance Strategy Manager (South Gloucestershire)
Research Interests:
Leading and managing change
Creating self-sustaining professional learning communities
Leading learning and teaching
The impact of international leadership learning and study visits
All aspects of professional development
Professional Bodies
Graduate of the Institute of Education, London
ASPECT - Association of Educational Inspectors and Advisers
ICSEI - International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement
Ofsted - Additional Inspector
School Improvement Partner
External Adviser - performance review
Partner with National College and British Council
Publications
The International Learning Symphony, Improvement Magazine for National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants, April 2005
Professional Learning Communities - Divergence, Depth and Dilemmas (chapter 5), Edited by Stoll, L. & Seashore Louis, K., McGraw Hill, 2007
Learning to Lead - Learning from International Experience (chapter 11), Edited by West-Burnham, J. and O'Sullivan, H., forthcoming 2012
External Responsibilities
Facilitator and external consultant for networks, collaborations and partnerships of leadership learning at local, regional, national and international levels.








