Dr Richard Hartley

Qualifications

• Certificate in Education, History
• B.A. in Curriculum design and development, Science and Maths
• Adv.Dip.Ed. in Educational Management
• M.A. in Assessment and Evaluation
• EdD. in Applied and Vocational education
• AIITT: Associate of the Institute of Information Technology Trainers
• MCIEA: Member of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors

Background and Experience

• Employed in a variety of different jobs before coming into education
• 35 years in Education
• Led 9 different curriculum areas and departments rising to Assistant Headteacher
• An MA tutor for the Open University for 15 years
• Standards Moderator for AS business for 10 years
• Team leader for GCCE History marking for 23 years.
• Various marking contracts for Dida (L2) and Leisure and Recreation (L2&3)
• Lead Practitioner Co-ordinator for ICT for the SSAT
• Lead IT Diploma Practitioner for the SSAT
• Lead Trainer for IT Line of Learning diploma (Midlands)
• Author for Pearsons on Diploma IT training materials
• Author of online materials for teachandlearn.net
• Resource development for Applied ICT and WRL for Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• Consultancy and support work for various authorities, individual schools and academies.

Posts held

• Assistant Headteacher in 11-18 mixed comprehensive school
• Director of Specialism (Maths and Computing)
• TVEI curriculum development manager
• Vocational co-ordinator
• GNVQ co-ordinator
• Head of Classical Studies Department
• Director of Humanities Faculty
• Head of Citizenship
• Community Liaison
• Business and Industry links co-ordinator
• School Governor