Independent Consultant in Health Education with three decades\u2019 experience in:
education and training;
working with young people in education and public health settings;
participating in consultation activity to advise ministers and civil servants on national policies, in the UK and abroad;
membership of project teams to develop local, national and regional strategies
collaborating with colleagues to produce guidance and papers;
providing editorial assistance to authors and journal editors;
co-editing a peer reviewed journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Career Experience and Achievements.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 2020: Member of ISAJE (International Society of Addiction Journal Editors) Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2019: Attended International Society of the Study of Drugs Policy annual conference, Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2019: Attended High Level Review and Commission on Narcotic Drugs meetings at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 2018: <\/strong>Delegate to City Health International Conference, Odesa, Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 2018: Participant in International Society of Addiction Journal Editors annual meeting, Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2018: <\/strong>Presentation on International Drug Policy and the United Nations: United Nations Association, Warwick Branch, Leamington Spa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2018: <\/strong>Participant and presenter, New DrugScapes: NPS Two Years On, Oxford Brookes University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2017 \u2013 December 2018: <\/strong>Co-Editor with Dr. Axel Klein of book entitled Collapse of the global order on drugs: from UNGASS 2016 to High Level Review 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n June 2017 \u2013 ONGOING: Co-editor of book provisionally entitled After UNGASS: International Drug Control in Flux: Towards 2019 and beyond<\/p>\n\n\n\n June 2015 \u2013 February 2017: Appointed member of Public Health Advisory Committee on drug misuse prevention at NICE, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2014 \u2013 December 2016: Co-author, Health Education Curriculum, The Thoughtful Path Munsieville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2014 \u2013 ONGOING: Co-editor, Drugs and Alcohol Today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 2014: Third visit to Copenhagen to up-date on drug policy and practice; attend opening event introducing Fixelance 1 as part of Danish National Museum exhibits; meet members of Skane (S W Sweden) Drug Users Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2014 \u2013 ON-GOING: First Round-table at Liverpool John Moore\u2019s University for second phase of European Drug Prevention Quality Standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 2013 \u2013 January 2014: Supporting South Park Primary School, Redbridge, London, in reviewing and revising the school\u2019s programme and policy of Sex and Relationships Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2013 \u2013 ON GOING: Editorial assistance in planning and preparation of themed issue of Drugs and Alcohol Today on Users\u2019 Voice<\/p>\n\n\n\n October \u2013 November 2013: Second visit to Copenhagen to look at local drugs policy and practice. Visit included conversations with staff and users at M\u00e6ndenes Hjem, site of the second building-based consumption room in Copenhagen; BrugerForeningen (the Danish Drug Users\u2019 Union;) the (then) deputy mayor for social affairs, Copenhagen City Council; GadeJuristen (Street Lawyers); and social entrepreneur Michael Lodberg Olsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 February 2013: Planning and presentation of seminar on monitoring and evaluation, The Thoughtful Path Munsieville community development programme, Johannesburg, S Africa, for Project HOPE UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2012 \u2013 ON GOING: Book Reviews Editor, Drugs and Alcohol Today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 2011 \u2013 December 2012: Member of Steering Group, Rebound UK drug prevention programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May \u2013 December 2010: Commissioned by Innovation with Substance and Southampton Healthy Schools, UK, to develop drug education materials for schools and for PSHE CPD Certificate course participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March \u2013 November 2010: Commissioned by Womankind Worldwide to undertake curriculum review and writing of guidance for schools on gender equality and raising awareness of violence against women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2010 \u2013 March 2013: Member of governing body, Chisenhale Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n February \u2013 November 2010: Participant in Delphi survey and seminar programme; member of Advisory Group to inform the development of European Drug Prevention Quality Standards for the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University\/ EMCDDA. Included presentation of workshop on ethics and drug prevention at dissemination conference held in Budapest, Hungary, November 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2009: First seminar, school sex education, Samara regional government, Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2009: Retained as consultant for programme of school sex education ages 6 \u2013 15, Samara, Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2009- ON-GOING: Peer reviewer for Drugs: Education, Policy and Prevention; book reviewer and peer reviewer for Sex Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2008 \u2013 October 2009: Retained as tutor on PSHE accreditation course for teachers and other professionals, retained as consultant for school support; local policy and practice development, PSHE and Healthy Schools, Tower Hamlets Children\u2019s Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 May 2008: Commissioned to write legal background chapter for DrugScope \u2018Essentials\u2019 guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 2007 \u2013 March 2015: Book Reviews Editor for DrugLink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2007 \u2013 October 2007: Member of working group exploring future of DrugScope library..<\/p>\n\n\n\n May \u2013 July 2007: Commissioned to assist in review of Arrest Referral Scheme, City of London Drug Action Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2007 \u2013 July 2008: Retained as tutor on PSHE accreditation course for teachers and community nurses, Tower Hamlets Children\u2019s Services, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2007 \u2013 ON GOING: Appointed Visiting Lecturer, Department of Education, King\u2019s College London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n February \u2013 September 2007: Consultant to d:side, Children in Crisis secondary school drug education project, Southwark, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n December 2006 \u2013 January 2007: Evaluator, Elton John AIDS Foundation funded HIV\/AIDS Education Project, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 2006 \u2013 December 2009: Contributer and lecturer, Department of Professional Studies, Kings College, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2006 \u2013 April 2007: Tutor on PSHE accreditation course for teachers and community nurses; retained as consultant for school support, local policy and practice development, Tower Hamlets Children\u2019s Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n February \u2013 July 2006: Commissioned to write Testing on Arrest protocols -\u2018Tough Choices\u2019 -for City of London Drug Action Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 April 2006: Consultant with Alcohol Concern\/Ranzetta Consulting: 1. conducting research on alcohol issues affecting young people for Hackney Health Scrutiny Commission. 2. development of an alcohol strategy for the London Borough of Lewisham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2005 \u2013 April 2006: Tutor on PSHE accreditation course for teachers in Tower Hamlets LEA, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2005: Commissioned by Merton LEA to assess schools applying for Healthy School status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2004: Study visit to Lippe district, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, to look at local drug treatment agencies; and national drug legislation and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2004 \u2013 April 2005: Retained by Corporation of London Drug Action Team to write Home Office drugs, crime and disorder audit; local directory of services for drug users and homeless people; local strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2004 \u2013 March 2005: Retained by Project HOPE UK for consultancy assistance in HIV\/AIDS education project development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2004 \u2013 June 2006: Retained by Project HOPE Moscow as external consultant and writer on HIV\/AIDS education project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2003 \u2013 January 2005: Commissioned by Merton LEA to manage secondary school Drug Education Training Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 2003 \u2013 January 2004: Commissioned by Corporation of London youth service to develop staff and client guidance on sexual health and substance use; and accompanying training programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 2003 \u2013 December 2004: Manager, East London Well Being in Schools emotional well-being project funded by Lord Mayor\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2003 \u2013 January 2005: Retained by Croydon LEA to continue to support healthy schools work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2003: Participant in Seminar \u201cThe practice of rights in education: the renewed commitment to human rights education\u201d: UNESCO Paris: on behalf of King\u2019s College London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October \u2013 December 2002: Recruited by Carl Bro Gruppen, Copenhagen, as Health Education lead for consortium bidding for EU-TACIS project to develop a healthy schoolsscheme for the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2002 \u2013 October 2009: Retained by Tower Hamlets LEA to provide consultancy support for schools and LEA on sex and relationships education policy writing and curriculum provision; development of local guidance and protocols; production of faith and culture sensitive teaching materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2002 \u2013 March 2004: Retained by Corporation of London Education Services to develop outreach social inclusion project; and assist in making provision for counselling support for primary age pupils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 July 2002: Needs Assessment Report for young people\u2019s substance misuse services; writing of Young People\u2019s Service Plan: Harrow Drug Action Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 July 2002: Monitoring and review of school drug education policies and practice, Croydon LEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n August \u2013 November 2001: Planner for study tour to London by Centerlederforeningen and Narkotika R\u00e5det, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 2001 \u2013 February 2002: Needs Assessment Report for young people\u2019s substance misuse services; writing of Young People\u2019s Service Plan: Corporation of London Drug Action Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2001 \u2013 October 2002: Life Skills consultant and trainer, Babylon young people\u2019s project, UNICEF, Skopje, Macedonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2001 \u2013 March 2002: External consultant Project HOPE Moscow\/Ukraine drug education in schools work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 2001 \u2013 July 2003: Education and Young People expert, European Union\/Transatlantic House Agreement\/British Council HIV\/AIDS Awareness Project, Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 2000: Study visit to Denmark including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 2000 \u2013 April 2001: Commissioned to review and advise on secondary schools drug education policy and practice, Richmond and Kingston-upon-Thames Local Education Authorities, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 2000: Unit teacher, Diploma in Drug and Alcohol Studies, Imperial College, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 2000 \u2013 March 2001: Commissioned by Redbridge, London, LEA to write primary school drug education guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 2000: Organiser and presenter, Lambeth Headteachers Conference on Citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1999 \u2013 August 2000: Schools and education consultant, Changing Minds Mental Illness Awareness Project, Camden, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1999 \u2013 January 2000: Consultancy, Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Drug Action Team to complete 2000\/2001 Template for UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordination Unit and organise DAT 2000 Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 1999 \u2013 January 2005: Retained as Consultant to Healthy Schools Scheme, Croydon Education Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1999 \u2013 August 2004: Retained as Consultant to Healthy Schools Scheme, Corporation of London Education Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1999 \u2013 July 2001: PSHE and Citizenship teacher and tutor, ITT, INSET & MA programmes, King\u2019s College, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1999: Registered with EU-TACIS Central Consultancy Register, CCR no. 100250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 1999: Author, MSc. distance learning package unit, Centre for Research on Drugs & Health Behaviour, Imperial College, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 1999: Represented Association of Teachers and Lecturers in QCA PSHE & Citizenship consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1998 \u2013 April 1999: Drug education consultant, Lewisham Education Department; health education consultant, Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham Health Authority-funded Healthier School Partnership Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n July 1998 \u2013 October 2000: Drug education and prevention consultant with Focus Consultancy, UK, for EU TACIS-Bistro funded project to develop local health partnerships in Kaliningrad, Tula, Perm and Samara, Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 1998 \u2013 March 2002: External consultant, Project HOPE Moscow Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Programme teaching materials for 7 \u2013 11 year old school pupils in Moscow and the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 1998: Study visit to Young People\u2019s Substance Misuse Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March \u2013 July 1998: Consultant to consortium of Lambeth nursery schools to develop a Personal Social and Health Education policy, including sex education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March \u2013 April 1998: School monitoring, Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham Healthier Schools Partnership Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 1998 \u2013 June 1999: Author of handbook to accompany London Governor Training Group drug-education training resource; presentation at launch event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 1998: Reader for and contributor to Volatile Issues: teaching materials on VSA for Key Stage 3 pupils, Tacade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January \u2013 March 1998: Planning and provision of GEST-funded anti-bullying, drug education and child protection training and consultancy to schools for Lambeth Education Department, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1997 \u2013 July 1998: Joint planning and management of GEST-funded project extending effective learning in drug education in Lambeth and Lewisham schools \u2013 \u201cTeachers Do Drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1994 \u2013 2001: Drug Education trainer for school involvement officers, Metropolitan Police Service, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1996 \u2013 January 1999: Chair, Drug Education Forum, National Children\u2019s Bureau, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n October 1996: Joint planner, host and interpreter for study visit to south London drug education and prevention projects by Ribe Amt Substance Misuse Centre, Esbjerg, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n June 1 1992 \u2013 December 31 1997: Advisory Teacher for Health Education, Lambeth Education Department, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duties, responsibilities and achievements included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1988 \u2013 March 1992: Permanent supply teacher, Dunraven Secondary School, Lambeth, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1983 \u2013 August 1988: Pastoral Curriculum Co-ordinator and form tutor, Lilian Baylis Secondary School, London .<\/p>\n\n\n\n May 1978 \u2013 July 1981: Chair, Youth Project Management Committee, Blackfriars Settlement, London SE1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 1974 \u2013 August 1980: Part-time volunteer youth worker, Blackfriars Settlement Youth Project, London SE1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 1973 \u2013 July 1983: Form Teacher, Beaufoy Boys Secondary School, Kennington, London .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1993 \u2013 July 1995:<\/p>\n\n\n\n University of London Institute of Education post-graduate studies. London University M. A. (Education) awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1990 \u2013 July 1991:<\/p>\n\n\n\n London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham\/King\u2019s College, University of London health education course. King\u2019s College Certificate in Health Education awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1974 \u2013 July 1975:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maria Gray College, Twickenham, Middlesex. London University Post-Graduate Certificate in Education awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1970 \u2013 1973:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thames Polytechnic, London. Social Sciences degree course. London University B. Sc. (Economics) awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other professional development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n September 1985 \u2013 July 1988:<\/p>\n\n\n\n South West London College Counselling Skills course (part-time.) South West London College Diploma in Counselling Skills awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1979 \u2013 1990:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Involvement with Inner London Education Authority Health Education Team and its pre-cursor Lambeth Health Education Project as course member\/tutor\/leader\/planner, school consultant for personal social and health education and tutorial work. This included contributing to the development of the teaching pack \u2018Decisions for Health.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other skills: Languages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Danish: Fluent (second language)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Norwegian: Competent reading ability<\/p>\n\n\n\n German: Competent conversational and reading ability<\/p>\n\n\n\n French: Reading ability<\/p>\n\n\n\n The clarity of my British English is much commented on and appreciated by colleagues whose first language is not English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Independent Consultant in Health Education with three decades\u2019 experience in:education and training;working with young people in education and public health settings;participating in consultation activity to advise ministers and civil servants on national policies, in the UK and abroad;membership of project teams to develop local, national and regional strategiescollaborating with colleagues to produce guidance and papers;providing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthed.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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