Steady, practical help with leading, teaching and learning.
Education consultancy for schools and trusts, built on twenty-five years of teaching and leading in them.
Some dates free before Christmas. Now booking for spring 2027.
25 years in education.
13 in senior leadership.
1,000s of teachers and leaders trained.
- Teacher
- Former deputy head of an HMC school
- ISI inspector
- ILM Level 7 trained coach
- Author
- Apple Professional Learning Specialist
- Pearson Teaching Award winner
- Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and of the RSA
Start free.
The free tools I use to start a digital strategy review, in the order I use them.
- 1
See where you stand.
The assessment - 2
Ask your staff.
Digital strategy self-evaluation - 3
Write the strategy.
Beyond the device - 4
Set your position on AI.
AI in schools: a practical strategy - 5
Check it is working.
Evaluating the impact of technology
Four ways to work together.
Whichever you choose, I start from where your school is now and stay involved until the change beds in.
Strategic consultancy
Where you are, where to next
Audits, planning and advisory work for schools and trusts on school improvement, digital strategy and AI readiness.
Learn more about strategic consultancyProfessional development
Practical and thought-provoking
Keynotes, workshops and learning design for staff, grounded in classroom experience, with ideas teachers can take straight into their lessons.
Learn more about professional developmentLeadership coaching
Space to think about the job
ILM Level 7 executive coaching for serving and aspiring school leaders, confidential and grounded in the realities of the role.
Learn more about leadership coachingAI for students
Helping students use AI well
Talks and programmes for students and parents on AI literacy, metacognition and study skills that hold up in an AI world.
Learn more about AI for students
Or start with a single session.
An hour for you, or a practical online session for you and your team.
An hour with me
Leadership coaching, or a consultation on a strategic question, online or in person.
Book an hourA twilight for your school
A practical online hour for your leadership team or department, with the recording to keep.
See the twilightsA place on an open date
Join a twilight on your own, alongside teachers and leaders from other schools.
See the dates
José is a clear-eyed and compelling guide to the intersection between pedagogical theory, educational research and the use of technology to build value upon both.
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