CCDU has grown considerably over the last decade and our core team of 30 people is based at Churchwood House, Headingley Campus.
To deliver programmes throughout the country, we have a team of carefully selected associates who work with us on a freelance basis.
CCDU Board of Directors:
- Dr John Smith: Managing Director
- Dr Gill Tricoglus : Director of Programmes
- Lisa Sims: Finance Director
- Julie Firth: Director and Company Secretary
The business support team:
- Steven Gilroy: Finance Officer
- Clare Steele-Childe: Finance Officer
- Naomi Jackson: Business Support Coordinator
Delivery team:
CCDU Team - Personal profiles
Board of Directors
Dr John Smith
Managing Director, CCDU
Director of: Carnegie Leaders in Learning; Yorkshire and Humber Professional Development Consortium; and The Northern Partnership
As well as consultancy in education, John specialises in organisation design and development, cultural change, competency framework design, assessment centre design and management, performance management, psychometric testing, counselling and guidance. John’s experience includes major change projects for organisations in the public and private sector. Family commitments keep him busy and he catches some peace and quiet now and then with a spot of fly fishing; committed to lifelong learning, he has recently taken up ski-ing and horse-riding.
Julie Firth
Director, Company Secretary and Business Manager
Julie is business relations and quality manager for the Carnegie Partnership and is responsible for the CCDU business management processes. Julie takes Active Learning™ to heart in her ‘leisure’ time; strictly speaking she suffers from dance fever (swingjive, salsa) aggravated by cycling and gardening - in fair weather only.
The business support team
Lisa Sims
Finance Director
Lisa is responsible for the overall financial management of CCDU including preparation for audit of year-end accounts, payroll, preparation of VAT returns, budgeting, and managing the finance team. Lisa is also a Director of Carnegie Leaders in Learning Partnership. Lisa loves her job (there’s no accounting for it) but when she does leisure, it’s a case of keep fit, shopping, and having a good time with friends and family.
Steven Gilroy
Business Support Coordinator
Steven is responsible for financial management of contracts and production of monthly accounts. Another active learner, Steven is close to completing his studies for the AAT qualification. A keen crown green bowler, Steven plays for teams across and outside the region as well supplementing his earnings with winnings from individual competitions – a true accountant.
Naomi Jackson
Business Support Coordinator
Naomi is part of CCDU’s business support team; she works iin accounts and is part of the integration team supporting operations. She keeps herself busy working part-time for CCDU whilst juggling the demands of a young family which is an achievement in active learning! She enjoys putting into practice her horticultural training and her interest in craft and design, travel and the great outdoors.
Core programme delivery team
Phil Warren
Principal education consultant
Phil is responsible for the Cohort management of LftM (Leading from the Middle) and is a consultant leader for NCSL. Phil is a qualified SIP (School Improvement Partner) trainer and assessor. Phil has particular expertise in coaching and has introduced a coaching scheme within the Carnegie Partnership. In leisure time he switches from leader to follower – both of Wigan Warriors and the course of history, and is not sure which is the more exciting.
Sara El-Hassani
Principal education consultant
Sara is a tutor and assessor on the NPQH and LftM programmes and is an assessor for HLTA. Sara specialises in creativity and has a key role in designing the Carnegie partnership's bespoke programmes. She is a consultant leader for the NCSL and an Ofsted Inspector and is currently completing a PhD on assessing creativity for learning. Creativity permeates Sara’s existence; she is ardent about art and galleries, is developing her photography skills and is a diva on the dancefloor.
Tam Mason
Learning Design and Development Manager
Tam leads the design of learning solutions for the Carnegie Partnership and has specialist knowleedge of the E-learning aspects. He supports participants and tutors in the online learning element of the national education programmes, particularly NPQH and LftM. Tam has developed CCDU’s Virtual Learning Environment and is an online facilitator and tutor for NCSL. Food and all about it is Tam’s complementary passion and he is a qualified cheesemaker, so nobody dare move his cheese!
Ian Bowles
Coordinator for New Visions and IT Officer
Ian is responsible for day to day ICT support and keeping systems up to date for the Carnegie Partnership. He also coordinates EHP and NewVisions working as part of the Established Leadership delivery team.
Gill Tricoglus
Director of Programmes
Gill manages overall delivery of the Carnegie Partnership's provision. She is also programme leader for LftM (Leading from the Middle) in Yorkshire and Humber and project manager for delivery of HLTA assessment in Yorkshire & Humber and the North East. Gill has specialist knowledge and experience in primary education and employment-based initial teacher training. Fresh air and exercise is her antidote to work fever with regular injections of horse-riding and ski-ing.
Laura Jones
Marketing and Communications Manager
Laura is the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Carnegie Leaders in Learning partnership. Laura has a strong creative background with a degree in fine art; her key interests are art, illustration and an eclectic taste in music (Folk, Electronica, Country, Alternative and Punk).
Louise Turner
HLTA Senior Administrator
Louise is responsible for the administration and co-ordination of the HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) programme and is also involved with e-learning (working alongside colleague Tam Mason). Reading and more reading is her favourite thing; from classics to modern she is one literary lady. Oh, and shopping as well.
Helen Williams
TDA Regional Coordinator
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Heather Park
Principal education consultant
Heather is the programme leader for NPQICL (National Professional Qualification for Integrated Centre Leadership) and assistant programme leader for NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship) in the Yorkshire & Humber region. In line with CCDU’s philosophy of active learning, Heather recently attained a Postgraduate Certificate in Process Consultancy. Heather likes to relax in a comfortable seat, on Henry, a beautiful chestnut arab, and has won numerous rosettes for Endurance riding.
Debbie Rose
LftM Coordinator
Debbie is a senior coordinator for LftM (Leading from the Middle). Apart from her family commitment, Debbie is aiming for a place in the sun (Italy in particular) to satisfy her ‘blended burnings’ - travelling, wine and sunshine.
Rachel Bostwick
NPQH Coordinator, Yorkshire & Humber region
Within NPQH, Rachel has particular responsibility for the administration of school-based assessments and the organisation of residential and contract visits. Music and singing are two of her favourite things, and if lessons go well we hope she’ll give us a song one day.
Trevor Evans
Principal Education Consultant
Trevor’s primary role is leader of the NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship) training programme for the Yorkshire & Humber region. Until recently Trevor was regional manager for the national remodelling team, and delivered the CSBM programme (Certificate in school business management). Trevor’s free time is managed for him – by family and Halifax Rugby League – not necessarily in that order!
David Turner
NPQH Coordinator
Within NPQH David is responsible for inductions, learning gateway, and HD. David is also an artist, and amongst many passions, music of all genres is especially notable; with inimitable style he runs his own band and writes his own songs.