MEET THE EXPERTS
One of the great benefits of working with the Lion Alliance is the the opportunity to network with well-known experts in the teaching profession.
We host many leaders from the educational world so that we can deliver inspirational and informative professional development for both alliance and external colleagues at reasonable rates. We do not operate to make masses of profit from these events; all of our fees are reinvested into our CPD programme so that we can offer more exciting opportunities in the future and keep our ethos toward collaboration alive. We really believe in the value of of sharing knowledge to uplift everyone’s ability, and our ‘Meet the Expert’ opportunities are a great way of achieving that.
If you’re an individual, school, company or institution who’s interested in working with us, please ‘Contact Us’ to find out more.
EXPERTS WE'VE WORKED WITH
You can find some of the fabulous names we’ve already worked with below.

MARK ROBERTS
WHO IS MARK ROBERTS?
Mark Roberts is Director of Research at a school in Northern Ireland. Previously, he has worked at schools in Devon and Manchester. Mark writes books and articles about teaching and studying English and is also a frequent contributor to TES on subjects including pedagogy, behaviour, leadership and educational research.
SESSIONS FOR THE LION ALLIANCE INCLUDE:
– “Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking masculinity in schools”
SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: markrobertsteach.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @mr_englishteach

TOM SHERRINGTON
WHO IS TOM SHERRINGTON?
Tom Sherrington is an education consultant and author. He writes the popular blog teacherhead.com and his books include ‘The Learning Rainforest’ and best-seller ‘Rosenshines Principles in Action’. Most recently he co-authored the ‘Teaching WalkThrus’ series with OIiver Caviglioli.
SESSIONS FOR THE LION ALLIANCE INCLUDE:
– “Evidence-Informed teaching with WalkThrus”.
– “Teaching WALKTHRU’s – The next level”.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: www.teacherhead.com
Twitter: @teacherhead

ADAM BOXER
WHO IS ADAM BOXER?
Adam is a teacher and lead practitioner at a school in London. He has led CPD on a national and international level, and is the author of a number of books on evidence-based teaching. Adam is also co-founder and educational director of Carousel Learning, an innovative online learning platform aimed at reducing teacher workload and improving student long-term learning.
SESSIONS FOR THE LION ALLIANCE INCLUDE:
– “Mastering modelling and improving explanations in science (Primary and Secondary)”
SOCIAL MEDIA
Blog: achemicalorthodoxy.wordpress.com

MATT PINKETT
WHO IS MATT PINKETT?
Matt Pinkett is a Head of English in Surrey with a personal and professional interest in gender in schools. Matt has written for a number of publications on this topic – and others – and also writes a blog in which he discusses teaching and masculinity.
SESSIONS FOR THE LION ALLIANCE INCLUDE:
– “Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking masculinity in schools’
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @Positivteacha

OLIVER CAVIGLIOLI
WHO IS OLIVER CAVIGLIOLI?
I used to be a headteacher of a special school, wrote several books on visual teaching strategies and was a trainer in schools and colleges for nearly a decade. After an inspired visit to the 2008 Berlin VizThink conference, I invented the HOW2s — visual step-by-step guides to teaching techniques. Now, I design and illustrate books, produce poster summaries of educational ideas, create visual branding, visualise CPD packages, and make the occasional presentation in the UK and Europe.
SESSIONS FOR THE LION ALLIANCE INCLUDE:
– “Dual Coding”
– “Instruction Coaching”
– “Lesson WalkThrus”
SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: www.olicav.com
Twitter: @olicav
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