Courses & Training

Raising Standards in Education, Publishing and Professional Writing

I design and deliver high-impact training that strengthens how organisations think, write and produce complex intellectual work.

My background spans international Education Reform projects and large-scale publishing projects, with more than 100 books authored across history, science and technology. I understand how ideas are structured, how publications are built, and how teams work together effectively.

My training is practical, structured and outcome-driven. Participants leave with reusable frameworks for planning, writing, editing and managing complex projects, whether they are developing textbooks, producing research reports, managing publishing workflows or writing for senior decision-makers.

I work with:

Publishers and editorial teams
Ministries and education agencies
NGOs and international development organisations
Corporate and professional teams

Sessions range from focused one-day workshops to multi-day capacity-building programmes. Each course is tailored to context, audience and institutional goals. The common objective is simple: to raise the standard of thinking and written output across your organisation.

List of Courses

Core Programmes

The Professional Textbook Author: An Introduction to Writing for Learners and Teachers (PTW-01)
A one-day introductory course defining how to produce pedagogically coherent, learner-friendly textbooks.

Writing the High-Quality Textbook: From Concept to Classroom (HQT-05)
An advanced exploration of lesson architecture, cognitive design and alignment between objectives, explanation and assessment.

Multi-Component Series Design: Building Coherent Learning Systems (MCS-06)
A strategic course on designing student books, workbooks and teacher guides as integrated publishing ecosystems.

Quality Assurance in Education Publishing (QAE-04)
A systematic framework for raising editorial, factual and pedagogical standards across publishing programmes.

Development Editing for Excellence (DEE-07)
A high-level course that strengthens structural editing skills and reduces rewrite cycles in complex projects.

Your AI Future: Modelling the Potential and Limits of AI in Your Organisation (AIE-08)
A practical and strategic guide to deploying AI responsibly while protecting intellectual and pedagogical integrity.

Intellectual Discipline and Cognitive Management in the Age of AI (IDA-09)
A leadership-focused workshop on maintaining analytical rigour and cognitive autonomy in an automated environment.

Clean, Clear and Simple: A Two-Day Workshop in Better Business Writing (CCS-03)
An intensive two-day practical workshop to give delegates a new approach to business writing, focused on engagement, clarity and impact.

Other specialist workshops:

Standing Tall: Confident Public Speaking and Professional Presentations (PSP-02)

Write Through It: The Efficient and Creative Author (ECA-10)

Publishing Under Pressure: Efficient Workflows in Education and Trade Publishing (PUP-12)

Straight to the Point: Communication for Business Leaders (STP-13)