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Iqbal Ahmad

Academic Interest

Teachers training up to postgraduate level, assessment and quality assurance, management and leadership training

Qualifications

Accounting and Finance

  • Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)
  • B.Sc (hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooked University
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Management and Leadership

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from London International College
  • Master of Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University
  • Level 7 Diploma in Education Management and Leadership
  • Doctorate candidate for DBA at University of the West of Scotland

Humanities

  • MA Abrahamic Religions from Heythrop College, University of London

Education and Training

  • Level 3 Award in Mathematics for Numeracy Teaching
  • Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
  • Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment
  • Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in the Higher Education from Kingston University
  • Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Profile Summary

A keen learner myself, I am actively involved in a range of teachers training courses for the past few years all the way up to postgraduate level. I have extensive experience of dealing with the awarding organisation compliance because of a strong background in assessment and quality assurance. I have trained a wide range of teaching professionals working in a range of schools, sixth form colleges and in the higher education sector.

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Saheed Arinola Ayinde

Academic Interest

Assessment and quality assurance in academia, business, accounting and finance lecturing, and teacher training.

Qualifications

Accounting and Finance

  • MBA in Accounting and Finance at the University of East London
  • BSc. (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Management and Leadership

  • MSc. International Business Management at the University of Gloucestershire

Education and Training

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA – Ref: PR134295)
  • Level 3 Education & Teaching Training (E & T/PTLLS)
  • Level 3 Training, Assessment, & Quality Assurance (TAQA)
  • Successfully mentored a Trainee on the PGCE/PCE Programme
Profile Summary

I have over 15 years’ experience in teaching and training. During this time, I have undertaken teacher training, been a lecturer and course supervisor for ICM, and cohort leader and lecturer for HND (BTEC-Pearson). I have taught business management units/modules at various levels (and awarding bodies) including Certificate, Diploma, Advance Diploma, and Foundation degree levels. I enjoy learning through continuous professional development and have achieved my Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy. I enjoy utlising my experience in training, assessment, and quality assurance to train the education professionals of the future.

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Justin O'Connor

Academic Interest

Coaching and management, learning and development, ICT, mental health, and both internal and external quality assurance.

Qualifications

Education and Training

  • D32- Assessing candidate performance
  • D33- Assess candidate using different sources of evidence
  • D34- internally verify the assessment process
  • D36- Accreditation of prior learning
  • V2- External Verification Quality Assurance
  • Certificate in Education [Anglia University]
  • End Point assessment qualification
  • Functional skills English Level 2
  • Functional Skills Maths Level 2

ICT

  • NVQ Installation and Support Level 1
  • NVQ Installation and Support Level 2
  • NVQ Installation and Support Level 3
  • A+ Hardware and software installation Level 3
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • ECDL advanced trainer

Health and the Mind

  • Awareness of mental Health [L2]
  • Counselling and CBT Level 4
  • Psychotherapeutic counselling and hypnotherapy [L5] working towards 3-year course

Management and Leadership

  • Management level 3 [NVQ]
  • Management Level 4 [NVQ]
  • Strategic Direction and Leadership Level 8 [CMI]

Coaching and Mentoring

  • Coaching and Mentoring Level 3 [ILM]
  • Coaching and Mentoring Level 5 [ILM]
  • Coaching and Mentoring Level 7 [CMI]
Profile Summary

I have had a long career in teaching, assessing, and quality assurance (both internal and external). I started my career in retail, and over a period of eight years, became a supermarket store manager, self-employed contracts manager and an area manager overseeing sixteen CTN stores. I stepped into Education commencing as an assessor then internal verifier. Within two years I was a qualified post sixteen teacher focussing on IT, quickly becoming a Microsoft Certified Engineer. Combining the role of teacher/assessor and IT Manager, whilst in the post of a local government officer, I supported a range of sector areas through delivery of apprenticeships and private courses. Since 2007 I have also worked for awarding bodies holding a position as External Quality Assurer for fourteen years and also becoming a technical expert in coaching mentoring and management.

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Ian Baxter

Academic Interest

Initial and Post-Graduate Teacher Training, Quality assurance and compliance in the Post-16 sector. An accomplished IQA and former EQA with extensive experience in both public and private sectors for training, quality assurance and personnel development in the UK and Middle East.

Qualifications

Education and Training

  • Fellow of the Society for Education and Training [Institute for Learning]
  • Post-16 Certificate in Education [Distinction]
  • MSc in Education Management
  • Assessor NVQ Award
  • Internal Verifier NVQ Award
  • External Verifier NVQ Award
  • Recognition of Prior Learning NVQ Award
  • Exam Audit and Invigilation Award
Profile Summary

I am an experienced practitioner with over 40 years’ service in the Post-16 education sector and am an acknowledged specialist and consultant in the principles and practices of competency-based vocational education and work-based learning awards [VET/WBL]. Over the last 30 years, I have developed and applied skills in the assessment and quality assurance of VET/WBL awards and held senior roles in the auditing of these. In parallel, I am an accomplished Senior Lecturer in the field of professional development and Initial Teacher Training across the post-16 curricula and have substantive and up-to-date experience of internally and externally quality assuring these programmes too.

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Faiz Subhani

Academic Interest

Teacher training, assessment and quality assurance practice, and business administration lecturing and research.

Qualifications

Business Administration

  • Doctorate in Business Administration (awaiting viva), University of West Scotland, London Campus
  • Master’s in business administration, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
  • Bachelor’s in commerce, University of Punjab, Pakistan

Accounting and Finance

  • MSc in international banking, finance, and risk management, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting, CIMA

Education and Training

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of London, UK
  • End Point Assessment Training, Innovate Awarding
  • Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement, Highfield
  • Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice, Highfield
Profile Summary

I am an enthusiastic educationist who is a fellow of the higher education academy and I have completed my Doctorate of Business Administration. I worked as an accountant and business consultant up until 2017, where I started exploring my capabilities in academia and teaching. From that point, I haven’t looked back, and have gone from strength to strength. I am engaged in lecturing, assessment, and quality assurance in the areas of business administration, accountancy, marketing, and teacher training, where I can impart my teaching skillset onto my students.

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Rahaman Hasan

Academic Interest

Teachers training, assessment and quality assurance, quality assurance in academia, management and leadership training and research.

Qualifications

Education and Training

  • Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
  • Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS)

Marketing

  • MA in Strategic Marketing, University of Greenwich, UK
  • BBA in Marketing, Independent University Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Management and Leadership

  • PhD in Entrepreneurship (passed viva), University of Essex, UK
  • MBA in General Management, University of Wales, UK
  • Diploma in Business and Admin, UK

Humanities

  • Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford, UK
Profile Summary

I am a PhD candidate (passed viva) at the University of Essex. My specialisation in PhD is Entrepreneurship. I am an active researcher with specific interest in Entrepreneurship, SME, Marketing and UK Higher Education (UKHE). I have over 14 years work experience in UKHE, which includes extensive experience of quality assurance in the sector. Furthermore, providing academic training to teaching professionals in the higher education sector is my passion.

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Coral Bishop

Academic Interest

Assessment and quality assurance for levels 2 to 5 in Teacher Training, Leadership and Management, Health and Social Care, Customer Service and Childcare.

Qualifications

Education and Training

  • Level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education
  • Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship in Learning & Development
  • Level 5 Certificate Learning for All (Open University E242)
  • 120hr TEFL certificate
  • D32/33 and 34 Assessor and IQA Awards

Customer Service

  • Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Customer Service

Health and Social Care

  • MAKATON LEVEL 1
  • TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care

Childcare

  • L3 Diploma in Pre-School Practice
Profile Summary

I have worked in education for 34 years, in various guises. I managed a busy nursery for 12 years before branching out into Assessment and Quality Assurance, more than 20 years ago. My practice has developed alongside the ever-evolving training and apprenticeship sector, and I have worked in many different settings, including colleges, private training agencies and a foster care agency. I also work part time as a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant for a local charity that supports higher level education for young people with Special Educational and/or behavioural needs and as a tutor for a bespoke programme for one-to-one support. I really enjoy supporting learners of varying abilities and experience to achieve their best and to become qualified in their chosen field.

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Francis Fitzgerald

Academic Interest

Accountancy and assessor training, as well as assessment and quality assurance.

Qualifications

Accounting and Finance

  • AAT Level 2 Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping
  • AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Accounting
  • AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accountin

Education and Training

  • Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
  • Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment
Profile Summary

I have experience in the finance and accounting sector and utilise these skills to approach education in a methodical and logical manner. I am passionate about the advancement and implementation of efficient teaching and learning practices. I am responsible for centre liaison with awarding bodies to ensure compliance, and am advancing my skills in assessment and quality assurance through learning and on the job training.