DAVID ROYLE
SAWBRDGEWORTH,Perth and Kinross
Summary
- Modern languages degree, St John’ College Oxford, 1964-7. French, German and Russian speaker.
- 30 years’ experience in international educational publishing: as a lexicographer at Harrap (German-English dictionary), editor at the Open University; commissioning editor/publisher/publishing manager for Longman (Africa and the Caribbean and Arab World Divisions, including working for Longman Nigeria in Lagos and Longman Group Far East in Hong Kong) and Cassell (school and higher education, hospitality management textbooks). Worked as a textbook consultant in Nepal, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo. Trained as an Ofsted lay inspector (part of inspection team in 50 schools).
- 18 years’ international education consultancy experience (1996-2014) working for Cambridge Education, and as a freelance consultant, in Asia, Central Asia and Europe, including more than eight years’ experience as Team Leader/Deputy Team Leader on two EU, two ADB and one UNICEF projects: Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Maldives and Kosovo.
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- Town councillor from May 2015 to July 2022 (elected as a Green, subsequently as an Independent) when he was the ‘Champion’ for schools and young people and for footpaths and open spaces; he is actively involved in supporting and fundraising for our Ukrainian guests, current Chairman of the Town Twinning Association, Chairman of the Local History Society from 2019-22, is an active Sustainable Sawbridgeworth and BS Climate Change Group member, a member of the Sawbridgeworth Young People’s Recreational Centre management committee, an independent member of the Sports Association executive committee and former Cricket Club player and Vice President, currently a BS Rugby Club Vice President and Fourth Official for home matches.
- Formerly a BS Rotary Club President and member, school governor at both Mandeville and Reedings (as well as the BS High School, twice, and Thorley Hill), former Chair of the BS Educational Trust (-2020).
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Education consultant
Self-employed
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
12.2010 - 03.2014
- Prepared project bids for consultancy firms, including site visits to Uzbekistan, Georgia and Slovakia
- Made short-term inputs to edcation projects.
- Prepared and submitted reports to donors and consultancy companies.
- Visited education officials, schools and classrooms to prepare background information for project bids.
- Advised on educational resources and textbboks.
Deputy team leader
Cambridge Education
Prishtina, Kosovo
11.2009 - 12.2010
- 3m Euro 3 year EU Education Sector Wide Approach Project; the overall objective was to support the Kosovo Government in improving the quality and efficiency of the provision of pre-university education in a lifelong learning and employability perspective, as well as to develop a platform to raise awareness about, and promote the inclusion in the project of, relevant cross-cutting issues relating to the inclusion of all disadvantaged groups.
- Contributed to the Ministry of Education’s Strategic Plan via the Teacher Development and Curriculum/Textbook Development working groups, the new Curriculum Framework and provided technical advice to Ministry on cross-cutting issues for the Strategic Plan and the resource implications of curriculum implementation.
- Coordinated the integration of vocational education within new curriculum, working with the European Training Foundation and key donors/implementers.
- Responsible for the curriculum and teacher development components, deputising for and supporting the team leader in project management; also for project publicity and reporting, development of short-term ToR and identification of experts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - MODERN LANGUAGES
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE
OXFORD 10.1964 - 06.1967
Skills
- 18 years’ consultancy experience in inclusive international education projects in a range of developing, former CIS and conflict-affected countries in a variety of senior roles: policy and sector strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, teacher education, TVET, curriculum and teaching and learning materials development, working closely with Ministries, NGOs, schools, teacher training and higher education institutions
- More than eight years’ experience as Team Leader/Deputy Team Leader on two EU, two ADB and one UNICEF projects, leading multi-national teams of experts, responsible for proactive donor coordination, as well as project reporting and organising workshops and conferences, visibility and human resources
- 30 years’ experience in international educational publishing including as a textbook consultant (Nepal, Uzbekistan and Kosovo); secondary/ textbook development expert in a Danida team appraising a Ministry proposal for support to the Malawi education sector (June 1999)
- Substantial proposal and report writing experience
- Experienced workshop and conference organiser/presenter (project-related and, for example, EU Teacher Education Conference, Udaipur, February 2009)
- Fully familiar with international best practice in education in the UK and developing countries through recent proposal writing and school governing/Open University postgraduate diploma experience
Languages
French
Advanced
German
Advanced
Russian
Intermediate
Timeline
Education consultant
Self-employed
12.2010 - 03.2014
Deputy team leader
Cambridge Education
11.2009 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Arts - MODERN LANGUAGES
ST JOHN'S COLLEGE
10.1964 - 06.1967
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