Phil is the founder of Aprender, a charity working in education improvement in Brazil, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Phil taught Science in Croydon for twenty years, fulfilling roles as Head of Year and then Assistant Head, spending the last six as Deputy Head Teacher. He moved to Brazil in 2010 conducting quality research and development resulting in the formation of a school improvement model now used in eleven countries around the world. Being passionate about the power of school culture to transform lives, he has piloted different ways of working with character-strength helping young people avoid recruitment into risky life styles, instead raising aspirations for a better future.

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Having returned to the UK in 2016, Phil now works as a national and international education consultant, coaching government education officers and leadership teams in various cities around the world.

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Phil is married, and has two teenage children. He lives in Surrey and is passionate about fitness, art, photography, travel and charity work.