Understanding ModernGov Our Trainers
We use only the most relevant and accomplished public sector trainers, including former Ministers, MPs, Private Secretaries, Policy Advisors, Parliamentary Clerks, and other senior civil servants from the heart of government, as well as leading industry consultants. Our trainers are all highly qualified in their respective fields, and have years of experience in training individuals and organisations across all sectors.
Geoff Langsdon - Parliamentary Training Consultant
Geoff has run a training and conference company since 2000 and specialises in policy skills, policy development, organisational development and running large scale conferences in the private sector. Prior to this Geoff spent two years in the City and six years in the Army, then moving to the civil service where...Read More
John Cannon - Parliamentary Training Consultant
A former civil servant, John Cannon is a training consultant with 30 years experience working in government as a policy adviser, consultant, trainer and VATman. He has an MA in personal and organisational development and has trained civil servants across Europe including Hungarians, Montenegrins, Cypriots, Germans and Finns...Read More
Ian Simpson - Training Consultant
Ian Simpson has over 35 years of experience working in a wide range of areas from IT operations to systems development. He has worked for a range of global companies, and has gained a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of management and development...Read More
Judy Oliver – Training Consultant
Judy is an experienced coach, facilitator and trainer whose portfolio covers all sectors but, in particular, those organisations involved in the commissioning or provision of healthcare or health-related services. Her clients include the Royal College of Physicians, Strategic Health Authorities, numerous Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and prospective or actual Foundation Trusts...Read More
Professor Rod Morgan - Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Bristol and former Chairman Youth Justice Board
Rod Morgan is Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Bristol and Visiting Professor at the Police Science Institute, Cardiff University and at the London School of Economics. Until February 2007 he was Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales and prior to that (2001-4) HM Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales...Read More
Rob Smith - Former Director General, Department of Communities and Local Government
With more than 30 years experience in the civil service, Rob Smith is now a training consultant and mentor with specialist knowledge in the fields of local government and education. He is also a Deputy Chair of Trustees for The National Literacy Trust and a Trustee of The Place To Be ( therapeutic counselling for primary school children )...Read More
Dr Nigel Forman - Parliamentary Training Consultant
Dr Forman is a freelance lecturer and trainer. He is an instructor in international economics and business studies at Wroxton College and has taught government and comparative politics at several universities, including Sussex, Essex and the UK campus of Queen's University, Ontario. He is the author of two leading textbooks: Mastering British Politics with NDJ Baldwin (5th ed, Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2007);...Read More
Tim Williams - Parliamentary Training Consultant
Tim Williams is an experienced trainer and independent consultant focused on all aspects of Parliamentary procedures, and in particular the legislative process. He is an expert on Whitehall’s interaction with Parliament and the procedures of both the House of Commons and the House of...Read More
Roberta Woodcock - Financial Training Consultant
Roberta is a Learning and Development professional with a wealth of experience in financial management issues. Since forming her own company Roberta has undertaken consultancy work with a number of government agencies such as the Passport Agency, OGCbuyingsolutions, Commission for Racial Equality, IPCC and SERCO, delivering financial training at all levels...Read More
Huw Edwards - Parliamentary Training Consultant
Huw Edwards is an independent trainer and consultant specialising in understanding parliament, politics and public policy. He is an Associate Lecturer of the National School of Government, the former civil service college...Read More
George Oliver MBE - Parliamentary Training Consultant
George Oliver MBE is an independent, freelance parliamentary consultant specialising on all aspects of Parliamentary procedure in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Prior to this, George worked at the former Department for Education for 23 years during which he held a number...Read More
Jon Worth - European Policy Training Consultant
Jon Worth is a freelance training consultant and website designer based in Brussels. His particular areas of interest are EU environmental, transport and energy policies, the future of the European Constitution, and workings of the European Parliament...Read More
Katherine McDonald - Senior Consultant,Strategem NI
Katherine is a Senior Consultant with Stratagem and is a founder member of the firm. She advises some of Stratagem's longest-term clients and has provided project management to a range of organisations working in complex legislative and regulatory environments. She has also led higher-profile campaigns co-coordinating policy...Read More
Gráinne Walsh - Consultant, Strategem NI
Gráinne Walsh is a consultant with Stratagem and plays a key role in all aspects ofthe business from organisation and training to marketing and planning, with a lead responsibility in the areas of external communications and Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Gráinne regularly delivers Stratagem training courses and strategic...Read More
Michael Evans - Environment and Energy Consultant
Michael Evans is a partner at business communications consultancy The Madano Partnership. Prior to joining Madano, Michael spent his career working for the UK Government on science, environmental and energy policy. Most recently he was Private Secretary to the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King and John Beddington...Read More
Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat) - Former MP
Archy Kirkwood is the Head of External Relations in the Office of the Liberal Democrat Leader, Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP. Archy was Liberal Democrat MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire for 22 years, standing down at the May 2005 General Election...Read More
Prof James Mitchell - Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde
James Mitchell has been Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde since 2000, having previously been Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield. His main research interests are in territorial politics, looking in particular at the politics of nationalism and regionalism, the territorial impact of public policy...Read More
Carol Rhodes - Training Consultant
Carol has more than 15 years experience as a learning and development practitioner; including needs analysis, event design and delivery. Carol gained her early experience in the Central Government environment, and has more recently expanded her portfolio to include private sector clients. She has particular expertise in management...Read More
Martin Murphy - Supply Chain Management Consultant
Martin is the Managing Director of SCMG, operating at programme manager and senior consultant up to executive and board level with 15 years private and public sector procurement experience. Involved in over £1 billion of tenders with buy and bid experience, Martin has provided strategic procurement advice and tactical support to public sector clients. This includes procurement strategy development and implementation from Policy to Process level and organisational design...Read More
Professor Douglas Macbeth - Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management, University of Southampton
Douglas is the Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management in the School of Management, University of Southampton and a Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation Professor. He has had funded research totalling over £1 million from research councils, charities and companies...Read More
Sue Calthorpe - Media and Communications Specialist
Susan is an experienced communications professional who now also lectures on a range of issues including effective briefing and policy skills. She trains a number of high-profile public and private sector organisations in effective internal and external communications' strategies, including, in Government, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Borders and Immigration Authority, Ministry of Defence and...Read More
Carl Emmerson - Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Carl Emmerson is deputy director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and programme director of their work on pensions, saving and public finances. He is an editor of the annual IFS Green Budget. His recent research includes analysis of the UK public finances and public spending, and also the effect of UK pension reform on inequality, retirement behaviour...Read More
Catalina McGregor - Chair, HMG Green IT Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office
Mrs McGregor has been named as "one of the most significant drivers of Green ICT in the western world". She set up the UK Chief Information Officer's (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer's (CTO) Green ICT Delivery Unit of the Cabinet Office. It is this unit that published the UK's strategic vision for Greening Government ICT and obtained pan-Government delivery Roadmaps for both CIOs and Chief Technology Officer's (CTOs)...Read More
Isobel Gowan - Training Consultant
Isobel specialises in management, leadership and organisational development currently working with clients in the NHS and other public sector organisations on a group and individual basis. She coaches a variety of individuals, including doctors, to help them achieve their work and personal goals...Read More
Chris Eagles - Training Consultant
Chris began her eighteen year civil service career as a fast streamer in the Department of Education and Science where she worked in a variety of policy development posts before moving to a lectureship in the Cabinet Office and then to an implementation role at the Employment Department. While at Education, she spent a year as Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State where she learnt at first hand...Read More
Bob Crooks - Green ICT Programme Leader, DEFRA
Bob has worked in public sector IT since starting his career back in 1975. On leaving York University with a degree in Physics and Philosophy, he trained as a programmer with MAFF and went on to run its programmer training school. He became a systems designer and trained as a PROMPT/PRINCE project manager. He was then sponsored by the department to attend the LSE...Read More
Dr Scott Kelly - Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Studies
Dr Scott Kelly lectures in British Politics and Contemporary History at New York University (NYU) in London and is Chief of Staff to John Hayes MP, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills. He is the author of The Myth of Mr Butskell: the Politics of British Economic Policy 1950-55 (Ashgate, 2002) and..Read More
Michael Charlesworth - Communication Trainer
Michael has been working in the field of improving human communications for the last fifteen years. Having originally trained and worked as an actor, Michael has been able to help organisations develop their ability to communicate more efficiently and powerfully enabling change to occur more quickly in organisations...Read More
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