James Dawson is an experienced former Head Teacher with over 20 years experience in primary education. He currently works for the Learning in Harmony Trust as a Trust Wide Leader with a focus on leadership development and coaching. He also runs Action Learning Sets for Senior Leaders across the Trust.
He has worked in a number of schools across Newham and, during his time, was involved in the setting up of a Free School. His most recent experience was leading a three form entry maintained primary school where he served for 9 years.
As a qualified coach and Discovery Insights Practitioner, James has a passion for the development of people at all levels of the organisation and the development of effective teams and communication. James also has a keen interest in the quality of education and has previous experience leading learning and teaching, English, assessment and inclusion.