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Adept Education Associates come from a variety of backgrounds and so bring a range of skills and experience to bear. Here is a brief introduction to each of them. Click on their name button to find out more about them and the services they offer.

Individual Consultancy
Each of our associates has their own unique skills that may fit your profile of needs. Contact them individually or via this website.

Tailored Consultancy
We can offer you a package of support, using the combined skills of our associate team. Contact us for a discussion.

John Viner

John spent 28 years in primary headship, leading several schools including a tiny village school, a 4FE Church of England Junior School and a primary and nursery school in an extremely challenging area. OFSTED has always judged his leadership as good or very good. John has secondary and primary teaching experience, considerable inspection and other experience in school support and training, from Early Years to Post-16. John is Principal Consultant for Adept Education.

Tom Coop
Tom has a background in secondary education, where he taught Art and Design. He has a successful track record of classroom experience and departmental leadership. He is currently runs Lovelace Advertising Associates and specialises in advertising, marketing and helping schools to manage change. |He recently returned to teaching Art in a S London secondary school.

Alan Riley

Alan has many years of experience of working on change, communication and leadership development with individuals, teams and work groups in turbulent and demanding environments. Clients have included blue-chip organisations in the private, public, not-for-profit and tertiary education sectors. Known Ltd is his consultancy practice.  He is experienced in helping organisations and workgroups deliver deep change. While intensely practical, he also works at the emotional and inner-world levels of organisations. He relishes complexity and politicisation, and understands large and small group dynamics. He is a former governor of a large comprehensive school in Hertfordshire.


Marianne Harris

Marianne is a highly experienced OFSTED lead inspector with a background of successful primary school headship in difficult settings. She is also an early years specialist. She has particular skills in preparing schools for inspection. Marianne has extensive headship experience and has, for the past year, been principal of a school in Abu Dhabi.


Liz Windon
Liz has built a successful career as a Local Authority data guru, whose skills are much sought-after in these data-rich days. She runs School Data Services and is an expert in data systems and management.

Gary Rees

Gary is a serving Primary Headteacher with almost thirty years' experience in education. He is a NCSL Consultant Leader and a School Improvement Partner who specialises in performance management and school leadership training.

Ronni Lamont
Ronni taught science and dance before entering the Anglican ministry. She is now a writer, church school inspector and Godly Play trainer. She edits the Assemblies website and writes for Secondary Assemblies

Mike Smith

Mike has extensive experience of headship in large Junior schools. He is a specialist in school finance, assessment systems, data handling and ICT. He is an experienced School Improvement Partner and advices on school finance for a large local authority,

John Viner
Liz Windon
Marianne Harris
Gary Rees
Mike Smith
Tom Coop
Ronni Lamont
Alan Riley