Head of Centre, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick

Julian has extensive secondary level teaching experience in a number of London and Essex schools. Julian worked for nine years as a Regional Director at the Centre for Education and Industry at the University of Warwick and is currently employed as Head of Centre. He has carried out research and evaluation in relation to the development and implementation of many kinds of work-related and vocational education.

From 2006-07, Julian led a team of consultants supporting the development of a national, outcomes-based IVET curriculum (known as the ‘Diplomas’). From 2007-08, he contributed to an independent evaluation of the development process for this IVET curriculum. From 2008-09, he led the consultation and research supporting the development of the Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences – a hybrid vocational/general qualification.