Directory of IVET Affiliates

IVET Affiliates

Mohamed Abbas creater.org.in@gmail.com

Tim Amaral ta.btfm@gmail.com is an award-winning adult educator and teacher trainer from Salinas, USA. He specialises in the teaching and application of trauma-informed practices, social-emotional skills and needs-based responsiveness, for use in the classroom, workplace, and home. He is the creator of the SELf-Led Learning model.

Gayle Avery gayle.avery@instituteforsustainableleadership.com is a researcher and educational entrepreneur who helped pioneer the new field of Sustainable Leadership – a system of evidence-based practices that lead to high performing, resilient organisations while benefiting the planet and society. She shares the learnings by advising and educating senior executives around the world through the Institute for Sustainable Leadership.

Brian Bantilan bubantilan@cmc.pshs.edu.ph is a recipient of the Realtalk Philippines Asian Torch Excellence Award, for the Most Outstanding and Inspiring Humanitarian Advocate in the Field of Values Education. He is a Values Education Teacher at Philippines Science High School - Central Mindanao Campus in the Philippines. Furthermore, the Focal Point for Living Values Education - Philippines, giving Values-Based Atmosphere Training/Workshops to the teachers, parents, students, social workers, leaders, and youth.

Paul Barnett <contact@enlightenedenterprise.ac> is Founder and CEO of the Enlightened Enterprise Academy which exists to support those who believe we face an existential crisis and need a New Enlightenment to transcend it. He advocates that the purpose of any business or organisation should be a values-based approach to the creation of value, in the form of sustainable widely shared prosperity. This to be measured in terms of human flourishing and wellbeing, so that all may lead dignified lives, which is their universal right.

David Bartlett davidajbartlett@gmail.com is founder of Pear Tree School, working directly with children and young people for nearly forty years. He combined his rural roots and love of the natural world to guide his practice, which specialises in helping children recover from trauma. Pear Tree School is on two farms where children learn to ride horses, work with animals and drive machinery as part of their everyday school timetable. He has devised systems to help support emotional well being and promote values which are freely available on line. He was awarded an MBE in 2016.

Lee Batstone lbatstone@madley.hereford.sch.uk is an inspirational headteacher of a rural primary school in Herefordshire, UK. He has been a headteacher for 19 years and has introduced Values Based Education (VbE) in city and rural settings. He believes that VbE is the very foundation of a successful school culture and is one of the most impactful aspects of school. His transformational curriculum, which integrates values into the school's regular use of a nearby forest, owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, attracted a personal visit by Prince William and Princess Kate - who were inspired by what they witnessed.

Alex Bell alex@portlandeducation.co.uk

Stephen Berkeley sjfberkeley@gmail.com

Cheryl Bernabe Bishop bcheryl543@yahoo.com

Amy Buckley 2crownhair@gmail.com is a hairdresser and business owner in the UK. Amy runs her salon with values at the heart of it, creating a values-based culture of customer care, respect and excellent practice.

Danny Buckley danny.buckley@dmu.ac.uk is a programme director and researcher at Leicester Castle Business School, UK. Danny is a passionate advocate of values-based leadership and teaching.

Roz Burch ethicalleadershipcoach@gmail.com

Nick Carus nick@cordial.world as CEO of Cordial World Ltd, champions a pioneering initiative aimed at redefining societal norms, acknowledging the critical imperative for a resilient "Third-Pillar" in our socio-political fabric. At Cordial World, our mission is centered on nurturing a collective ethos of dignity consciousness, empowering individuals and communities to confront existential risks with unwavering resilience and solidarity. Together, we chart a course towards a sustainable and harmonious future, cultivating an ecosystem conducive to universal flourishing.

El Chen groove.elchen@gmail.com

Gladston Chikwa chikwagladson@gmail.com

Jeff Conquest conquestj@woodlandacademy.co.uk is a long serving Middle School Head Teacherin the UK, with nearly two decades of commitment to Values-based Education in his school. Effective embedding of Values Education is most certainly about the culture of leadership and the synergy created with the staff. Jeff would be delighted to support newly appointed school leaders who are seeking culture establishment from their outset.

Simon Cowley scowley@twhf.org.uk

Claire Crossman clairecrossman1986@gmail.com

Joanna Curry-Sartori joanna.cs@selfleadershipcollaborative.com is the visionary Founder and CEO of Self-Leadership Collaborative (SLC) in the USA. SLC provides training in self-leadership practices developed from the Internal Family Systems therapy model, designed to empower individuals to regulate their mental and emotional responses, enabling more impactful communications and collaborative relationships. Initially created for educational settings, SLC programs have proven adaptable for diverse environments, including corporate and nonprofit organizations. To learn more about SLC’s mission, visit www.selfleadershipcollaborative.com

Sharon Dodgson sdodgson1@yahoo.co.uk

Michael Downey michael@michaeldowney.com.au has worked in various Leadership positions in Australian Catholic Schools. He is a consultant worldwide with Matters of Great Importance, providing Professional Development, leading retreats, facilitating workshops, speaking at conferences, peer support and writing.

Richard Dunn richarddunne@theharmonyproject.org.uk is a former UK state school headteacher and now director of an education charity called The Harmony Project. The work of The Harmony Project is values-based and promotes a new way of learning inspired by Nature’s principles of Harmony. Richard is working with schools and educators in the UK and around the world, helping them to integrate sustainability and nature-connection into their curriculum.

Tony Eaude tony@edperspectives.org.uk was previously the headteacher of a primary school in the UK. Since 2003 has worked independently and published widely in areas related to children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and how this can be nurtured. Details of Tony’s work are on www.edperspectives.org.uk

Sabrina Edwards sedwards@bourne.hillingdon.sch.uk

Wendy Ellyatt wendyellyatt@gmail.com is a Global Thinker and Change Agent who is actively promoting values-based regenerative systems transformation across sectors. She is Founder of the Flourish Project, Co-lead of the Galileo Commission's Worldviews Study, Co-Lead of the Unitive Age Co-Lab, Co-author of the Unitive Narrative, Founder of the Unitive Wisdom Collaborative, Co-founder of Living Cities Earth, Chair of the UK Spirituality in Education Alliance (SIEUK) and Global Council member of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance.

Jann Ernest Fesalbon jrfesalbon@ust.edu.ph

Jaseena Faisal jaseenas1@gmail.com is an English teacher living and has worked in Qatar for the past two decades. She is from India. She was a teacher at Qatar Foundation and worked there until last year. She recently made her debut presentation on value-based education at a school in India. She is ambitious to do more by promoting VbE and collaborating with IVET.

Richard Farrer richardhf@ntlworld.com has been in practice as a traditional acupuncturist for 40 years. He is also a Chartered physiotherapist. He is midful to model and promote positive values in his work and private life as he sees them as an integral part of healing individuals and of transforming our world for the better!

Tim George tim@support-ed.uk

Stephanie Giles steph.fountain@outlook.com

Scherto Gill scherto.gill@ghfp.org

Jeannine Goh j.goh@open.ac.uk

Owen Goode owengoode15@gmail.com

David Green david@dmgadvisors.com leads the US Values Alliance, a group of US based consultants, professionals and academics that believe in the power of Values to help a healthier society emerge. The group hosts gatherings as a way to deepen our practice and also form a peer support network as we each make our own contribution to the field of “Values” in action.

Simon Haas simon@simonhaas.com

Tim Handley tim@tim-handley.co.uk

David Harding d.harding@hinckleyparks.leics.sch.uk Headteacher for 14 years in the UK. Proud to have led three separate outstanding schools to become high performing values-based schools and proud to be a VbE consultant.

Neil Hawkes neil.hawkes@gmail.com is the founder of IVET Foundation and Values-based Education. He is known globally for his passion in helping humanity and our planet to flourish.

Jane Hawkes janehawkes21@gmail.com is a Trustee of IVET Foundation and a trainer in Values-based Education and its Inner Curriculum. She is a IFS and TA psychotherapist working globally.

Lisa Hawkes asilsekwah65@gmail.com is a duel citizen of the UK and USA. In the UK, she served for 6 years on Swindon's Borough Council and 10 years as a Governor of a secondary school. Lisa now resides in Fort Collins, Colorado advocating a values-based system of working as co-owner of an art gallery that provides 30+ classes a month to the public.

John Hendry takethesingle@gmail.com

Charlotte Hickerton charlotte.hickerton@laat.co.uk

Frances Hickmott fhickmott@live.com is a writer and author in Canada, whose passion on the topic of Self-Leadership and values as one of its cornerstones, inspires her to continue to find ways to positively impact others. Frances is currently employed by the Canadian Mental Health Association of Thames Valley Addictions and Mental Health where she works to train, engage and support the volunteers who give their time on the mental health distress line.

Jonathan Hooper hooperjon@hotmail.co.uk

Richard Howard richardg.howard@btinternet.com has spent 60 years in the UK in education as a Headteacher, Chief Adviser, Chair of an Educational Charity and Special School Governor. He champions exciting practice for teachers and children and that they should be able to flourish and enjoy learning.

Sue Jones sue.jones@valuesbasededucation.com is the Senior Adviser for Values-based Education (VbE). She embodies values-based living and draws on her great experience as the former Head of a model Values-based School.

Paul Kabao yeskenya@yahoo.com

Ayoola Kehinde ayoolakehinde96@gmail.com is someone who believes in IVET's vision for value-based societies and strives to live it, propagating its awareness.

Donia Keith https://liferoute.uk/

Bridget Knight bridget.knight@yahoo.co.uk Bridget Knight is the teaching head of a primary school in the UK and CEO of Values-based Education www.valuesbasededucation.com. Her background and experiences include headships, national advisory work in a range of sectors, and curriculum development. She is the co-editor of On the Subject of Values and the Value of Subjects (John Catt, 2022).

Peter Knox peterknox864@btinternet.com

Jasminder Lall jasminderlall@hotmail.com

Lizzy Lewis lizzylewis@me.com has worked in education for the past 25 years as a teacher, teacher educator, senior charity manager, consultant and writer. She specialises in: Student Voice, Philosophy for Children (P4C), Oracy, Global Education, Mindfulness and Values-based Education (VbE).

Terry Lovat terry.lovat@newcastle.edu.au is Emeritus Professor at The University of Newcastle, Australia, and holds a range of academic appointments at universities in the UK, Canada, and South Africa. He was the chief investigator of research projects that ran under the aegis of The Australian Values Education Program (2003-2010). He has written many books and articles on values-based education (VbE) and is a regular keynote presenter and consultant on VbE across the world. Terry is also an expert on Islam and Islamic Education. He is currently editing a handbook on Islamic Philosophy.

Jane MacRae info@bloomeducation.co.uk founded Bloom in 2019 after a long career teaching biology. Bloom is a not-for profit educational organisation dedicated to connecting young people to nature. The emotional, intellectual, value-rich and experiential reach of nature-connection is made real through programmes of curriculum-linked outdoor workshops. Bloom works in London, mostly with inner city schools, where there is a great need for such opportunities.

Sr. Jacqueline C. Manuel, OP principal@dishs.tp.edu.tw Value-based living is at the core of the mission statement of the Dominican International School. At DIS we believe that academic excellence is achieved primarily through the cultivation of virtues. Furthermore, we prioritize caring and valuing each person in the school community, respecting the different aspects of human culture and creation, preparing students, as decision makers, for a mature life of duties and responsibilities, equipped with spiritual and moral values, virtues, confidence, and wisdom essential for living in an ever-changing world.

Duncan Mays Duncan_Mays@accord-healthcare.com

Danny Mayson-Kinder danny@bkinderfoundation.org is the CEO and Founder of the b kinder foundation. Danny is the creator in Australia of the unique, positive evidence based b kinder programs and resources which, through early intervention, inspire children in their pivotal years to become kinder, more empathetic and more compassionate. For Danny, values based living means having integrity and above all, being authentic. Danny empowers student leaders to take action, make a difference and to lead with kindness creating a kinder, more connected world.

Vicky Moore vmoore@goldingtongreenacademy.co.uk

Nicky Morgan morganna@parliament.uk is a former MP and UK Education Secretary who prioritised the teaching and development of pupils character whilst in office. She wrote a book on this and has contributed to many other books and articles on character and values. Now in the House of Lords she now chairs the UK Careers & Enterprise Company as part of her portfolio career.

Alex Muto alexmuto1990@gmail.com

Amanda Muto amuto@bringhurstprimary.co.uk

Cheryl O’Meara cheryl@printpatternarchive.com

Nike Olatawura muni70value@yahoo.com

Jason O'Rourke jorourke@washingboroughacademy.org

Sharon Parris-Chambers parrischambers@gmail.com

Harsha Patel hl.patel@icloud.com

Sarah Phillips head@loddon.wokingham.sch.uk Headteacher of Loddon Primary School in Reading, England, since 2012. Has successful leadership, governance and teaching experience, spanning 30 years, in a number of local authorities within the South of England. Values based Education (VbE) underpins her approaches to both school improvement and community leadership. She is a VbE Adviser and also chairs a local VbE network of educators.

Rebecca Pogose rebeccahpogose@icloud.com

Ioulia Polisouk yulipol@hotmail.com

Sue Ripley ripley284@hotmail.com

Richard Schwartz www.ifs-institute.com Dick is the inspirational founder of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) theory of psychotherapy. His transformative work in the USA has spread globally through comprehensive training programmes, and is having a profound influence because of the positive healing impact it has on people who experience it.

Wendy Scott wendy.peterhouse@gmail.com

Ava Shabnum Hasan ava@mentallywellschools.co.uk

Craig Shealy craigshealy@gmail.com

Caroline Skingsley cskingsley@goldingtongreenacademy.co.uk

Laura Steward lseward5@aol.com

Andrei Stupu andrei@stupu.ro is an amazing entrepreneur based in Romania. His passion is education. He is a business consultant, trainer, coach and researcher. He founded Andrew Beehive Consulting in order to help organisations become more inclusive to generational collaboration and develop moral education. Andrei creates valuable educational designs, innovative learning experiences and inspirational content, based on intergenerational studies and ethical intelligence.

Jenny Swift jenny.swift8@gmail.com

Julie Taylor mrsjulietaylor.jt@gmail.com

Ron Toomey toomeyron7@gmail.com is an Emeritus Professor in Australia, having held numerous positions within the education sphere, including roles as a Secondary School Teacher of Social Science; Queensland State Education authority curriculum developer for Social Science and a Senior Educational Administrator within the Victorian Higher Schools Certificate Curriculum and Assessment Authority. He has also been a university academic in several Australian Education Faculties including University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, La Trobe University and Victoria University working in the field of curriculum studies. Over the last twenty years, he has worked on numerous national and international projects related to Values-based Education.

Mark Upton upto_u_education@outlook.com

FabienneValies fabienne.vailes@gmail.com (Human) BEing & curious lifelong, lifewide, lifedeep learner simply exploring how YOU/I/WE may ALL flourish TOGETHER; one imperfectly perfect conversation at a time.

Marneta Viegas magicalnetti@icloud.com is the founder of Relax Kids in the UK - As Seen on BBC Dragons’ Den. She has been supporting children’s mental wellbeing for over 25 years and was the first company in the UK to bring mindfulness and relaxation to young children. Relax Kids is values-based and helps support children to manage anxiety, emotional issues, sleeping problems, stress and low-self esteem with calming audios, books and a variety of classes. http://www.relaxkids.com/

Phoebe-Jane Weir pweir@kcs.cambs.sch.uk

Phil Whittall philip.whittall@openreach.co.uk is Chair of Governor at a VBE school in the UK. He says, "A lot of what I have learned from our school, I have taken into my professional business role as a Team manager and used it to inspire and lead my teams. Values and being able to stick to them are important in business and leading people."

Rachel Whitton rwhitton@heathfieldschool.net

Mark Williams drmark@drmarkwilliams.com

Tracy Wilson twilson@goldingtongreenacademy.co.uk

Peter Wiltshire pwiltshire@ymail.com

Floyd Woodrow htb@fwoodrow.com is the founder of Compass for Life (CfL) in the UK. He and his team work to help individuals and organisations find their guiding North Star to fulfilment. Floyd is an outstanding presenter and inspirational human being who inspires others to be the best version of themselves they can be.

Novee Yap noveeyap@yahoo.com