Andy Smith

Senior Associate

Andy has worked extensively throughout the UK with schools, colleges, universities and Local Education Authorities, and in the US with schools, school districts, and state education departments. He has been a successful full-time education consultant for over twenty years, providing him with a broad experience base from which to support current educational developments. Andy founded the consulting agency QED (Quernmore Education Developments) in 1984, and has since been the agency’s principal consultant. He has specialized in the design and delivery of leadership training programs, strategic planning, performance management and school improvement planning both in the UK and the US. He holds an advanced degree from the University of Liverpool and is an accredited performance management consultant and external advisor. He has trained education consultancy teams for many school districts and leads school leadership teams in the development of school improvement programs based on detailed self evaluation techniques.