Executive Headteacher with responsibility across multiple primary schools on the Isle of Man, and extensive experience of leading, evaluating and developing schools across the UK and internationally, including Northern Ireland, China and the Middle East.

Max brings together substantial executive and system leadership experience with a wider perspective shaped by working with schools across different contexts, cultures and education systems. He is an established writer on education and school leadership, publishing through his own Manx Maxim — Built for Leadership platform and contributing articles to publications including Primary Headteacher Magazine, Primary Leaders Magazine and TES. He also hosts occasional podcast conversations exploring leadership, education and the people behind both.

At the heart of his work is a deep conviction that leadership is the single most important variable in any school.

—

Executive Headteacher — Multi-school primary leadership, Isle of Man

—

School leadership, evaluation & development — UK & international

—

Writer & leadership commentator — Manx Maxim and national education publications