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Associates

Great speakers, innovators, practitioners, nice people.

We seem to attract the right sort of people to Independent Thinking without going out looking. And here they are in alphabetical order.

See what you think - and if you want to make contact with any of them directly to explore how they can help you just give us a call on 0844 589 0490 or drop us an e-mail at learn@independentthinking.co.uk.

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Stephanie Austwick
Transforming literacy in schools with a certain sparkle that makes a huge difference

Mike Bailey
Changing lives through the Confidence Studio

Phil Beadle
Multi-award winning teacher, broadcaster, author and journalist. Creativity and rigour in action

Jackie Beere
Creating the Learning School

Tim Benton
Confident learners ready for the world of work

Mike Brearley
Emotional intelligence in the classroom and the staffroom and coaching for high performing schools

Simon Cooper-Hind
Inspirational and innovative learning, breaking the rules to change the world

Andrew Curran
The plain truth about the learning brain and the neuroscience of emotional intelligence in the classroom

Zoe Elder
A 'full-on learning' approach that really makes a difference to all learners

David George
The venerable gifted and talented guru

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