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Andrew Bury

C.E.O.

Andrew Bury has been C.E.O/Director of IntroTeach/Cyfle Dysgu since July 2007. On completing an honours degree in Education at Trinity St David’s Carmarthen in 2001 he began his teaching career in 2001 as a Primary School teacher; co-ordinating P.E. and ICT in Caerphilly.

Andrew’s passion for education led to him establishing The Introsport Trust in 2010, which is a charity focusing on advancing the education of young people by providing facilities for education in schools- in particular sport.

In 2012, Andrew formed a partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Student Union and provided courses for prospective PGCE applicants at the start of their teaching journey.

Andrew has been a tutor on the Sports leadership course and for the Young Leaders Award level 1 and 2 since 2010.

In 2017 Andrew was one of the original team that wrote ‘Llwdda/Thrive’ a successful wellbeing programme for Head Teachers that has now been rolled out to local authorities throughout Wales.

In 2018 Andrew joined the committee of IPDA Cymru (International Professional Development) the chair is Professor Donaldson.

October 2019 Andrew will be undertaking a PhD in Philosophy.

Julian Jones

Ymgynghorwyr

Julian completed his Cert Ed. and B.Ed at Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education and started teaching in 1975 where he taught at: Llandybie Primary School, Llanarthne Primary School and Llandeilo Primary School. Julian joined Introteach in November 2007. He has served as an executive committee member of N.A.H.T Cymru since 1990 and he is the Chair of the Welsh Medium sector committee for N.A.H.T.

Colin Skinner

Ymgynghorwyr

Colin Skinner retired as Head teacher of Roath Park Primary School in Cardiff in 2018 to join Introteach/Cyfle Dysgu. He began his teaching career in 1980 as a PE and English teacher in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham teaching  to GCSE level.

In 1984, Colin moved into the Primary Sector being both a class teacher and having responsibility for PE. He also joined the Board of Governors and served as a Governor in all of the schools that he taught at until August 2018.

Colin continued his teaching career in London until April 1990, when Colin moved back to Wales and to Kitchener Primary School in Riverside. Whilst at Kitchener he coached the County Under 11 football team and was Chairman of Cardiff Schools Football for three years from 1991 – 1994.

In September 1994 Colin was appointed to the position of Deputy Head teacher at Bryn Celyn Primary School in Pentwyn, Cardiff and two years later, the Governing Body appointed him as substantive Head teacher.

In April, 2004 he was appointed as Head teacher of Roath Park Primary School where he saw the school through three ESTYN inspections before his retirement this year.

Cardiff County Council asked him to take on the dual post of Head teacher at the newly formed Howardian Starter School in Penylan in September 2015 and this school has recently moved very successfully into new premises.

In June, 2015 he was awarded national Primary Head teacher of the year and he is still working to support head teachers in times of difficulty focusing on their wellbeing and in order to help support school improvement.

Colin is a British Council Ambassador and his schools have all been awarded the International School Award from the British Council. He has travelled extensively to set up school to school working with schools all over the world including China, the USA, Spain, Poland, Germany, Finland and Sweden.

He has been invited to speak at national conferences all over the world – the latest being in Cincinnati and San Francisco as another of his interests is the development of family and community engagement in schools.

In 2003 Colin was awarded ESTYN team inspector status and he is an additional Inspector carrying out inspections in South Wales.

Gethin Thomas

Ymgynghorwyr

Gethin trained as a Teacher at Trinity Carmarthen in 1976 and started his teaching Career in Ammanford at Ysgol Parcyrhun. After 5years he moved to Ysgol Gorslas where he was responsible for Science and PE.

Gethin was Head teacher at Ysgol Llangyndeyrn in Carmarthenshire from 1986 to 1989 and was appointed Head teacher at Ysgol Nantgaredig in Carmarthenshire in 1989 and was there until 1998. Whilst Gethin was at the school Ysgol Nantgaredig went through a very successful inspection and the school grew from 125 to 230 pupils.

Gethin was appointed as Primary Adviser for Carmarthenshire in 1998 and remained in post until December 2003. He had responsibility for Curriculum Planning and KS2/ KS3 Transition, he was also responsible for the NQT pool system in the Authority.

Gethin trained and worked as an Inspector for ESTYN .

In 2004 Gethin was appointed as head teacher of Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant in Llanelli a Welsh medium Primary school with 465 pupils.

Gethin  retired in 2016 after 37 years in the Teaching Profession to join the Introteach/Cyfle Dysgu team.

He is the National Chairman of CYDAG , the Welsh schools forum for Welsh medium Education and an External Mentor for Newly Qualified Teachers .

Gethin has also undertaken work for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol , Prifysgol Y Drindod Dewi Sant/ Trinity St David’s as well as for Welsh Assembly Government.

Geoff Cresswell

Ymgynghorwyr, Cyfarwyddwr Llwydda

Having spent 16 years combining substantive Primary Headship with leading inspections, Geoff found the next three years of his career very fulfilling as an interim head teacher guiding schools that have significant challenges.

This role gave Geoff the opportunity to apply his expertise and experience of successful leadership in circumstances that make a significant difference to the lives of pupils, staff and the community around a school.

Geoff is very motivated by the idea of using his knowledge and experience of successful change management to equip and support the current and next generation of school leaders. Geoff feels it is a fundamental need and is the Director of Introteach/Cyfle Dysgu’s successful Thrive programme, focusing on the wellbeing of school leaders.

Geoff was head teacher at Hawthorn Primary and interim head teacher at Grangetown Primary and Bryn Hafod Primary in Cardiff. Geoff has been an additional inspector for OFSTED and Estyn since 1996.