Director of EducationKen Jones

Kenneth Jones BSc (Hons) PGCE, has thirty-one years of experience in education, both in the UK and internationally. He has been a Director of Education, Country Director, and Chief Education Officer for several school groups in the Gulf region; he has also worked in Asia and Africa. Kenneth has managed the set up and opening of several new schools and co-authored a school quality assurance framework for one of the world’s largest school operators. He started teaching in the UK in 1989, becoming a successful Principal and an Advisory Headteacher. He was also a Consultant Leader for the UK’s National College for School Leadership and a Continuing Professional Development Adviser for ‘Teachers TV’. Kenneth ran his own educational consultancy for five years from the UK, providing services worldwide. He was also an assessor of Advanced Skills Teachers, and a Basic Skills Quality Mark Assessor. Ken was educated at Frobel and Avery Hill Colleges in London where he was born. His first degree was in Environmental Studies and Geography, and he has a passion for the natural environment and environmental education.