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• About Us
  • –  What we do
  • –  What you can expect from KAA
  • –  Who we work with
  • –  Edge Hill University partnership
• Our Associates
  • –  Karen Ardley
  • –  Val Jones
  • –  Jane Walton
  • –  Alistair Bryce-Clegg
  • –  Carol Redmond
  • –  Amanda Savory
  • –  Nick Sparks
  • –  Hywel Roberts
  • –  Vicky Coxon
  • –  Irene Moore
  • –  Lynn Moran
  • –  Kath Perrin
• Programmes
  • Leadership:
  • –  Leading Learning from the Middle
  • –  Leading and Managing Change
  • –  Skills for School Leadership
  • –  Evaluating Your School
  • –  Observing and improving learning
  • –  Leading and motivating your team
  • –  Leader of professional learning
  • –  Stepping up into senior leadership
  • –  Leading and managing EYFS
  • –  SUMMER SCHOOL 2011
  • –  Testimonials
  • –  KAA TESTIMONIALS
  • Classroom Practitioner:
  • –  The Learning Classroom
  • –  Assessment for learning
  • –  Creativity with Control: The creative classroom - KS1 and KS2
  • –  Enabling environments (EYFS)
  • –  Profiling in the EYFS
  • Teaching Assistant:
  • –  Supporting learning in Literacy
  • –  Supporting learning in mathematics
  • –  Passport to Classroom Support
• International
  • –  Who we work with
  • –  Advertised Programmes
  • –  United Arab Emirates
• Resources
  • –  Links
  • –  Ofstedweb site
  • –  HLTA Standardsweb site
• Contact Us

Karen Ardley

Karen Ardley is a successful, independent consultant and trainer. Drawing on her teaching and management experience in primary, secondary and post-16 phases, Karen provides all teachers with key insights into practical classroom strategies to improve learning and attainment for all. Having worked closely with schools as LEA adviser in three authorities, she provides excellent support and advice for school leaders at all levels. Karen is an Ofsted Team Inspector, a Performance Management External Adviser and a regional trainer with the Training and Development Agency Regional Development Team. She led the Design and Development team working on the NCSL programme "Leading from the Middle". Recently her work has included writing for the new personalised leadership pathways with the BBC and NCSL. Increasingly Karen is working abroad and is rapidly building an international reputation as a conference speaker, writer and tutor including work as an adviser to the Kenyan government and the development of a teacher academy in the Middle East.

Evaluations from participants on programmes that Karen has facilitated:

'The management course that we attended was extremely well organized. Karen was a superb trainer, whose knowledge and enthusiasm shone through. Each day was packed with exciting material and practical tips that we can utilize in our various departments. What impressed me was her own love of learning and the current research which she shared with us. Her own experiences helped us to make sense of our own. She used a variety of learning tools and resources. We were able to learn how to become confident coaches and presenters. We all left the course highly motivated and ready to face any management difficulty. I would recommend this course to any team leader. Thanks again for the opportunity to spend four valuable days with Karen.’

‘Karen’s 4 day session was nothing less than AMAZING. I feel so positive and excited about my job and my team and the children I have. Starting with today I will be implementing ideas. I have learnt so MUCH!!! Karen has a lot of good ideas and strategies on feedback and coaching, as well as teaching/classroom stuff.