Chris Waterman
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Speaker Topics
- System Change and Transformation
- School Admissions/Access
- Safeguarding
- Policy Making
- Policy into Practice
- Policy
- National and International Reform
- Futures Thinking
- Education Policy
- Childrens Services
- Child Protection
Introduction
Chris Waterman has over 35 years of experience in education, children's services and information management, in both the public and private sector.
Formerly Executive Director of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS), Chris has been at the heart of public policy making for the past two decades, working for London Councils and ADCS. He has been chair and key member of a range of national policy groups in education and children's services.
Chris has both personal and professional credibility with national politicians, civil servant and third sector leaders in education and children’s services. He is valued as a team leader across the public sector with a proven ability to lead and deliver change management projects.
He is currently Executive Director of Investors in Families, the national accreditation scheme (www.investorsinfamilies.org.uk) and Creative Director of DIAGRAM.
Chris is Children's Services Editor of Education Journal and edits the weekly e-bulletin Children's Services Weekly, reporting regularly on Select Committee discussions and parliamentary debates.
He is a very prolific and effective public speaker, commentator and author – able to convey complex ideas clearly to different audiences: internationally, nationally, regionally and locally.
Current Positions Held
• Chairing and facilitating conferences and seminars on education, children’s services and health issues
• Editor of Children’s Services Weekly (launched in March 2009)
• Children’s Services Editor of Education Journal
• Executive Director of Investors in Families, the national accreditation scheme for schools and other settings (www.investorsinfamilies.org.uk )
• Director of e-strategix, a change management consultancy
Personal Achievements and Awards
• Member of 14 – 19 Chief Executives Group
• Founder of the Institute for Research in Integrated Strategies (IRIS)
• Member of the Company of Wheelwrights
• Trustee of Saving Faces
• Trustee of AAA-Norcap
• Fellow of RSA
• Member of the Royal Institution
Relevant Career and Professional Background
Feb 2007 – Jan 2009 - Executive Director, Association of Directors of Children’s Services
2000 – 2007 - Executive Director, Confederation of Children’s Services Managers Secretary, Association of Directors of Education and Children’s Services Secretary, National Association of Senior School Improvement Professionals
1995 – 2000 - Education and Arts Officer, Association of London Government (now London Councils)
1992 – 1995 - Education and Social Services Officer, London Boroughs Association
1990 – 1992 - General Manager of Åby System, Limited, a Stockholm-based information management consultancy, working as a senior consultant for global companies including IKEA, Tetra Pak and Atlas Copoco
1979 – 1990 - London Borough of Hillingdon Assistant Education Officer (AEO), Senior AEO, Principal AEO, Assistant Director of Education.
1971 – 1979 - Berkshire County Council, Primary teacher in Newbury, and later Deputy Head. Part-time FE College and INSET lecturer.