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Dr Andrew Taylor

With over 20 years of experience in USA headship and senior consulting for the independent school sector internationally, Dr. Andrew Taylor is a renowned expert in independent and international schools. Dr. Andrew Taylor, senior consultant, joined the 5Rs Partnership as a globally recognized educational leader and consultant with over three decades of experience spanning the USA, UK, and Australia. His career encompasses diverse roles including admission director, division head, and head of independent schools (including 2 in the US), providing him with a comprehensive understanding of educational institution operations. His unique international perspective, combined with extensive hands-on experience in US independent schools, has positioned him as a trusted advisor for school leaders and trustees. This expertise has been further honed over the past 7 years through his work as a consultant with ISM in the USA.

Dr Taylor’s consulting expertise encompasses:
– School schedules
– Learning Space Optimization
– Trustee development
– Forward-thinking governance development and generative ideation
– Complex change management
– Faculty evaluation systems
– Durable learning
– Teacher retention and engagement.

His academic credentials include a Doctorate in Education from UCLA, a Master’s in Educational Administration from California State University, Northridge, and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Human Biology and Science Education from Australia.

Dr Taylor has led workshops, facilitated retreats, and presented at major educational conferences. His approach combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience, making him an invaluable resource for schools navigating the complex landscape of 21st-century education.

David Wheeler

David Wheeler, an independent writer and editorial advisor, has specialized in higher education for his 40-year career, principally in the US as Chief Editor with the renowned Chronicle of Higher Education. He has organized events, spoken at conferences, taught journalism workshops, and reported articles from more than 40 countries across Africa, Asia, the South Pacific and the Middle East.

Early in his career, he earned a master’s degree in journalism at Columbia University and later won a Vannevar Bush Fellowship at MIT for journalists interested in writing about science. He went on to The Chronicle of Higher Education, where he served as a senior writer, international editor, managing editor, and managing editor for global. In his capacity as managing editor for global, he did international editorial outreach for the Chronicle. During that time, he visited five of the public universities in Hong Kong.

In 2012, he founded Al-Fanar Media in London, a bilingual publication that covered education, research, and culture in the Arab world. He led that publication for nine years. As a result of his unique background, David has insights into the education sector in both the developed and the developing world, especially across the MENA region.