Testimonies

Work undertaken by Archie Ferguson and his team has been well received in local authorities throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, as demonstrated in highly satisfactory evaluation returns. His CV demonstrates an impressive width of experience as outlined in the extract below:

Current Professional Positions

• Chair of Scottish Construction Forum, the government advisory body for the industry –responsibilities include representing the industry through a range of related activities including public relations, communications, conference organisation and liaison with and advising Ministers, MSPs and senior civil servants.
• Visiting lecturer Strathclyde University International Business School
• Member of the Board of Scottish Rugby

Previous Professional Positions

• Non Executive Director Gateway Continuing Education Ltd
• Non Executive Director of Careers Scotland (Lanarkshire)
• Trained adviser for Investors in People national awards.
• Adviser in national Charter Mark quality awards
• Chair Scottish Education Department Health Education Committee
• Chair Glasgow University Education Colloquium
• Associate Lecturer, Education and Management – Glasgow University Masters post graduate course
• Associate Lecturer Strathclyde University Education Department
• Field Officer and Assessor for the Scottish Qualification for Headship
• Member of national expert group reviewing education department of University of Strathclyde
• Member of a number of corporate local government bodies
• Lead officer for production of drug education materials for Scottish schools (coordinated sponsorship deals with Kwik Fit, Boots and Marks and Spencer)
• Seconded to local authority PPP/PFI team for three years (liaising with a range of professional organisations including Price Waterhouse Cooper, Keppies, Balfour Beattie)
• Seconded within local authority to create a quality framework for child protection and improve services for children and young people (working with senior officers in police, health, social work etc)

Presented papers on:

• Quality Assurance – University of London
• The Qualitative Assessment of Scottish Schools – to government officials in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Health Education in schools – to government officials in Stockholm, Sweden
• Citizenship – to the United Nations in New York
• Social Education – to the British Embassy and National School Boards of America in Washington
• Health issues in schools to international audience in Florence, Italy

Various articles printed in the Times and Herald on education, leadership and politics.

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