Clarity for a
changing world.

Over a career spanning more than four decades in education, Ken has worked as a teacher and school leader and later as an award-winning School Improvement Adviser, supporting schools to embed effective, sustainable practice that improves outcomes for children and young people.

At SWGfL, Ken helped shape a wide range of nationally and internationally recognised online safety work—supporting education settings, agencies and policymakers to respond to emerging digital risks with confidence and clarity. He has played a key role in the development and impact of sector-leading resources including the award-winning 360 Degree Safe self-review tool , which supports schools in building rigorous whole-setting online safety strategy, and ProjectEVOLVE , an innovative framework and set of free resources that map the knowledge and behaviours young people need for safer, more empowered online lives. He is also progenitor of the national digital competency framework Education for a Connected World , used by thousands of UK schools to shape their curriculum.

Ken has collaborated with partners across the UK and internationally, including work with government and European stakeholders, and regularly speaks at conferences and events around the world. His work has contributed to multiple awards and wide adoption of practical tools that help leaders, safeguarding teams and educators translate safeguarding expectations into meaningful day-to-day culture and practice. Most notable projects have been the EU SELMA project and the anti-bullying project ENABLE .

Now, as Managing Director of Orca Advisory Ltd, Ken supports education organisations with strategic consultancy at the intersection of safeguarding, digital culture and organisational improvement. He also continues to provide consultancy support to SWGfL, helping sustain and extend the reach of their work, including the ongoing development and implementation of resources such as 360 Degree Safe and ProjectEVOLVE.