Currently Principal Inspector with CfBT Lincolnshire School Improvement Service with particular expertise in history, management and CPD. Previously Dr Lomas was involved as a teacher, lecturer and manager in higher education and secondary schools and more recently as an LEA adviser, inspector and senior manager embracing primary, secondary and special schools. He has extensive expertise devising, delivering, managing and assessing training and has acted in a consultancy role for many organisations in England, Europe and the wider world. Involvement with national educational projects have included membership of DfES, QCA and GTC Projects included membership of a National Curriculum Working Group. He has acted as a consultant for publishers, the media, many educational training organisations and charities and has extensive current and past involvement in assessment and examining including current chief examining work including scrutinising awarding bodies. Other involvement includes managing trainee teacher programmes, working with the NCSL, Statistical Neighbours and various East Midlands partnerships and networks. A popular trainer in demand at training courses in many areas of the country and abroad. Dr Lomas has also written extensively about many aspects of education and published a sizeable number of books and articles. He is also involved at a senior level with two national organisations.
