Meet Alan Yeoman

Biography

Alan has worked in Primary education for 30 years and has experience as a Teacher, Head Teacher, Local Authority and National Adviser.
For the last 8 years he has worked as a freelance trainer and consultant specialising in Maths, Science, ICT and online delivery.
During the 1990’s Alan was instrumental in the successful implementation of Video Conferencing equipment in schools across a Local Authority and oversaw the professional development and support offered to teaching staff as the first ever educational intranet was rolled out to schools.
During his time with Education Scotland, Alan successfully led several national programmes that have since been replicated around the world. His role included managing the team responsible for supporting schools in the use of GLOW - the world’s first national education intranet and ensuring the technology was being used effectively to enhance the teaching and learning.
Over the past 9 years, Alan has worked with iON Suppliers to develop and deliver high-quality Professional Development to schools across the UK and around the world with a strong emphasis on raising attainment and supporting pedagogical change.
Looking Inwards, Looking Outwards, Looking Forwards
23 years into the Century and we are still talking about 21st Century skills. If we don’t get a move on, the century will be behind us and we won’t be ready for 22nd Century Learning. We can all agree on a core set of skills but we will never succeed unless we change the way we teach and the resources we use.
Change will always present its own challenges, but how do we address these and ensure the focus stays on the opportunities that change brings?
We look at what we already know, what we can learn from others and plan a route to where we want to be.
STEMming the Flow of Young Talent
It doesn’t matter how many WOW moments you have in your class, it’s what happens next that really matters.
If we have learnt anything in the last few years, it’s that we need scientists, whether it’s for medical research, green energy production, looking after our world or just in our everyday life.
We need to inspire our learners, capture their imagination and open their eyes to the world of science. Starting with the Big Questions, we will work through sample lessons using best teaching practices and ongoing formative assessment to ensure no one is left behind.
Building Global Mathematicians
We all know at least one person who will say “I’m not good at maths”. While this may have been seen as acceptable in the past, it is not what we want our learners growing up with. There can be many different events that led to them thinking they couldn’t do maths – being told they were wrong, not having the question properly explained, a lack of early success, etc.
How can we keep our learners engaged and excited about the possibilities that maths opens to them? We will look at how we can update our teaching practices incorporating successful approaches used in the highest performing jurisdictions around the world supported by modern engaging resources to ensure our learners succeed and engage with maths.