James has spent the past decade working in the FE sector as a science teacher, Head of Department for STEM and more recently heading up the Quality and Teaching and Learning team. He has spent the past 4 years working closely with college curriculum and quality teams to reimagine the role of technology within education through promoting experimentation, innovation and the diffusion and sharing of best practice. James is key interests are in evolving from teacher-centred, lecture-based lessons to student-centred, interactive learning environments through the use of technology