About ME
Hi, my name is Nick Haigh and in 2016, after 27 years in further education as a tutor, manager and teacher trainer, I decided to break out on my own and become a freelance educational trainer, consultant and project manager. Since then I have also become a qualified job coach and much of my work is now focused on helping people, particularly the over 50s, to find meaningful employment. I also help young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities into supported employment.
My areas of expertise include: careers coaching, vocational profiling, employer engagement, life coaching, quality assurance, observations of teaching & learning, curriculum development, resource development, personal development, mentoring and academic writing skills.
In conjunction with the above, I have always had a keen interest in the subject of creativity, both personally and professionally, and have led workshops exploring creativity (and the creative process) throughout my career.
This particular interest, is very much tied in with my work in education and employment (and indeed my own personal experience) which has led me to believe that many of us, to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, are 'leading quiet lives of desperation' often working in jobs that are ill suited or that substantially limit the use of our true creative talents. Unfortunately, for many people, the current educational system, which I feel requires some reform, clearly contributes to this process as it re-trains and re-directs us away from our natural sense of play, expression and individualism.
My areas of expertise include: careers coaching, vocational profiling, employer engagement, life coaching, quality assurance, observations of teaching & learning, curriculum development, resource development, personal development, mentoring and academic writing skills.
In conjunction with the above, I have always had a keen interest in the subject of creativity, both personally and professionally, and have led workshops exploring creativity (and the creative process) throughout my career.
This particular interest, is very much tied in with my work in education and employment (and indeed my own personal experience) which has led me to believe that many of us, to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, are 'leading quiet lives of desperation' often working in jobs that are ill suited or that substantially limit the use of our true creative talents. Unfortunately, for many people, the current educational system, which I feel requires some reform, clearly contributes to this process as it re-trains and re-directs us away from our natural sense of play, expression and individualism.