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Supporting subject areas including systems and control, resistant materials, textiles and food technology.

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Health and Safety Consultant

Les Porter

Les Porter was teacher trained at Shoreditch Teacher Training College and after a number of appointments in Surrey, he was appointed as Head of the Design and Technology faculty at Sandhurst School in Berkshire in 1974.

During his time with Berkshire he was seconded as part of the LEA advisory team and also undertook an MA in D&T Education.

In 1991 he was appointed as Course Director for D&T Initial Teacher Education at Brunel University and he worked there in both The Product Design Department and DTE department until starting his own design consultancy in 2003. He has many D&T related publications and is very passionate about the development and sustainability of the subject.

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Biography

Health and Safety Consultant

Les is also a Registered Design and Technology Health and Safety Consultant (RDTHSC) Nationally providing courses under The Design and Technology Association’s (D&TA) accreditation scheme.

His specialist fields are electronics and pneumatics. He has wide experience in running CPD courses and in supporting student teachers on various Graduate Teacher Programmes and on the DTE course at Sheffield Hallam University. Over his career he has been the External Examiner for a number of Design and Technology Teacher Education courses, he has been the National evaluator for Subject Knowledge Booster Courses (SKBC).

Les is the Design and Technology Consultant for Lincolnshire working in partnership with CfBT (Centre for British Teachers) and has worked on a number of curriculum development pilot courses.

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+44 7496 477666

Main Skills

  • Sustainability
  • Presenting
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Strong communication skills
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My experience
& years of education

Education

1963-1966
Shoreditch Teacher Training College

Professional Experience

1974
Head of the Design and Technology
Sandhurst School in Berkshire
1991
Course Director for D&T
Brunel University
2003
Design Consultancy
1995-2005
Brunel
Lecturer