Chris Locke

 

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Chris Locke - Professional Experience:  

2008 - date

 

Head of International Portfolio Development, Edexcel

• Successfully developed a wide range of qualifications for teacher training, employability, Banking and Finance and English Language on time and to budget.

• Piloting innovative solutions using technology through developing direct to consumer products, virtual i-resource centre to support centres delivering our programmes and digital assessment.

• Developing the first international teacher community for Edexcel clients.

• Led on the development of several Pan Pearson solutions including a government tender to support SME's in Brazil, Teacher Training in UAE and an Engineering Technology Cluster in Egypt.

 

2002 - 2008 Assessment and Qualification Alliance (AQA)

Senior Subject Officer - Sport and PE

 

• Project managed the largest redevelopment of GCE Physical Education for ten years, producing a new product that is engaging, innovative and meets the demand of the market.

• Supervised the production of supporting textbook and ground breaking online resources for the qualification in conjunction with an international publishing house.

• Successfully executed a strategy that drove growth in the number of international schools using AQA for GCE Sport and PE.

• Developed and launched a pioneering new vocational qualification for GCSE PE nationwide at conferences and exhibitions across the country.

• Persuaded key internal and external stakeholders of the benefits to the new software, overcoming substantial resistance in the process.

• Identified and delivered training on key areas of the business that improved the efficiency and effectiveness of staff in dealing with internal and external customers.

• Improved customer service and increased revenue for AQA by introducing tailored workshops to provide focused training for teachers on different aspects of the course.

• Introduced new quality control measures that ensured the standard of examination papers were maintained at the highest level.

• Established a strong relationship with National
Governing Bodies and the English Institute of Sport to ensure our centres had the latest resources and information.

 

1999 - 2002
Display Sales Executive, The Times Newspaper Limited

 

• Managed a portfolio of national based media agencies and their clients across The Times and Sunday Times products achieving overall growth in year on year spend and market share.

• Securing long term contracts and major advertising campaigns with leading international and national clients by communicating and negotiating complex arguments to reach an acceptable settlement for both parties.

• Project managed the most lucrative annual interiors supplements to date, two years in a row for The Times and The Sunday Times magazines through providing the sales force with a tailored sales presentation to deliver to their relevant clients and agencies.

 

 

 

 

Chris Locke - Education:    

 

BSc (Hons) Sport Science with English - St Mary's University, Twickenham
3 GCE's Sport Studies (B), Biology (D), English (D)
8 GCSE's A-C including English, Maths, Science and PE

 

 

Chris Locke - Interests:    

Rugby union (London Irish Development team, Middlesex U21);

Adventure racing;

Marathon running (London and New York);

Polar exploration.

 

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