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Bruce Austen

Bruce is a strategic thinker and active manager with over fifteen years experience in local government. Bruce brings to the team a wealth of knowledge and expertise particularly within education and local government.

Expertise
  • Initiating, managing and finishing complex projects
  • Presenting projects and strategies to stakeholders, press and public
  • Forming and leading teams to create new learning environments
  • Visioning and the 'building as a teacher'
  • Understanding the needs of the stakeholders.
Background
  • Project Manager, Dyson School of Design Innovation. Creation of the National Centre of Excellence for Design Engineering. Completion 2009
  • Project Leader, Radstock Primary Renaissance. Closure of four primary schools & creation of two new primary schools. Completion 2005
  • Project Leader, United for the Future. Closure of three special schools and creation of new 2-19 multiple needs special school. Completion 2007
  • Project Leader, ANSWERS Project. Closure of two primary schools and creation of brand new school. To be completed 2008
  • School Organisation Manager, Bath & North East Somerset. Primary Area Reviews 2003 to 2006 including closure of a further four primary schools
  • Secondary Area Reviews 2005 to 2006. Provision of a strategy for the future in preparation for BSF