No less important, Bury Grammar School was part of the community. Since my retirement I have become a fellow of the 21st Century Learning Initiative. I am particularly interested in the implications of new understandings about learning and brain development on the role of the school. In 1999 I worked with Cambridgeshire County Council, the special needs teachers of Durham, the education officers of British Museums, and the Local Education Authority Hammersmith and Fulham where I am working with the Initiative as a tutor for a group of Primary Headteachers. I still find time to work with schools as an Inspector, running the occasional course and acting as a consultant.
Retirement is great and full of opportunities.