Experienced professionals to assist with your education development needs
At CIMSPA, we work with trusted education consultants with a broad range of expertise to ensure that our quality assurance and endorsement are meaningful and of a high standard. Throughout the quality assurance and endorsement processes, our consultants support education providers in providing the most valuable curriculum and learning experience to students.
As respected professionals within the sector, they are also available to offer additional services to help develop your education offering, whether you are a further or higher education institution or a training provider. Below you can find details of their experience and core services as well as opportunities to get in touch and receive tailored support for your education products.
Victoria Clark
People and workforce development
Victoria believes in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, create opportunity and strengthen communities. Guided by values of inclusion, kindness and continual improvement, she takes a people-centred and trauma-informed approach to every project. Her work focuses on helping individuals, teams and organisations unlock their potential and create positive, lasting impact through learning and development.
Experience
- National Trainer, Assessor and Internal Verifier with sportscotland
- Lead Mentor for Scottish Disability Sport’s award-winning Young Start programme, supporting young people with disabilities to become coaches in their local communities
- Lead Tutor with Scottish Sports Futures and Walking Scotland
- Mentor within the Scottish Golf Young Leaders programme
- Supported governing bodies and organisations across the UK to strengthen and develop their workforce
- Worked with people in a variety of sports organisations throughout Scotland’s 32 local authorities and many Scottish governing bodies of sport and colleges
- Former Head of Education and Coach Education and Development Manager for a Scottish governing body of sport
- Lectured within a Scottish college
Services
- People and workforce development
- Collaborating with organisations to co-design impactful, evidence-informed programmes that empower individuals and communities to achieve their full potential
- Design and facilitation of learning and development experiences
- Creating inclusive, engaging and focused learning opportunities that drive real-world impact
- Leadership and systems development
- Supporting leaders and organisations to build effective, sustainable systems that enable growth, resilience and continuous improvement
Matt Coldrey
Inclusive environments and neurodiversity consultancy and training
Matt is a neuroinclusivity consultant, coach and educator with over 20 years’ experience in coaching and a decade in higher education. He helps individuals and organisations create environments where neurodivergent people can thrive through inclusive training, policy development and strategic consultancy grounded in empathy, evidence and practical change. Highly skilled in engaging and interactive delivery, his training is tailored for the audience and the context in which they are working, whether that’s undergraduate students, company directors or everyone in-between.
Experience
- Over 20 years’ experience in coaching, behaviour change and consulting
- Senior lecturer and neurodiversity specialist in higher education
- Founder of a sector-recognised Neurodivergent Network
- Experienced training deliverer, including to organisations such as Bristol City Council, EDF Energy, Gloucestershire Constabulary and The Central School of Ballet
- Advised on institutional wellbeing strategies and inclusive curriculum reform
- Experienced EDI consultant supporting compliance, culture, and organisational change
- Published author and conference presenter on inclusion and reflective practice
Services
- Neuroinclusivity and EDI training
- Curriculum and learning design consultancy
- Inclusive policy review and development
- Legal and policy audits (Equality Act and HSE compliance)
- Governance and accountability framework development
- Coaching for educators and leaders
- Monitoring and evaluation of inclusion initiatives
Kirsty Cooper
Education, training and quality assurance support
Kirsty loves the health, wellness, sport and physical activity industries and the expertise and passion that is within these fields. She is committed to assisting individuals and training providers to be seen and recognised for what they do and support them to achieve this. She is a facilitator as a therapist, movement specialist and as a quality assurance and education professional, and is here to help, advise and support as best she can.
Experience
- Head of Training and Quality Assurance in private training sector
- Freelance internal and external quality assurance and health and safety professional for a range of training providers and employers
- Experienced tutor, assessor, course lead and quality assurance in FE
- NVQ trainer/assessor
Services
- Quality assurance policies and processes
- Writing courses, qualification and CPD – syllabus, mapping, learning outcomes, schemes of work and lesson plans
- Working with regulated and unregulated qualifications
- Writing policies and procedures
- Health, safety and welfare
Andy Heald
Strategic quality assurance and workforce standards
MBA, Chartered Fellow of CIMSPA and CMI, Andy brings 20+ years of experience shaping quality assurance, qualification design and sector standards. He partners with organisations to build quality-first, people-centred strategies that align with national policy, drive consistency and support sustainable workforce development, all underpinned by a deep understanding of CIMSPA frameworks and governance.
Experience
- Chair, CIMSPA Community Professional Development Committee – advising on national QA strategy and professional standards
- Chief Experience Officer, Transcend Awards – leading organisational transformation, Ofqual compliance, and scalable EQA systems
- Strategic Quality Consultant – advising training providers, awarding bodies, and national governing bodies on systems alignment and audit readiness
- Developer of national L4 Coaching Programme, PE frameworks, and CPD models aligned to sector expectations
- Associate Lecturer and Module Lead – University Academy 92, delivering teaching on strategy, leadership, and education innovation
- Former National Quality and Education Director – Premier Education Group, embedding QA across 126 sites and 1,200 staff
- Trusted partner to CIMSPA, NGBs and Commercial Sport and Physical Activity Providers – supporting policy rollout, moderation systems, and provider improvement
Services
- Organisational QA and compliance strategy (Ofqual, CIMSPA)
- Qualification and curriculum design (regulated & non-regulated)
- CPD, assessment, and moderation system development
- EQA/IQA frameworks and audit support
- Quality culture embedding and provider training
- Governance advisory and strategic workforce planning
- Board-level leadership on quality systems and policy alignment
- Health, safety and welfare
Ravina (Eunhye) Huh
CIMSPA endorsement mapping
Ravina is currently working as a lecturer in Sports Science. She has over 10 years of experience in Higher Education, research, and the sport and physical activity industry. Ravina also works as a CIMSPA endorsement moderator and mapping consultant specialising in physical activity and fitness instruction-related standards such as Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer and Core Group Instructor, as well as other related standards.
Experience
- CIMSPA endorsement moderator
- PhD in Sport Biomechanics and Motor Control
- Dance Science Lecturer (past)/Sports Science Lecturer (current)
- Manage a number of CIMSPA occupational standard mappings as a HE partner
- Qualified in various areas such as Group Exercise Instructor (ETM), Gym instructor, Personal Trainer, Les mills Body Attack, Les Mills body balance and Dance & Fitness related qualifications etc.
Services
- Occupational professional standards mapping consultancy: Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer, Core Group Exercise Instructor
- CPD mapping consultancy: The standards listed above as well as Coach, Swimming Teacher, Working with People with Long Term Conditions, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Pilates Based Mat Work Instructor
Paul Smith
Advice, guidance and consultancy for awarding organisations
Paul is an independent consultant (established in 2020) working with current and aspiring awarding organisations, advising on qualification development, assessment, compliance and risk management. Prior to this, he worked for 1st4sport Qualifications for 15 years, initially in qualification development with a subsequent move into compliance, quality assurance and risk management.
Experience
- Over 20 years’ experience in the awarding sector in full-time employment and independent consultancy
- Designing, developing and implementing regulated qualifications from initial proposal to submission to the register of regulated qualifications
- Managing over 400 incidents and investigations, reporting to regulators and liaising with other agencies including law enforcement agencies
- Responsible Officer for 1st4sport Qualifications and have overseen audits from Ofqual and SQA
- Working with an awarding organisation placed under Special Measures by Ofqual to audit their compliance and manage changes to allow Special Measures to be lifted
- Working with CIMSPA in the endorsement team, reviewing products and offers against the professional standards
- Operating as a retained consultant for awarding organisations, providing a source of advice and guidance on a range of queries and projects
- Managing independent appeals for awarding organisations
Services
- Qualification development
- Quality assurance policies and processes
- Policy and procedure development and review
- Support for responsible officers
- Complaints/appeals handling/guidance
- Independent party for appeals
- Support in preparing Annual Statements of Compliance for regulators
- Support in regulatory correspondence
- Assessment writing, marking, moderation and quality assurance
- Projects relating to developing, maintaining and reviewing the awarding function
Reuben Tucker
Education quality assurance and improvement
Reuben is a strategic education professional with extensive experience in quality assurance, apprenticeship management and leadership within the sport and physical activity sector. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, EDI implementation and evidence-based evaluation, Reuben is committed to enhancing education standards through collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
Experience
- Quality Assurance Advisor for CIMSPA, supporting education partners through robust evaluation and continuous improvement frameworks
- Apprenticeship Manager at Learning Curve Group, leading the successful merger and integration of national training programmes
- Oversaw quality and compliance across multiple contracts, ensuring outstanding ESTYN inspection outcomes
- Led development and delivery of innovative learning routes and qualifications to enhance learner engagement.
- Directed EDI-focused initiatives improving access and opportunity across diverse learner groups
- Extensive leadership experience across apprenticeship and education settings, including strategic planning and resource management
Services
- Quality assurance reviews and audits
- Curriculum design and development
- Self-assessment and quality improvement planning
- Staff training and development in teaching, learning, and assessment
- EDI strategy and implementation support
- Qualification and apprenticeship programme consultancy
- Evidence-based evaluation and reporting