Our team
Marilyn Tew â Development Director
A former assistant headteacher, and a skilled trainer and researcher, Marilyn was involved in Antidoteâs Emotional Literacy Initiative as part of the research advisory body at the University of Bristol. Her role at Antidote involves training and consultancy work with schools, local authorities and other educational bodies on how they can use The PROGRESS Programme to develop strategies for shaping even better environments for learning. She is a co-author of
Quality Circle Time: A Practitionerâs Handbook
and
Circles: PSHE and Citizenship
. Her latest book is entitled
School Effectiveness: Supporting student success through emotional literacy
.
Allyson Goodchild â Primary Associate
Allyson has 15 years’ experience in teaching, culminating in 5 years as headteacher of a large primary school. Since 2005 she has worked as a visiting lecturer and link tutor at the University of Bedforshire, where her work includes designing and teaching modules on Education in Practice and Classroom Management for the BA in Educational Practice, supervising students on their dissertations, and tutoring BEd and PGCE students.
John Viner – Primary Associate
John trained in English and Drama and has taught in primary and secondary schools. He spent 28 years as a primary headteacher and has led five schools including a tiny village school, a large, successful junior school and a large primary school in extremely challenging circumstances. It was in this school that he worked with the Thanet Excellence Cluster in some leading edge developments in using emotionally literate practices both to support vulnerable pupils and in the context of school leadership.
John is now a full time consultant and writer working from Early Years to Post 16. He inspects for Ofsted and the Church of England, works in initial teacher education and provides a variety of bespoke support to a range of schools. He writes Primary Headship eBulletin for Optimus Education and his book, âLeading a Faith Schoolâ was published by Optimus in 2009.
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John Rees – Secondary Associate
Having taught for 12 years, eventually as a senior leader, John moved on to lead Devonâs Healthy Schools team and was responsible for transforming the APAUSE programme from a 2-school research project into an effective and sustainable, multi-agency programme annually involving 100,000 young people.
In 2006 John moved into freelance consultancy. Recent commissions include: Regional Advisor for the National PSHE CPD programme, Regional Subject Advisor for the PSHE Association and training teachers, nurses, youth workers and others to develop their professional expertise to work with, and for, young people. In the last five years, John has worked in Buckinghamshire, Bradford, Hull, Gloucestershire, Sheffield, Southend and Tower Hamlets. He has also worked in Russia, and more recently, China.
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James Park â Director
James is Antidoteâs founding director. He was working as a journalist and author when a conversation with psychotherapist Susie Orbach sparked the idea of the organisation as, initially, a campaign for emotional literacy. He has led Antidote through the various phases of its life: as a ginger group, a research organization and a social enterprise. His books include
Sons, Mothers and Other Lovers
;
Shrinks: The Analysts Analyzed
and
Learning to Dream: The New British Cinema
, as well as the two volumes that have come out of Antidoteâs work:
The Emotional Literacy Handbook
and
The Emotional Literacy Pocketbook
. He lives in London with his wife Ondine and daughter Tatyana. He has a passion for cycling, and took part with Antidoteâs treasurer Henry in the 2010 étape â a stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenées opened up to amateurs.
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Emma Pelling – Press Officer
Emma offers strategic advice and media relations support for organisations relating to education, health and youth. She is responsible for Antidoteâs media communications.
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Gary Prosser – Software Developer
Gary is a freelance software developer specialising in online tools especially for use in education and personal development. He is currently starting a new phase of life – getting involved in politics!