During his time at the University of Wolverhampton Andrew has been deployed in a number of roles. His responsibilities have included the following:

• Co-ordination of the Primary Learning Network, a networked learning community of 12 primary schools working collaboratively on ICT and pedagogical related issue
• The role of Leading Teacher on the Sandwell LA, “Teacher of the Future” Project
• Learning Technologies Advisory Teacher to schools throughout the Black Country and wider region
• Manager of the Black Country Challenge Primary Teaching and Learning Team
• Project manager for national and international educational research projects
• Senior Lecturer in Education with responsibility for       teaching on post graduate and undergraduate routes into primary teaching
• Cluster leader for Primary Mathematics within the Institute of Education -leading the development of specialist mathematics routes in primary ITT at the University of Wolverhampton.
• Lead Tutor –  Primary PGCE with Mathematics Specialism
• Course Leader PGCE Programmes / SDT PGCE (2015-2020)
• Employment Lead Tutor – ITT
• Marketing Manager – NPQ Programme – University of Wolverhampton and St John’s School Alliance
• Quality Assurance Panel Member - NPQ Programme – University of Wolverhampton and St John’s School Alliance
• Black Country Mastery Liaison Lead – North Midlands Maths Hub (2018) North Mids Maths Hub Strategic Board (2018-onwards)
• Institute of Education – Enterprise Catalyst (207-2019)
• NQT Lead Tutor
• Module leader for 5pe014, 7pe011 and 7pe019. Maths tutor on 7pe018.

Prior to working at the University of Wolverhampton, Andrew developed his leadership, teaching and subject management skills whilst teaching in schools in Solihull and Shropshire LEAs for a total of thirteen years. He co-ordinated a range of core and foundation subjects, including ICT, Mathematics, Science, Design Technology, Humanities and PE, as well as taking a lead role in a variety of areas including Assessment and Record Keeping, Performance Management, mentoring of staff, Health and Safety and the Schools for Health initiative. He gained senior management experience in a number of his posts and has taken part in a wide range of high profile educational initiatives.

A further ten years of University led work has focused on school improvement, the development of Teaching and Learning, using ICT effectively and maximising outcomes in Mathematics. Andrew has great experience in bringing about positive change within schools and for individual teachers. He has wide experience in mentoring teachers and trainees, leading CPD sessions, staff meetings and professional development days where, by working collaboratively with colleagues, he has helped raise overall standards in the teaching and learning. Andrew believes in a supportive, sensitive and individual approach to teacher training and development. Since 2011, Andrew has taught across the full range of primary initial teacher training programmes, leading the PGCE and School Direct Tuition PGCE between 2015 and 2020.

Andrew has led workshops and spoken at many high profile events in the United Kingdom and abroad. These include presentations at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, National College for School Leadership, the BETT Show, the ITIE Promethean International Symposium and the MLearn Conference. He also contributed to the Primary Strategy Support materials as well as a range of other written and media publications.

In 2017, Andrew was proud to be in receipt of the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Student Support. In 2018 Andrew was nominated for the student support awards by the Student Union. He received a further nomination for the Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Staff Excellence for Innovation in Student Engagement later in the year and again in 2020.

In May 2018, Andrew was confirmed as Chair of the Strategic group for the North Midlands and Peaks Maths Hub and acts as a Black Country Ambassador for this body. As of 2018, Andrew is heavily involved with the recruitment to and delivery of NPQ programmes at the University of Wolverhampton.

As of 2020, Andrew leads all aspects of primary mathematics provision across primary ITT, developing course content,  materials and pedagogical approaches. In June 2019 Andrew took part in a fact finding mission to three areas of China in order to examine the teaching of mathematics in an international setting.

• Pupil voice as a tool for school improvement.
• Effective use of interactive technologies
• Application of technologies within mathematics
• Comparative Education - mathematics
• The experience of student teachers in developing pedagogy in mathematics.
• Teaching for Mastery - Primary Mathematics

Chair of Governors – Moorfield Primary School, Newport, Shropshire (Current)

Parent Governor – Church Aston Infants School, Church Aston, Shropshire (Previous)

Steering Group - University of Wolverhampton NPQ programme

Chair - North Mids and Peaks Maths Hub - Strategic Group (2018-19)

B.Ed (Honours) (1993)

MA (Education) (2013)

Prince 2 Project Management

Ed.D Professional Doctorate in Education (On-going)

SFHEA 

Books

Chapters in Books

Hutchinson, A. (2005) Control Technology Case Study. in ICT in the Foundation Subjects: Design Technology. DATA. Chapter 8

Bannister, D. Hutchinson, A and Sargeant, H. (2010) Effective Implementation of Learner Response Systems: Moving Beyond the Right Response. in Interactive Whiteboards for Education (ed. Thomas, M and Schmid, E). London: Sage Publications , pp. 31-60.

Published Reports

§  Bannister, D. Hutchinson, A and Sargeant, H. (2008) Reveal Project: Final Report for Practitioners [online]. Available at: <http://revealproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=66>

§  Bannister, D (2010) Contributions to Guidelines for Effective School/Classroom Use of IWBs (EuSCRIBE Project Final Report) [online] Available at: <http://moe.eun.org/web/iwbworkinggroup/guidelines>

Bannister, D. (2010) Making the Most of Your Interactive Whiteboard [Online]. Available at: <http://moe.eun.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=f4a9e773-b50a-4327-a164-46d209e93eaa&groupId=10620> – pp. 26-36

Conference Presentations

Oral presentations/seminars/workshops

Posters

Invited Presentations

• Shropshire ICT School Governor Training (Primary and Secondary) (2004) – Idsall Secondary School and Sports College  
• National Design Technology Advisory Conference – Enginuity, Coalbrookedale, Shropshire (2004). Contributed display of work and planning materials.
• Teacher Learner Network, Prague (2005) – The Development of IWB Use through the Networked Learning Communities Programme
• Promethean International Research Conference, Wolverhampton (2005) – Speaker / Presenter
• Networked Learning Communities Annual Conference, Birmingham. (2005) Presenter.
• Joint Closure Day, Black Country – ICT Conference (secondary) (2005) - Presenter
• Shropshire Interactive Whiteboards Development Day (2006) Keynote Speaker – Telford Campus. University of Wolverhampton
• Newham ICT Co-ordinators Conference (2006) – Speaker
• SSAT – Developing Future Leaders Programme – ICT Event (2006)
• QCA – Midlands Event – Walsall Campus, University of Wolverhampton – Teacher of the Future (2006)
• Promethean International Research Conference, Windsor (2006) – Speaker / Presenter
• QCA Southern Annual Conference, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, London (2007) Speaker / Presenter
• ITIE Conference – Interactive Teaching in Education, London 2007 – Speaker
• Handheld Learning Conference – October, London 2007 – Speaker
• MLearn 2008 National Conference – Mobile Learning – Telford (2008) – Speaker / Presenter
• BETT O8 – Educational Technology Show – Olympia , London (2008) Presenter / Speaker
• ICTAC –ICT Across the Curriculum – Wolverhampton, (2008)
• Regional Conference - Regional interdisciplinary Curriculum Innovation Beyond Subject Teaching – SSAT, Telford 2008 – Speaker
• ITIE Conference – Interactive Technology in Education – London (2008) Speaker / Presenter
• University of Wolverhampton – Blended Unit Opening Conference (2009) Speaker / Presenter
• CILT Adult Education Annual Conference – London 2009 Workshop Leader
• Black Country AST Conference 2009 – Speaker
• ITP (Improving Teacher Programme) / OTP (Outstanding Teacher Programme) (2009 - Completed as an observer)
• Black Country Challenge Education Show – Speaker 2010

Consultancy -

• Leading Teacher – Teacher of the Future Project (Sandwell Local Authority) (2005/2007) ICT and Mathematics
• ISpy Project Team Member – Online Portal – European Language Learning
• Educational Consultant Primary / Secondary – School Improvement through ICT(BCCSIP – 2007-11) Primary and Secondary ICT and Mathematics
• Lead Lecturer and Teacher Trainer – Staff Development Programme – APITT Smart School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2007/8)
• Lead Developer – CBLC Interactive Whiteboard Resources (2008)
• Numerous individual consultancy sessions, staff meetings, staff development days and school based events relating to teaching and learning, ICT and learning technologies (2004-18)
• 2017-18 – North Mid and Peaks Maths Hub – Black Country Ambassador

• West Midlands Training Team – Espresso Education and Channel 4 Clip Bank (Primary and Secondary Sectors) 2009-11
• Accredited Trainer – 2Simple Software (Primary Sector) 2011
• Accredited Trainer – Lighthouse Education (Games Technology) 2010
• Lead Trainer – Promethean Technologies (Fantastict Ltd) 2008-2011

Development of Numerous CPD programmes for Practicing Teachers

• Interactive Whiteboards – Classroom Techniques – Promethean and Smartboards - Accredited Courses Levels 1-3
• Effective use of Learner Response Systems – Turning Point, Activote, Activexpression, Smart Response
• Moviemaking – Making Movies with Flipcams and Windows Moviemaker
• Podcasting
• Developing Webquests
• Stop-Go Animation
• Computers for the Terrified
• The Interactive Classroom - Mathematics
• Effective Mental Starters – Mathematics
• Mathematics for Girls (KS2)
• SATs Preparation – KS2 - Mathematics
• Technology Supported Language Learning (LNFE)
• The Interactive Classroom – on behalf of JISC
• Effective Use of VLEs
• Strategic Planning and Audit in ICT –Preparing for the ICT Mark
• Developing Mastery in Primary Teaching
• Contributions to NPQ Course Development at University of Wolverhampton

Professional Development Activities

• Numerous Subject Co-ordinator Updates and Training in Solihull and Shropshire Local Authorities (1993-2005)
• HTI – Leadership and Management – Performance Management Team Leadership. (2001)
• Schools for Health Working Party – St. Mary’s CE Primary. Gold Standard 2002/3.
• Educational Visits Co-ordination and Risk Assessment- Qualified (2004)
• Attended – Designing and Using Webquests (ACLEARN) (2006)
• Developing an E-Portfolio, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (2006)
• Conference Delegate – Raising Standards through Assessment. Dylan William, Birmingham (2006)
• Developing E-Portfolio Use (Primary Development Group) (2006)
• Webquests, Internet Hunts and Effective Searches – University of Wolverhampton – 1 day (2008)
• Using Surveyor – Online Data Collection and Questionnaires – 1 Day Course – University of Wolverhampton (2008)
• E-submission and Marking Using WOLF - 1 Day Course – April 2014
• PCB Training (2016)
• Developing Canvas Courses (2017)
• Prevent Training (2017)
• Safeguarding – Level 1 (2018)
• GDPR – University of Wolverhampton (2018)
• Regional NCETM and Mathshub Meetings and Updates – Various (2011-2020)
• Various Mandatory Training