Nigel provided independent consultancy, guidance and support for music education organisations:
- Determining strategic vision, positioning and priorities
- Evaluating current performance, trends and issues
- Identifying future pressures, challenges and opportunities
- Appraising constitutional, financial, business and delivery options
- Managing change, leading innovation
- Developing organisational resilience
- Supporting leaders, managers, teachers and tutors
- Improving music teaching, and learning outcomes
Past commissions involved:
- Developing and delivering professional development support for senior and middle leaders
- Reviewing organisation aims, strategic positioning, governance, programmes and outcomes
- Supporting business planning, including funding and fundraising
- Guiding curriculum planning and delivery
- Advising on recruitment processes for senior leaders
- Providing mentor support for leaders
- Devising quality assurance protocols and programmes
- Advising on regional and national projects
- Authoring national reports and guidance
Nigel worked with a range of organisations, regionally and nationally, some of them on a regular basis. His clients included:
- Arts Council England
- Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
- Blackburn with Darwen Council
- Cheadle Hulme School
- Entrust Music and Performing Arts Service, Staffordshire
- Gloucestershire County Council (for “Make Music Gloucestershire”)
- Halton and Warrington Music Support Service
- Herefordshire Music Service (for Herefordshire Music Education Hub)
- Lancashire Music Service
- LeicesterShire Schools Music Service (for LeicesterShire Music Education Hub)
- Love Music Trust (for Cheshire East Music Education Hub)
- Music Mark – the UK Association for Music Education
- National Orchestra for All
- North Tyneside Music Service
- Nottingham Music Service (for Nottingham Music Education Hub)
- Oldham Music Service
- Oxfordshire Music Service
- Sefton Music Service (for “SKY” Music Education Hub)
- Sheffield Music Service
- Somerset County Council (for Somerset Music Education Hub)
- The Music Commission
- Warrington Borough Council (for “Accent” Music Education Hub
- West Midlands Music (collective of 14 West Midlands Music Services)
- Wiltshire Music Connect
After more than 40 years working in music education, he retired in November 2020.