Meet the HLTA Team

Bill Davies
HLTA Project Manager (London)
20 years experience as a senior leader in schools. Held senior positions in Local Authorities in London as a school improvement officer, workforce development and leadership consultant. Established and led a  successful education consultancy business before joining Four S in 2006 as a senior education and workforce consultant.

Ian Hollingsworth
HLTA Project Manager (South East Region)

20 years experience as headteacher of middle and junior schools. Three years Initial Teacher Training experience with St.Mary’s University. Three years Workforce Development Consultancy in Surrey & HLTA Project Management across the SE. National HLTA Moderator.

Mandy Bowler
HLTA Project Manager (Assessment and Training)
Deputy Project manager (South East Region)

Primary teacher for fourteen years and ten at senior management level with additional experienced in the coordinating science and as SENCO for one of Surrey's largest junior schools. Post teaching experience as SEN consultant delivering training and consultancy across all phases of education. Currently chief HLTA assessor and lead trainer across London and the SE region.

Rick Perry
HLTA Project Manager (London)

Ten years experience as a primary teacher and member of senior management team of a large primary school. Extensive work, post teaching, as an ICT consultant, Workforce Development consultant and project manager working in schools across country.

Jimmy Heslop
Assessments Contracts Project Co-ordinator
HLTA Senior Administrator

Leads a highly motivated, professional operations team supporting all HLTA activities in London and the South East, as well as AST and ET assessments across the country.  Has been involved with the HLTA project since the first Phase 1 assessments in 2004.

Support Staff:
Training and Preparation:  Pam French and Andrew Lucas
Assessment administration: Paula Champion
IT:    Robin Marshall

VT Four S
Bay Tree Avenue
Kingston Road
Leatherhead
Surrey KT22 7UE

T: 0800 073 4444 ext: 834283
F: 01372 834283
E: hlta@vtplc.co


Appeals Process

In the unlikely event that a candidate is unhappy about the outcome of their assessment, there is an appeals process that is clearly followed. In the first instance, we recommend contacting the HLTA team direct. However, the appeals process in available on request.