About Matt
Practical solutions based on theory and experience
Matt currently serves as the Head of L&D at Nesta, the UK's innovation agency and home to the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT). There, he designs systems for leadership and culture change alongside world-class behavioural scientists, service designers, and data experts. This means solutions must stand up to evidence, not just opinion.
Before that, he spent 12 years as a school leader and teacher, managing high-stakes situations with hundreds of families. He began his career in the classroom, teaching thousands of lessons that refined how he designs and delivers learning.
Matt’s experience is backed by a Master’s in Educational Leadership, CMI Level 7 certification, and a CLO100 Certificate in Executive Education.
That mix matters. The Head of L&D role provides strategic know-how. The school leadership provides patience and grit. The teaching provides a deep toolkit of ways to engage people.
What this mix means for you:
Performance-Focused Results: Matt avoids "training for training's sake." He focuses on impact, delivering pragmatic solutions that align with your strategic initiatives.
Respect for your time: Workshops are timed to fit your organisation’s routines, not the other way around. Projects are tightly managed and focused on purposeful goals.
Engagement that sticks: Matt hates boring training. He draws on his classroom experience to ensure workshops are relevant, challenging, and engaging for the head, heart, and hands.
Ways of working
Matt leads with curiosity, compassion, and critical thinking. This isn't just about values; it’s about delivering practical, long-lasting solutions.
Lasting solutions start with the right questions. You know your organisation best, but Matt brings the clarity of distance.
He uses diagnostic tools to dig past the symptoms and find the root cause. Before building a solution, he makes sure the work solves the right problem.
Curiosity, to diagnose needs
Compassion, to create a safe environment
Development requires vulnerability. If people feel judged, they close up and nothing changes.
Matt combines high standards with a non-judgmental approach. This creates a safe space where teams can admit mistakes, reflect honestly, and actually improve. It’s not about being nice – it’s about removing the defensiveness that blocks performance.
Critical thinking, to find a clear path
In project work, Matt uses logic and evidence to ensure solutions support actual business goals, not just L&D trends.
In the training room, this means helping people challenge their own beliefs and biases.
With teams, he helps them align around shared goals and ways of operating. This isn’t always easy, but it is the route to real growth.
