Lynne Williams
Lynne Williams is co-creator of ‘Single Steps Learning’ which is a UK-based training, consultancy and continued professional learning and development service. It specialises in empowering educational practitioners to design for learning, infusing Five Key Concepts - Community Learning, Experiential Learning, Problem-Based Learning, Quality Learning and Reflective Learning. Training events are bespoke and ‘walk the talk’, providing an active learning approach that is underpinned by formative assessment. Single Steps Learning currently works with individual schools, clusters of schools, local authorities/councils, colleges/universities and organisations in the UK and USA - training practitioners who work with Early Years through to High School and Adult Learners.
Lynne began her teaching career in London before moving to South Wales. She has taught a range of age groups during her 15 years as an educator and School Leader. However, her speciality is in Early Years Education (3-7 year olds). In 2001, she was ‘seconded’ to Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, as a ‘Teacher Advisor’ in a social and educational inclusion project, frequently working with learners (3-18) in very challenging circumstances. Prior to creating Single Steps Learning with Andrew, Lynne was recruited by a UK educational training company to work as ‘Research and Design Manager’, a role which enabled her to engage with the different educational curricula and organisations around the UK.
She has also co-authored several books. These include ‘Creative Activities for Thinking and Learning Skills’ (Scholastic) and ‘The Community Builder Pack’ (Critical Skills Programme, UK). Her work with Early Years students was featured in Howard Gardner’s ‘Multiple Intelligences Around the World’.
Lynne is passionate about learning and inspires others to think ‘outside the box’ and explore multiple perspectives. She believes that learning should not just be ‘inspirational, but irresistible’ and encourages others to reflect on the possibility of making this become a reality in their learning environments.
In her spare time (of which there is very little!), Lynne enjoys expressing herself by painting on large canvases with acrylics. Her love of photography and art seems to be an interest she has inherited from her ancestors. Recent research into family history has identified ancestors who were amongst the first in the UK to own professional photography studios in the 19th century.
She also seems to have acquired a collection of over 200 unique ‘rubber ducks’ - from astronauts to Elvis Presley and William Shakespeare.
Lynne began her teaching career in London before moving to South Wales. She has taught a range of age groups during her 15 years as an educator and School Leader. However, her speciality is in Early Years Education (3-7 year olds). In 2001, she was ‘seconded’ to Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, as a ‘Teacher Advisor’ in a social and educational inclusion project, frequently working with learners (3-18) in very challenging circumstances. Prior to creating Single Steps Learning with Andrew, Lynne was recruited by a UK educational training company to work as ‘Research and Design Manager’, a role which enabled her to engage with the different educational curricula and organisations around the UK.
She has also co-authored several books. These include ‘Creative Activities for Thinking and Learning Skills’ (Scholastic) and ‘The Community Builder Pack’ (Critical Skills Programme, UK). Her work with Early Years students was featured in Howard Gardner’s ‘Multiple Intelligences Around the World’.
Lynne is passionate about learning and inspires others to think ‘outside the box’ and explore multiple perspectives. She believes that learning should not just be ‘inspirational, but irresistible’ and encourages others to reflect on the possibility of making this become a reality in their learning environments.
In her spare time (of which there is very little!), Lynne enjoys expressing herself by painting on large canvases with acrylics. Her love of photography and art seems to be an interest she has inherited from her ancestors. Recent research into family history has identified ancestors who were amongst the first in the UK to own professional photography studios in the 19th century.
She also seems to have acquired a collection of over 200 unique ‘rubber ducks’ - from astronauts to Elvis Presley and William Shakespeare.
