Geraint Jones (educator)

Geraint Paul Jones (born 5 November 1976) is a British educator.

Geraint Jones
Title	Professor[1]

He is the Founder and CEO of the National Institute of Teaching & Education (NITE), which is part of the Coventry University Group. He holds a Professorship in Education at Coventry University and is their Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor.^[2]

Career

From 2014 to 2018, he served as Dean of the School of Education at the University of Buckingham. ^[3] He also launched a scholarship programme that awarded £100,000 to local teachers in state-maintained schools.^[4]

Previously, Jones was Chief Education Officer at Cognita Schools, the UK’s largest independent school group. During his time there, he publicly criticised inefficiencies in state-maintained schools, stating "It makes me sick".^[5] Under his leadership, 43 out of 44 Cognita schools in the UK received a judgement of "Outstanding" or "Good" from Ofsted.^[6]

At age 28, Jones became the UK’s youngest Ofsted Inspector.^[7] By 31, he had been appointed Head Teacher and Principal of Quinton House School in Northamptonshire, where he led a successful turnaround.^[8] The school became one of the country’s highest performing schools for its GCSE results. ^[9]

Jones has been involved in national and international educational initiatives. He is known for pioneering new school day structures, for which he received a national award. He also developed the "Wake 'n' Shake" physical activity programme.^[10]

He is a regular commentator on educational matters in UK national media and is a columnist for the Times Educational Supplement (TES).^[11]

Jones played a role in shaping the education strategy behind London’s successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and represented UK schools at the announcement ceremony in Singapore.^[12]

He has also served as an advisor to government education ministries in the UK, Southeast Asia, and the UAE.^[13]