HOW2 Appoints Dan Beale as Advisor to Drive Growth and Impact in Further Education

TeachingHOW2s is delighted to welcome Dan Beale as Advisor, strengthening our capacity to support educators and institutions across the Further Education and skills sector.

Dan, of Pro Excellence Partnership, brings a wealth of leadership and consultancy experience, built over years in senior executive roles across multi-site colleges, national education consultancy, and governance. He has a proven track record in quality improvement, strategic growth, and cultural transformation, as well as extensive expertise in inspection methodology and quality assurance.

As Advisor to TeachingHOW2s, Dan will:

• Support TeachingHOW2s in pursuing new opportunities and expanding reach across Further Education and workforce development, building on his leadership and consultancy experience.
• Engage the sector by hosting webinars and live events, introducing educators and senior leaders to the HOW2 Platform as a practical approach to embedding evidence-based teaching.
• Draw on his consultancy work with senior leadership teams to show how the HOW2 Platform aligns with sector priorities and contributes to sustainable improvement in teaching and learning.

“My colleagues and I are excited to help colleges turn evidence-informed approaches into everyday practice, delivering clear impact for learners. Regardless of their level of experience, teachers can try HOW2 techniques tomorrow and build confidence fast.This partnership is about more than strategy — it’s about the practical ​‘how.’ What inspires me most is empowering education providers with an exciting toolkit teachers can use every day.”

”Dan’s experience as a senior college leader and education consultant, together with his inspection experience, speaks for itself,” said Damian Rollinson, Director of Partnerships at TeachingHOW2s. ​“His insight and credibility will help our partner colleges move faster — from strategy to classroom practice — while staying aligned to sector priorities.”

The partnership launches on 1 September 2025, with a year-long programme of webinars and live events to follow.

Dan Beale is a consultant, speaker, and advisor known for translating complex educational challenges into practical, results-driven solutions. His career spans executive leadership in colleges, directorship at a national training business, consultancy, and governance. Dan works with an exceptional team at Pro Excellence Partnership, where they support organizations in delivering measurable improvements in teaching, learning, and organizational culture.

Pro Excellence Partnership works with organizations across training, education, and skills to achieve excellence in learning outcomes. With deep sector expertise, the team supports quality improvement, leadership development, and governance — helping partners exceed standards and build cultures of continuous improvement. 

TeachingHOW2s is driving innovation in professional learning for educators across U.S. community colleges — particularly within Workforce and Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs — as well as universities and industry training organizations.

Its digital platform provides a practical, evidence-based approach to strengthening teaching practice, supported by an integrated AI Assistant that offers real-time, tailored guidance to help educators adapt strategies for their classrooms, labs, and workspaces.

Designed for Workforce and CTE faculty, the HOW2 Platform delivers on-demand teaching expertise that enhances instructional quality and supports job-ready outcomes. By offering an in-house, scalable approach to developing educators across both credit and noncredit programs — including institutions with large adjunct workforces — HOW2 enables colleges and districts to sustain teaching excellence efficiently.

Collaborative tools within the platform also promote professional dialogue and peer-to-peer learning, helping educators share best practices and build collective expertise aligned with CTE program improvement cycles.

HOW2 makes professional learning an everyday, scalable, and sustainable practice — empowering faculty to create engaging, competency-based learning environments where both learners and educators thrive.