Preparing Students for Future Success

Having travelled and worked overseas when I was younger, I joined Kent Police in 1994 and embarked upon my career as a police officer. I specialised in investigations and intelligence and when I retired I developed my own company, iTrust, a specialist feedback software business. I am also the author of two books, one on speaking up and a novel on the same theme. 

My career in policing means I am acutely aware of the risk and dangers young people can sometimes face as they try and navigate the world around them. I am also a father and when my daughter told me she wanted to go travelling in a gap year with a friend, I called upon a friend of mine to help the girls develop some personal safety skills and awareness. 

We soon realised the benefits of offering a range of services from skilled professionals to help young people grow their confidence, awareness and skills in finding their path in life. Worldly Wise was born. Founded in 2020, Worldly Wise is a not for profit enterprise that has grown to become a committed network of business professionals offering an exciting and diverse range of skills and experiences to young people in schools across Kent and beyond. 

I know the power that education, support and opportunity creation can offer young people in making a difference. At Worldly Wise we are passionate about giving that access to as many young people as possible.

I joined Kent Police in 1994, working as a Training Manager responsible for delivery of conflict prevention/management, physical intervention and protective equipment training to police officers and staff. When I retired from policing I created my own consultancy company providing conflict resolution and personal safety training. I am as passionate now as I was back in 1994 about making sure people have the right skills to keep themselves and others safe.

When Nick approached me and asked me to help provide his daughter and friend with developing some personal safety skills before travelling the world, I immediately agreed. I knew it could make the difference between being safe or not while travelling across different countries. Nick and I share the same passion for helping young people to be safe and have access to people and information to help them do so; we decided to create Worldly Wise to open up that access to as many young people as possible.

I am proud of the network of committed ambassadors we have to support our aim of empowering and supporting young people to make good decisions, be safe and develop their confidence to achieve their goals. One person can transform a life. A group of people can transform a community.