James Griffin
Co-Director
Dr. James Griffin is a Senior Research Analyst for the Relationships Foundation. He holds a BA in Psychology and Criminology, an MA in Education and a Post-Compulsory PGCE. Most recently he has completed his PhD with UWE Bristol. Now with specialisms in Adult Learning, Professional Training and Data in Education, he has taught from primary to postgraduate, most recently acting as the Educational Architect for Improbable Worlds. Now he is focusing on working with us to measure, visualise find insight in the relational networks we experience. He also works with Cosimmetry on Human-AI teaming.
John Ashcroft
Co-Director
John has been with Relationships Foundation since launch. He has played a lead role in the development of the relational metrics used in many of our projects and led our work on healthcare and family policy. Much of his recent work has focused on relationships and wellbeing in schools. He also continues to provide research, strategy and communications support to some of the initiatives we have spun off. He is the co-author of The Relational Lens (CUP 2017) The Case for Interprofessional Collaboration (Blackwell 2005) and Relationships in the NHS (RSM 2000).
Dr Robert Loe
Associate
Dr Rob Loe an associate of the Relationships Foundation and Head of Innovation at Scots College, Australia. He joined the wider family of relational organisations back in 2013, to found Relational Schools, having worked as a teacher and senior school leader for well over a decade. He studied Education at Cambridge University where he pursued areas of specialism such as schooling and exclusion, the family and community dimensions of social exclusion and school improvement and effectiveness. Having completed a doctorate in 2015 which focussed on the measurement of human relationships, Robert now researches, writes and speaks on the importance of fostering positive relationships between key stakeholders in schools. He is based in Melbourne, Victoria, splitting his time between work with a national school group as a specialist in organisational culture and community development whilst establishing our Asia-pacific office in Australia.
Ben Gibbs
Associate
Ben Gibbs ensures the Foundation’s projects run smoothly and deliver against expectations as an associate member. This means he is often a client or grant-funder’s main point of contact from the start, with responsibility for maintaining the relationship over time. He has taught and worked in educational policy and assessment, and consulted on curriculum, leadership and organisational strategy. He holds postgraduate qualifications in teaching, educational leadership and organisation development.
LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
“I think we are still learning lots about how we’re feeling and how we move forward from this. I think…
Connecting Activities
Relational Schools assessed how a trip to Emu Gully camp influenced the relationships in three Year 11 classes at an…
