Tom Beresford

Tom Beresford is a public sector innovation and change specialist working with partners passionate about the renewal of places and communities. He has 10 years’ experience of research, systems innovation and place-based projects, working with public service providers, charities, councils, international agencies and civic organisations.

Tom is an Associate at Innovation Unit, working on their international education portfolio, including the transformation of Bermuda’s public education system where he provides capability building to system leaders. He also co-convenes the Catalyst Learning Alliance – a group of organisations around the world building their capabilities for catalysing change in their local learning ecosystems.

Previously, he was part of the Innovation Unit team working with the Aga Khan Development Network to renew and transform their Education Services’ Outcome Charter and Education Technology Strategy. He also supported the REAL Projects Programme, the UK’s first randomised control trial of project based learning, and led research and service design teams working with the Lambeth Living Well Collaborative – a health, social care and well being collaborative focusing on supporting a particular cohort of people to build personal resilience and community-based interdependence; and the Derbyshire County Council’s Thriving Communities initiative – a joined-up, holistic and aspirations-led model of provision.

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