Dr Paul Christopher Tosey

National Teaching Fellow 2007 Paul has spent much of his career supporting the learning of experienced postgraduates and professionals. His main aim is to make a difference to learners' lives through a transformative approach to learning. In the early 1990s Paul joined the Human Potential Research Group at Surrey and led the development of the MSc in Change Agent Skills and Strategies, an innovative, advanced programme for consultants and facilitators which has been described as the gold standard in the field. Between 2004 and 2007 Paul led a Higher Education project on enquiry-based learning (EBL) called `Learning to Learn through Supported Enquiry (L2L), under the FDTL (Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning). The project promoted EBL in undergraduate programmes across the disciplines of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Management, and Health and Medical Sciences. EBL has become a key part of the work of the Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education. Paul is especially interested in coaching as an approach to teaching and learning. He has expertise in facilitative practices that are informed by experiential constructivism, being one of the leading authorities on both Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Clean Language in higher education. He trained in NLP to Master Practitioner level in 1992, has been teaching NLP for 15 years and was among the first to publish on the topic in academic journals. In 2008 he chaired the First International NLP Research Conference at the University of Surrey, and he is active in encouraging a research-based approach to this field. His critical appreciation of NLP (with co-author Jane Mathison) is due to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2009. Between 2005 and 2008 Paul trained as one of the world's first certified practitioners of Clean Language, a highly respectful, learner-centred approach to development that focuses on metaphor. He sees this as a prime area of growth for his future work in HE.