Until September 2003, Simon was Head of Design and Technology and Information Communication Technology at Theale Green Community School in Berkshire, England, a post he had held for 17 years. He was trained at the University of London and the College of St Mark and St John Plymouth.

Simon was the Dyson Design & Technology Teacher of the Year in 2000. This national award was given in recognition of his work transforming a traditional department, into a fully integrated, highly dynamic state of the art facility. The department has developed a national reputation for its annual exhibition of work and the introduction of new technologies, especially computer-related work and was chosen to represent the secondary sector nationally at the National Exhibition Centre in 1998.

The department was part of the government’s CAD/CAM in Schools Initiative and Simon is an Accredited Trainer for Pro/DESKTOP, Pro/ENGINEER, SpeedStep and Art/CAM Pro. Simon was chosen for the Toplink program, funded by the Design Council and has written major feature articles in the Times Educational Supplement on CAD/CAM and in the Guardian on issues regarding training technology teachers. Other publications include books written on the subject of Design & Technology for SfE and for Heinemann.

Steve was Head of Post 16 Studies at Theale Green Community School, where he and Simon had worked together in developing Design and Technology education for 17 years. He was trained at the University of Buckinghamshire and at Sussex University.

Steve has been involved with the introduction of Pro/DESKTOP at all levels, working with children as young as 10 years of age, up to senior students at university level.