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About us

Create Development Ltd was established in 2008 by Ronnie Heath and John Parsons, authors and leaders in education, to engage and inspire young people in and through PE and Sport.

The Development Wheel was conceived as part of Create Development’s ground-breaking real PE programme which is currently used in over 2000 schools nationally and internationally. Over time it proved its utility and value as a product in its own right, and now works in partnership with local authorities, elite sports and organisations within the charity sector.

We are an innovative and creative company who believe in building positive learning and development behaviours. We have a passion for ensuring everyone feels valued, included, and challenged, and believe outstanding development happens when participants are more confident, independent, and resourceful. With a growing portfolio of trusted and proven solutions, we support children and adults to take responsibility for accelerating their own learning and development, allowing both ‘learners’ and their teachers, coaches or managers to feel confident, fulfilled and successful.

Our Mission

We’re redefining what’s possible in learning and development.

Our innovative web-based platform supports schools, businesses and organisations to transform the culture of learning and development. We work with you to create a unique, inclusive framework which encourages consistent practice and shifts responsibility to the user to establish an unconscious, positive culture of learning and development.

Our Values

Simplicity. Excellence. Passion.

Create Development’s three central philosophies are:

Creating clear, shared learning and development journeys
Providing quality personalised opportunities
Shifting responsibility towards the learner

Combining these philosophies with our company values of Simplicity, Excellence and Passion make us leaders in learning and development.

We understand that for those who teach and coach, a lack of time and resources can make it challenging to develop learners to their full potential. The Development Wheel is an innovative and effective tool which saves you time, streamlines your processes and reduces your workload, giving you the time and bandwidth to do what you do, even better.

Our Team

Redefining development, together

CEO

Ronnie Heath

Ronnie leads a national and international team of creators who are finding ways to provide the best possible experiences for all those involved in teaching, coaching, and learning.

Through the Authorship of ‘Learning Nutrition’, ‘Raising the Bar’, and ‘Accelerating Abilities’, Ronnie has helped empower professionals and young people to become their best self.

A former leader in education, award-winning National League coach and National trainer, Ronnie established Create Development in 2008 to support teachers and coaches to nurture and develop a foundation of positive habits and behaviours. In addition to being an innovative and ground-breaking author and speaker, Ronnie provides inspiring thought leadership to accelerate learning and development in a meaningful and inclusive way.

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Managing Director

Joseph Desforges

Joseph spent over 10 years working in design and marketing including spells in the US and France before retraining as a secondary school teacher. As a strong proponent of ‘out of the classroom learning’ for the development of skills, creativity and independence of young people, he focused his energies into running extracurricular clubs and coaching sports teams, receiving a teaching award in recognition of these contributions.

Before joining our team, he was working in the charity sector as programme manager for an education charity, working in both primary and secondary phase settings.

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NATIONAL EDUCATION LEAD

Jonathan Kay

National Education Lead for The Development Wheel, Jonny is a highly experienced leader and former Head of English and maths, Head of TLA and Head of English (in the Secondary sector).

As a former Head of E&M, Jonny led a team nominated for a TES FE Award which achieved the best FE GCSE maths results in England in 2019. Jonny also works as Lead English Expert for AQA, an English and TLA consultant and speaks at conferences and national events. His book, ‘Improving English and Maths in Further Education: A Practical Guide’, was released in June 2021

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National Maths Lead

Mark Stewart

Mark is a former Head of Maths with over 15 years’ experience of teaching and leadership in the FE sector. He was also the Centre Lead for the Department for Education’s Centres for Excellence in Mathematics, aimed at improving outcomes for 16-18 year-olds resitting GCSE maths and carried out research on the use of technology, contextualisation and mastery in the FE classroom.

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Operations Manager

Theresa Cox

Theresa is a seasoned administrative professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in providing exceptional administrative and operational support to organizations of varying sizes. Theresa has 10 years’ experience working for in primary and secondary schools as well as working for an educational technology company.

PRODUCT SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Katie Brown

I'm the Product Support Assistant for the Development Wheel. I have a background in digital customer service and a Masters degree in Digital Culture and Communications.
I work closely with a range of clients to build custom Wheels and support them throughout their Wheel journey. I'm passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and enhance their learning experience with the Wheel.
I am a key part of the team implementing a large DfE project. I'm responsible for creating and managing Wheel platforms for the participating colleges and ensuring that teachers and students have access to the platform. I also provide ongoing support and guidance for any issues or questions they may have.

A fantastic product delivered by an excellent team, that go above and beyond to support the organisation and their learners.

Tony Fretwell, Barclays FA Women’s Super League Academy Manager

The Wheel from Create works really well with our programme and the fact that Create understand the needs of education settings really helps us too. The team are professional, friendly and helpful and respond to queries and questions very promptly.

Saima Nazir, Public Health Improvement Coordinator, Doncaster Council

Working with The Development Wheel team has been outstanding. There has been a massive alignment between Create's values, the colleges values and my own personal values.

Jon Wyse, Deputy Manager DiSE Programme, Loughborough College

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