An education consultant based in the UK, is working for Uwezo Uganda as adviser on research, innovations and fund-raising. He has previously contributed to three of Uwezo’s assessment reports for Uganda (2015, 2016 and 2019) as lead analyst and writer. James has a doctorate in Educational Policy Studies and has worked for long periods in Nigeria, the Bahamas and Lesotho. He has done research and consultancy work on basic education and the management of the teaching force. When based in Lesotho, he initiated the establishment of teacher education programmes for ECCE and SEN. Over the past 15 years he has advocated more public investment in ECCE and more systematic provision for SEN in low-income countries. James’s pare-time interests include cross-country running and hill-walking, historical novels and novels about modern Africa. He has also engaged in some human rights advocacy.