Peter Hook has 30 years' experience as a teacher and leader in schools, and as Head of Centre with Oldham's Behaviour Support Service. He has been an independent consultant/trainer for 10 years and has been described in the Times Educational Supplement as "…one of the foremost trainers in the UK".

He runs a successful training and consultancy organization with a national and international reputation for inspirational and empowering workshops and has worked with colleagues from over 900 schools, LEAs, Educational Services and PGCE courses in the past few years. Peter is a consultant to both the DfE and TDA on behaviour management, and has been responsible for the production of 2 training modules for Teaching Assistants launched by the DfES in September 2000/2001.

He is co-author - with Andy Vass - of Confident Classroom Leadership, Creating Winning Classrooms, Teaching with Influence and The Behaviour Management Pocketbook (winner of Education Resource Book of the Year 2005). Peter's work is also integral to the development of both the DfE's National Attendance and Behaviour Strategy and the NSPLBA. Peter is also, with Andy Vass, co-author of The Coaching and Reflecting Pocketbook.