Cognition

Dr Phil Coogan

Dr. Coogan is a well-respected educator and academic, with a background in secondary school English teaching.  He brings to the team a wealth of experience within the education sector.  Before joining Cognition, he was director of Unitec in Schools, a professional development consultancy and contracting service. Prior to that he developed and led the Unitec Secondary Teacher Education Programme where he lectured in English and Assessment and Qualifications.

Dr Coogan has forged a considerable reputation with his creative approach to leadership of online curriculum communities. This has included the directorship of the: English Online, ESOL Online, Arts Online and Social Studies Online. He has also directed contracts focusing on ICT strategic leadership, the pilot of e-asTTle, Assessment for Learning and is currently leading contracts focused on Board Training and Support, the INSTEP teacher education project and the Qatar Senior Secondary Assessment Project.

His research interests include the impact of high stakes assessment on innovation in secondary schools, especially innovations such as the introduction of ICTs for learning.