The Key

Tom is one of the most experienced Key Facilitators in the North East. He has been a member of the Key Board of Trustees for over 10 years and has used the Key process both practically as a facilitator and strategically, as the Manager of several youth organisations. Tom started working with young people in Stoke when he was just 16 giving him 40 y... ears of experience to date. His first taste of the North East was in Scotswood, Newcastle where he worked with some of the most deprived young people in the region. He then went on to work for the National Childrens Play and Recreational Unit where he was a Programme Director for Children Today in Leicester, an action research project into Best Practice in childrens play. Tom then went on to work for Lego as a consultant designing play areas for children and young people, this work took him over to Ireland for a time too. Tom went back to Stoke and became a Community Development Manager before returning the North East in 2000 to run the Youth Inclusion Project in North Washington. This is where Tom first used the Key process as a facilitator. Since that time, Tom moved to Wansbeck as a Programme Manager for Crime Concern. Tom championed the Key process in Wansbeck and built up a strong and vibrant network of facilitators who still today remain very active and supportive. Tom currently works on a freelance basis as a trainer and consultant to the youth sector in the North East. This has recently included setting up 3 youth projects in Newcastle. Tom is a keen paddler, formerly a keen judoka. His recent work with With Land on Our Left (a Key Case Study group) has been amongst the most rewarding in a very long career.Read More