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Simon Courage
Simon is the director of Familia Consulting. He is an accomplished facilitator and consultant specialising in public services. He works with a wide range of clients, including central government departments and agencies, local authorities, the NHS and police bodies and voluntary and community organisations.
Simon's areas of expertise include working with top teams and partnerships, developing strategy and mechanisms to ensure delivery, developing approaches to tackling social exclusion and organisational change and design. Simon is committed to improving public services to reduce poverty and alleviate its effects. He was the chair of a Local Strategic Partnership in a deprived area for a year and is now the chair of a regeneration association in south London.
Previously, Simon worked for five years as a senior consultant at the Office for Public Management and, before that, for 12 years in central government, including the Department for Education and Skills, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury. He holds a degree in linguistics and international politics.
