Bryce Taylor

BRYCE Taylor, who has died suddenly aged 63, was a radical educator, author and leading edge thinker and practitioner in the humandevelopment movement. He was founder and co-director of the OasisSchool of Human Relations in Boston Spa.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Mar 2010, 20:03 BST
Updated 26th Mar 2010, 20:03 BST

Born and educated in Rochdale, he attended grammar school, going on to read English, drama and environmental studies at Bretton Hall, before studying French and English literature at York University.

Mr Taylor began working in human relations in 1980. Initially he

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brought his innovative approaches to organisations in the public sphere – education, social and health care. A facilitator of the Leeds Diploma in Humanistic Psychology, he also researched for the National Institute of Careers Education and Counselling. Mr Taylor was a member of the national Royal Society of the Arts committee shaping the first nationally recognised RSA qualification in counselling skills, and he later became the chief assessor and national verifier.

Since 1987, the Oasis School's radical approach embraced the peer principle, shared accountability, consensual decision making and relationship at the heart of learning. Mr Taylor's work inspired many ground breaking programmes and processes, including the Diploma in the Practice of Human Relations and the Management of Change, which, for over a decade, influenced many individuals and organisations throughout Yorkshire and nationally.

Over the last five years, Mr Taylor was recognised internationally for his work. He was also a keen photographer, gardener and Bob Dylan aficionado.

He leaves his partner Zena, his sons Ben and Jake, stepchildren Becky and Dan, and grandchildren.

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