60 Seconds With... Charles Taylor’s James Cranmer
James Cranmer, training programme manager at Charles Taylor Assistance, blends a love of learning, tech and tidy spaces.
Explain your job to a five-year-old.
I’m the teacher of lots of grown-ups. Instead of crayons and story time, I give them lessons on computers and look after a very smart elephant called Clever Nelly
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