Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard
Member of the GEC Circle of Influence
Bio:
Andrew Bernard likes to be called Bernie, and he’s been a professional speaker since 2006. He’s been delivering keynote talks and workshops since then on varied topics, including: Equality, Masculinity, Domestic Abuse, Men’s Mental Health and Male Cancer and so far he’s worked with over 165,000 people in various settings. Bernie has delivered keynotes at BBC New Broadcasting House, Nursing in Practice, NHS, Teaching and Social Work Conferences as well as at Anfield, Old Trafford, Turf Moor, The London Olympic Park and a number of other prestigious venues on the importance of understanding healthy and unhealthy relationships.
He is the author of The Ladder - a careers handbook for schools and businesses to help support young people towards successful futures and confident career choices and is currently working on Where Are The Men? a call-to-action for male allies to help create more safety and equality for women at work, in the home and wider society.
Bernie is known to his clients as a humorous and dynamic speaker who believes in equality and works to challenge unhealthy workplace norms, to recognise boundaries and workplace bullying, to help men become allies to women and encourage empathy and flexibility in everyday interactions.
As of December 2024, Bernie has spoken to over 56,000 young people about masculinity, coercive control and domestic abuse
As Bernie himself says: “I believe in reflecting on the challenges I and my family have faced in order to turn them into learning and development opportunities for others through my work. My testicular cancer, my years as an angry young man, both of my workplace bullying experiences and my sister Sarah Gosling’s death at the hands of her violent partner have all shaped my purpose and topic areas across a wide range of audiences”.
Areas of specialism:
Author, speaker, workshop facilitator, Areas of expertise: Equality, Masculinity, Domestic Abuse, Men’s Mental Health and Male Cancer
Social channels:
Useful links:
The Crime Analyst Podcast Episode 205 and Episode 206
GEC Circle Contributions: Strengthening the GEC Framework:
Bernie has made significant contributions to our work in schools and trusts since becoming one of our Founding Circle experts. Most recently, he supported our focus group to explore ways to enhance our offering to Circle experts, resulting in the development of our new two-tier system. Bernie has also contributed to the GEC Platform, sharing his 'Man Up' workshop and the '5 in 5' – 'Empathy Lightbulbs' video series. Additionally, he offered hybrid student workshops to one of our trusts as part of the 'GEC Takeover' initiative, following schools using our data to drive inclusion. See the case study here.
