Andy Smith Email & Phone Number

Warrington, Gb

Winsford, England, United Kingdom

Irlam, England, United Kingdom

Strong Advocacy for Student DevelopmentDeveloped and Managed Enrichment Programs (2024-Present): Established a system integrating the Academy's enrichment activities with MyAspire to track student aspirations and interventions. This data-driven approach led to improved support for all students, with a focus on specific needs. Reinstated the Duke of Edinburgh's Award program with trained staff, and implemented cost-saving in-house educational visits with a trust-compliant policy. Ofsted… Show more Strong Advocacy for Student DevelopmentDeveloped and Managed Enrichment Programs (2024-Present): Established a system integrating the Academy's enrichment activities with MyAspire to track student aspirations and interventions. This data-driven approach led to improved support for all students, with a focus on specific needs. Reinstated the Duke of Edinburgh's Award program with trained staff, and implemented cost-saving in-house educational visits with a trust-compliant policy. Ofsted acknowledged this success, noting that "pupils are successfully prepared for their next steps."Enhanced Health and Safety Compliance (2020-2024): Led the strategic implementation of HSE, legal, and trust-wide health and safety practices. Adapted national and trust policies for local contexts, and built staff capacity to address previous shortcomings.Championed Curriculum Excellence (2018-Present): Philosophy, Religion and Ethics: Identified a curriculum gap and reintroduced religious studies. Currently building a strong team and designing an effective KS4 program to improve Progress 8 scores. Initiated a Salford cluster of RS teachers for resource sharing and collaboration.Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) (2014-Present): Secured increased curriculum time for PSHCE and raised awareness of critical issues concerning race, sex, and gender. Established equality objectives that ensure inclusivity. Ofsted's 2021 inspection rated this aspect of the curriculum as "extremely good." Show less

Irlam, England, United Kingdom

Whole school lead for personal development; including educational visits, uniform design and supply, PSHE, Citizenship, enrichment programme development, first aid training and Centre Manager for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Irlam, England, United Kingdom

Reintroduced and brought back the RS curriculum and working towards rebuilding the subject and resdying for GCSE course.

Irlam

Head of Citizenship and teacher of history. Additional responsibilities for student voice, student roles, department procurement and some HR.

Management, leadership and training responsibilities. Latterly lead on staff training and recruitment for the Greater Manchester area; designing new courses and materials that were in line with HQ policy and aims.

Irlam

Still teaching history, but now also:*PSHE and Citizenship Lead*Enrichment Activities Co-Ordinator*School uniform design and procurement*Some school and community events planning*Student Voice*Student Beekeeping project

Lancashire

Valuations and viewings of properties.

World Class Manager Courses 1&2, Management, Pass

Course 1: Building Core Critical Skills Leadership Philosophy & Core Values Goal Setting (SMART goals, cascading) Time Management.

Full Range Of Level 3 Adult And Paediatric First Aid (Level 6 In Scotland), First Aid, Level 3

Compentent in and able to train and assess: First Aid at Work (Instructor) Defibrillation Instructor Oxygen Therapy Anaphylaxis Assessor

Iosh Certification, Health And Safety, Pass

This course provided me with useful training which included: • managing health and safety requirements • assessing, controlling.

Npqsl, Educational Leadership And Administration, General, Pass

Through the NPQSL program, I gained the knowledge and expertise to effectively lead whole-school level initiatives. This included.

Lowland Expedition Leadership, Outdoor Education, Level 3

Sports Leaders UK Level 3 Qualification in Lowland Expedition Leadership. The course included training on effective navigation, route.

Institute Of Leadership & Management Award, Organizational Leadership, Level 5 Pass

This course included leadership styles, team development, problem solving, setting SMART objectives and using SWOT analysis.

Pgce, Secondary History, Level 7 Pass

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 2:1

The last "college" cohort. Degree awarded by Lancaster University. Particular areas of interest were courses in nineteenth century.

A Levels, Biology, Psychology, Sociology