Catherine Stevens Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Over lockdown, I led the development of Bright Talk, an innovative social media messaging programme (www.brighttalk.org.uk). This uses everyday conversations between caregivers and children to develop higher order thinking skills and strengthen family wellbeing. It is now running in schools in UK, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya. The programme was also delivered over the pandemic to caregivers in low income communities across Kenya.

London, Kampala, Nairobi

Scholé delivers outstanding, affordable education in Africa by transforming local curriculum private schools. We have a proprietary school improvement model drawing on global best practice and evidence from research. We have experience of working with schools in Zambia, Uganda and Kenya including management of Kenya's top school local curriculum group, Makini Schools.

Founded New Schools Ventures to raise the attainment and outcomes for children from low income families by creating chains of exceptional primary schools in areas of high deprivation. Its first school, Southwark Primary Free School opened in September 2012.

91-95 Southwark Bridge Road, London Se1 0Ax

Worked with a group of leading headteachers across the UK to manage the founding of Challenge Partners and establish its essential systems and structures. The organisation is recognised as an innovative self improving system led by schools and focused on school improvement; it has over 300 member schools.Led the founding of Challenge the Gap, a strategic whole school programme that significantly improves the academic performance of pupils from low income families. Expanded the… Show more Worked with a group of leading headteachers across the UK to manage the founding of Challenge Partners and establish its essential systems and structures. The organisation is recognised as an innovative self improving system led by schools and focused on school improvement; it has over 300 member schools.Led the founding of Challenge the Gap, a strategic whole school programme that significantly improves the academic performance of pupils from low income families. Expanded the programme from 39 to 130 schools in its second year. Successfully took the programme from a fully grant funded to a fully fee funded model after two years. Show less

Canary Wharf

Managed a high performing Thought Leadership service operating across EMADeveloped and supported a network of senior partners / heads of financial services in KPMG firms across EuropeDeveloped strategy processes and tools to improve the effectiveness of the Centre of Excellence and its Senior Working Group

Schools 2.0 StrategyOrganisational strategy and future thinking in preparation for growth• Transition – developed turnaround strategy, plan and documentation to enable ARK to improve its ability to rapidly turn failing schools around• ARK Network – developed a strategy and scoped a toolkit of policies, models and tools to enable ARK to replicate and to optimise the benefits of being a network of academies• Future shape – developed scenarios, organisational charts and costs, to… Show more Schools 2.0 StrategyOrganisational strategy and future thinking in preparation for growth• Transition – developed turnaround strategy, plan and documentation to enable ARK to improve its ability to rapidly turn failing schools around• ARK Network – developed a strategy and scoped a toolkit of policies, models and tools to enable ARK to replicate and to optimise the benefits of being a network of academies• Future shape – developed scenarios, organisational charts and costs, to drive decision making about the organisation’s future shape and direction Show less

Targeted Youth Support (TYS)Led the introduction of the government's Targeted Youth Support agenda. Worked with Hertfordshire Local Authority to pilot the systems and structures that were rolled out nationally.Single Delivery SystemDeveloped and delivered a major change programme across the TDA to enable over 400 field agents to hold a “Single Conversation” with the Agency’s customers: HEIs, Local Authorities, Government offices and schoolsProcess design, School… Show more Targeted Youth Support (TYS)Led the introduction of the government's Targeted Youth Support agenda. Worked with Hertfordshire Local Authority to pilot the systems and structures that were rolled out nationally.Single Delivery SystemDeveloped and delivered a major change programme across the TDA to enable over 400 field agents to hold a “Single Conversation” with the Agency’s customers: HEIs, Local Authorities, Government offices and schoolsProcess design, School Improvement Planning FrameworkDeveloped the TDA’s School Improvement Planning Framework using a change management process and tools. This enables schools to focus on outcomes not outputs and to demonstrate the impact on standards. This was piloted in 150 schools then rolled out nationally. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Senior Change Manager, Extended Schools programmeThe Extended Schools agenda envisages 23,000 schools delivering 8am-6pm childcare and activities year round, parenting support, “swift and easy” access to targeted support and community use of school facilities by 2010- For two years led the project planning of a national change management programme remitted by DCSF to effect the implementation of the £2bn Extended Schools agenda by Local Authorities- Delivered a change process and… Show more Senior Change Manager, Extended Schools programmeThe Extended Schools agenda envisages 23,000 schools delivering 8am-6pm childcare and activities year round, parenting support, “swift and easy” access to targeted support and community use of school facilities by 2010- For two years led the project planning of a national change management programme remitted by DCSF to effect the implementation of the £2bn Extended Schools agenda by Local Authorities- Delivered a change process and support to schools through a cascade involving 1,500 local authority managers- Set up national school level monitoring system to monitor delivery of outcomes- Managed programme to 23 Local Authorities to increase voluntary sector engagement- Piloted a parent support programme with schools in Southwark, resulting in Parent Support Adviser initiativeLed initiative to engage the sports and cultural sector (DCMS and NGPBs)Managed relationships with government, NDPBs and voluntary sector partners Show less

LEK is an international strategy partnership consulting to Board level executives and major shareholders of blue chip companies in the UK, Europe and the US; the firm is renowned for its rigorous analytical and quantitative approach. Key ResponsibilitiesLeading the analysis of business issues to support strategic Chief Officer level decision making- Identification of the key analytical drivers- Development of financial models- Analysis of conclusions, development of… Show more LEK is an international strategy partnership consulting to Board level executives and major shareholders of blue chip companies in the UK, Europe and the US; the firm is renowned for its rigorous analytical and quantitative approach. Key ResponsibilitiesLeading the analysis of business issues to support strategic Chief Officer level decision making- Identification of the key analytical drivers- Development of financial models- Analysis of conclusions, development of hypotheses- Development and presentation of strategic implications and recommendationsTeam motivation and management under considerable time pressureClient relationship management Show less

Mba (Distinction), Business

Activities and Societies: Scholarship from Association of MBAs see article in the Guardian.

Ma 2:1, Theology