Chris Kirk Email & Phone Number

Uk

At CJK Associates we bring a business-like approach to support the mission of education. We provide strategy, business planning, organisation design, operations, procurement and shared service advice to education organisations.Our recent projects include: - working with multi-academy trusts on vision, strategy, operating models and governance/ finance reviews - support for national education charities and business- digital Road Maps- Board and SLT facilitation- brokering to help small education businesses take the next steps through finding trade or other partners, or through making a sale.

England, Uk

I had two spells at PwC. From February 2000 to June 2011, I focused on delivering major education programmes, as well as advising the UK education department, and carrying out education research studies.For example:- We delivered the national 'Teacher Workload Study', in collaboration with the Professional Associations and OFSTED, to understand and address the causes of unnecessary workload. - I led the Department for Education's Behaviour Improvement Programme. We worked in detail with 136 local authorities and around 900 schools, to help them put in place improved approaches to behaviour management, and to reduce exclusions and absences- We conducted a five year independent longitudinal study of Academy performance- I spent two years seconded to the National College of School LeadershipMost recently, from January 2015 to August 2016, I set up the Greater London Assembly 'Getting Ahead London' to find and develop future school leaders for London. The programme has already managed to recruit a highly diverse and talented group of aspirant headteachers, and paired them with experienced education leaders as coaches. In addition, both the coaches and the participants benefit from access to elements PwC's leadership talent development programmes and through the GLA they are connected to the civil, business and wider public service networks of London.During this period I also led the establishment of the Sheffield City Region 'Skills Bank', a unique facility which allows employers in the region access to European and UK funding to grow their business by developing the skills of their workforce.I also worked with organisations as diverse as Career Wales, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), and with colleagues in Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Vietnam and Singapore.

London, United Kingdom

GEMS Education Solutions works with public and private clients to transform the quality of global education and skills provision. The founder, Sunny Varkey, asked me to join the GEMS group to lead the establishment of the education services division of GEMS Education.Our services were built on the educational heritage that GEMS has been developing for more than 50 years, and we worked in collaboration with GEMS' 15,000 teachers and leaders to create and deliver leadership development programmes, government programmes and educational strategies, and to run and lead schools internationally. We also create GEMS' first group of Colleges, for 18-24 year old Saudi Women.Our work focused on making a tangible difference in the lives of learners, communities and nations, enabling students of all ages to be prepared to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Recognising an impending shortage of school leaders, the government asked the National College for School Leaders to set up a succession planning programme. The National College seconded me from PwC to lead the programme, which became 'Tomorrow's Leaders Today'. The outcomes were to have enough school leaders, with the right experiences and skills, and in the right parts of the country. This meant engaging with existing headteachers to support them in identifying and mentoring future leaders, with governing bodies around the country to highlight the need to be active about developing and appointing leaders, and with local partnerships everywhere to create their own 'local solutions' to the challenge.

York And London

I began my career in education as a planning officer with the Funding Agency for Schools, in York. We worked in collaboration with Local Authorities and Grant Maintained Schools to make sure there were sufficient school places , and that plans by GM schools to expand or change were worked through with local partners.I progressed to the Civil Service Fast Stream, were I was on the Secretariat to the Dearing Review of Higher Education; and then moved to the Standards and Effectiveness Unit where I supported Professional Michael Barber to establish key elements of the New Labour programmes 'Excellence in Schools' and 'Excellence in Cities'.

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