Jonathan Duff Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Regional directors act on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.Regional directors’ main responsibilities include:- addressing underperformance in schools, academies, children’s social care and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services, offering support, and where necessary intervening, to deliver rapid improvement- taking.

London, England, United Kingdom

Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) act on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, to ensure schools are supported to improve and to address underperformance. RSCs’ main responsibilities include:- intervening in academies that Ofsted has judged inadequate- intervening in academies where governance is inadequate- deciding on applications from.

London, United Kingdom

A central role within the regional delivery operation of the DfE:1. Establishing a new Service Delivery Division - a multi-disciplinary team of digital specialists and operational staff who can design and then deliver end-to-end services for schools, reducing the administration burden and improving the user experience. 2. Providing high-quality corporate.

Westminster

Covering all strategic and operational functions of the Regional Schools Commissioner for South East England and South London during period that Dominic Herrington is acting National Schools Commissioner.

Westminster, London

Working with the Regional Schools Commissioner (Dominic Herrington) and school leaders to raise school standards in south east England and south London.Responsibilities include:1. taking action where academies and free schools are underperforming2. intervening in academies where governance is inadequate3. deciding on applications from.

Westminster, London

Overseeing delivery of the academies programme with Regional Schools Commissioners for South-East England and South London (Dominic Herrington), South-Central England and North-West London (Martin Post) and the North of England (Jan Renou). Responsibilities included:1. Brokering sponsored academy solutions for maintained schools causing concern2. Managing.

Westminster, London

Implementing new arrangements for performance-related pay in schools, giving them the freedom to develop local pay policies that help them to recruit and retain high-quality teachers and leaders.1. Led negotiations with teacher unions over application of 1% pay award in 2014 and on pay matters raised in their trade dispute.2. Implemented recommendations of.

Westminster, London

Leading reform of legislation and support for 16-25 year olds with special educational needs in the further education sector.1. Delivered biggest reforms in 30 years for young people aged 16-25 with learning difficulties in the 2013 Children and Families bill. Campaign groups cited post-16 reforms as the most positive in the bill and “to be applauded”.2..

Westminster, London

Reforming the 14-19 Diploma business model and managing delivery of summer results.1. Brokered reforms to the delivery model for the 14-19 Diploma with awarding bodies and the regulator Ofqual.2. Secured Diploma results in summer 2010 and 2011 through programme of risk management and mitigations.3. Undertook a rapid-response project across three.

Westminster, London

Leading a high-performing unit of staff and deploying them to undertake priority projects across the 14-19 programme.1. Temporarily promoted to Head of Flexible Resource Unit (G6) from February 2010, responsible for allocating flexible resource unit (eleven people) to projects. Secured substantive promotion in April 2010.2. Undertook personal project to.

Westminster, London

Advising Permanent Secretary on policy and corporate issues during first year of a new government department1. Advised Permanent Secretary on key policies and corporate strategy, including the Innovation Nation white paper and DIUS Capability Review.2. Provided leadership for a division of 40 people as part of Senior Management Team. 3.Introduced.

Westminster, London

Policy and delivery of Citizenship education, Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) - including introducing personal finance education - and Religious Education within the National Curriculum.1. Led DCSF input into HM Treasury long-term strategy on financial capability, culminating in a £11.5m project being commissioned to support financial education.

Westminster, London

Principal advisor to the Minister for Skills on all aspects of his brief and head of his private office.1. Inducted new Minister following May 2005 General Election, supported him through development and implementation of Skills, 14-19 and FE White Papers, Education and Inspections Bill and Leitch Review of Skills.2. Introduced new system to improve the.

London, United Kingdom

Departmental liaison with the House of Commons, House of Lords and No.10 on Parliamentary matters and main source of advice for policy teams on Parliamentary procedure.1. Advised on Parliamentary processes during the passage of the Higher Education, Children, and School Transport Bills, building strong relationships with No.10, the Whips' Office, Leader of.

London, United Kingdom

1. Introduced new system for managing executive correspondence electronically.2. Organised and supported Senior Management Team away day for 50 people at venue outside London.3. Liaison between QCA Deputy CEO and DfES Director during examinations grading 'crisis' in summer of 2000.

York, United Kingdom

1. Advised members of the public on their claims for housing and council tax benefit.2. Provided administrative support to the benefits office, including scanning and indexing claim forms onto central computer system.

Ba (Hons), English And Related Literature

Activities and Societies: Vice Chair, Derwent College JCRC; Chair, Derwent '98 Committee (college summer social event for 1,000 people /.

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