Independent educational consultant specialising in whole school improvement through mathematics improvement.Tailor made support to meet the needs of the mathematics department and school.

A two-day a week contract working with the seven secondary schools to develop the teaching of mathematics including working with individual teachers, individual subject leaders, scheme of learning development, supporting the resourcing of a department and re-establishing and running the half-termly Subject Leader Meetings for leaders of mathematics. Providing bespoke mathematical CPD to departments.

Interim senior leadership team member for Skerton Community High School, Lancashire asked to fulfil role by Lancashire LA, an initial fifty-two day contract, HMI visit February 2014 comment on the positive impact of my work. Actions taken:o Restructuring of mathematics department and timetableo Conduct lesson observations, work scrutiny, learning walks to deliver fast improvement in teaching and learning o Internal organisation of structured revision opportunities and groupings for Y11 studentso Restructuring school timetable to ensure continuity of provision following confirmation of the closure of the schoolo Coaching staff to model how to complete application forms, write letters of application and model the interview processo Conduct a Health and Safety audit of an off-site centre and recommend necessary actions to the acting Headteacher and Governorshttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2350185/urn/119710.pdf

Developing on line learning material to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics including the development of a revision GCSE Mathematics APP circulated free to the schools in Torfaen and Monmouth LAs.Using the developed online materials to coach and model improved curriculum planning and teaching.

Regional Adviser working with 12 of the 23 North West Local Authorities supporting the development of mathematics by providing training, challenge, monitoring and support.• Strategic leadershipo Working with and through LA consultants and School Improvement Teams to transform the learning of pupilso Support the development of mathematics in the North and North West of England, through organising and delivering regional and territorial training, collaborative work and working with target people in the LA and schoolso Collaborative working with LA partners to create a development plan including monitoring and evaluation • The strategic and analytical use of datao Analysis of data to support LA mathematical development and identify under performing groups of pupilso Establish Data Manager networks to develop consistency in the use of data for target setting

John Ruskin School is a small rural secondary school with about 210 students, August 2009. I successfully led, managed the strategic development and transformation of the school from satisfactory to good in all areas, Ofsted Inspection, April 2009, consistently high CVA and increased student numbers, 29% increase over three years.• Strategic leadership: o Introduced systems that improved the governance of the schoolo Worked collaboratively at a strategic level with schools in the local geographic area and separately with schools of a similar size within the county to improve the curriculum offer for the students, provide joint CPD and challenge, monitoring and support at a senior levelo Developed the use of Student Voice to shape the future of the school• The strategic and analytical use of datao Developed the use of data to ask questionso Simplified the target setting processo Transformed the tracking process • Management of resources, assets and personnel:o Financial management of the school – removing a £70,000 deficit budget o Lead, managed and appointed teaching, non-teaching and ancillary staffo Developing the Performance Management cycle to fit in with the School Development cycle and the School Self Evaluation cycle and provide CPD for all staff