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Supporting our mission - ‘Increasing opportunities Improve outcomes’ - by working with our Trust’s schools and businesses to collaboratively deliver better services and also seeking to extend and support collaborative practice with new schools, businesses and neighbouring local authorities.

Sandwell, United Kingdom

Ofsted 'Good' September 2022 https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50196103Responsible for all functions of the Academy.Joined the Academy at a time of instability and MAT expansion. Stabilised staffing during a period of unprecedented high staff turnover. Restructured pastoral provision. Implemented a staff restructure to bring the Academy back to a surplus budget with greatly improved staffing ratios whilst achieving record low staff sickness absence. Experienced… Show more Ofsted 'Good' September 2022 https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50196103Responsible for all functions of the Academy.Joined the Academy at a time of instability and MAT expansion. Stabilised staffing during a period of unprecedented high staff turnover. Restructured pastoral provision. Implemented a staff restructure to bring the Academy back to a surplus budget with greatly improved staffing ratios whilst achieving record low staff sickness absence. Experienced in HR matters – restructure, complaints, grievance, capability.Experienced in conflict resolution and investigations with third parties.Extensive curriculum redesign and commitment to CPD improves student outcomes at GCSE and A Level.Partnership work:Member of the Sandwell Local Partnership Board – a DfE Priority Education Investment Area.Chair of the Secondary Headteacher Partnership.Vice-chair of the Joint Executive Group of Sandwell Primary and Secondary headteachers. Experienced in school-to-school working. Initiator of revised school-to-school support programme for curriculum / subject reviews in response to new Ofsted framework.Member of the Sandwell Local Authority Schools Forum. Jointly lobbied Schools’ Minister, Nick Gibb to improve secondary school funding in Sandwell.Member of Schools Forum Finance sub-committee that successfully lobbied the Council to improve the primary:secondary funding ratio in favour of secondary schools.Member of Schools Forum panel hearing applications for additional funding from schools facing financial difficulty. Show less

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Deputy Headteacher – Personalising LearningSignificantly improved teaching and learning and curriculum provision.Introduced robust data systems (SIMS Assessment Manager) and quality assurance procedures so senior and middle leaders had an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses.Extensive whole school CPD and individual coaching/competency procedures, meant no inadequate staff.Extensive primary liaison work resulted in a significant increase in ‘first… Show more Deputy Headteacher – Personalising LearningSignificantly improved teaching and learning and curriculum provision.Introduced robust data systems (SIMS Assessment Manager) and quality assurance procedures so senior and middle leaders had an accurate understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses.Extensive whole school CPD and individual coaching/competency procedures, meant no inadequate staff.Extensive primary liaison work resulted in a significant increase in ‘first choice’ places.Student outcomes improved. A 20 percentage point increase in 5A*CEM to 45%. Value added scores remained consistently high - 2014 value-added at 1021.6Acting Headteacher, January 2013 to August 2013 Initiated, planned and managed to completion a full staffing restructure including compulsory and voluntary redundancy as well as curriculum, pastoral and administrative re-modelling. This was managed during the final phases of an eight stage whole school BSF refurbishment.Serving the governing body to enable demonstrable support and challenge including redesigning the governors’ report, which ‘energised and enthused the governors,’ HMI Section 8 reportDesign and implementation of interim school leadership plan and related changes to leadership group roles and responsibilities and related recruitment including recruiting a new headteacher.Pupil and staffing issues: safeguarding; staff welfare; capability and disciplinary procedures; successfully defending a collective grievance – found to be vexatious - and related compromise arrangements; appraisal system; and ‘Single Status’ implementation. Outcomes: Praised by Ofsted and HMI for strong interim leadership, ‘…you have driven a change in the culture of the school to one of greater openness and transparency, and promoted a sense of shared responsibility for improvement across staff, governors and students.’ See 2013 Section 8 report http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/104395 Show less

Sandwell, West Midlands, Uk

Founder of the teaching and learning group responsible for CPD and monitoring the quality of teaching and learning and leader of the Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP); teacher coaching programme; implementing new data system and supporting subject leaders in data analysis; responsible for recruitment of academic coaches who support pupils at risk of not achieving target grades.Full responsibility for Technology College specialism including re-designation; sourcing and… Show more Founder of the teaching and learning group responsible for CPD and monitoring the quality of teaching and learning and leader of the Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP); teacher coaching programme; implementing new data system and supporting subject leaders in data analysis; responsible for recruitment of academic coaches who support pupils at risk of not achieving target grades.Full responsibility for Technology College specialism including re-designation; sourcing and hosting adult and family learning service on site as part of extended services offer; helping select and launch the VLE. Lead teacher on SSAT ‘Raising Attainment in Teaching and Learning’ (RATL) project and plenary presenter at RATL conference, line-manager of English; Maths; line-manager of Head of Year 10. Taught Geography and Mathematics.Outcomes:Our in-house CPD model was noted as an example of good practice by Ofsted March 2010, ‘Good professional development in schools: How does leadership contribute?’Launched adult learning on site which strengthened community cohesion and helped address educational underachievement in a highly deprived area. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Head of Geography and Humanities and Key Stage 3 National Strategy Manager.

Solihull, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Npqel, Executive Leadership

Npqh, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Pgce Geography

Master'S Degree, Latin American Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography, 2 I

3 A Levels, 9 O Levels