Experienced teacher in KS1 (including 100% pass rate in the Phonics Check in 2023); also experienced in lower KS2 and currently in Upper KS2, as Year 5 leader.SCITT Teacher Training - KS1 Mathematics lead plus experience as Teacher Tutor of trainee teachers.Behaviour Hub - Behaviour specialist, presenting to a variety of Schools SLT teams.

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• Head of strategy, content, sales and marketing for schools, libraries, trade with a market share of over 50% of the UK market• Results - delivered revenue and profit growth after the business experienced several years of decline prior to joining• Oversaw significant organisational change to the Education & Non-Fiction divisions of the Children’s Group – merging two separate teams, replacing key positions including Publishing Directors to modernise the publishing, restructured the… Show more • Head of strategy, content, sales and marketing for schools, libraries, trade with a market share of over 50% of the UK market• Results - delivered revenue and profit growth after the business experienced several years of decline prior to joining• Oversaw significant organisational change to the Education & Non-Fiction divisions of the Children’s Group – merging two separate teams, replacing key positions including Publishing Directors to modernise the publishing, restructured the sales team and delivered the first growth for several years• Established a range of new partnerships, including the Institute of Education (Globally ranked number 1), and new digital initiative with Amazon• Launched a new consumer non-fiction imprint, Wren & Rook, to focus on new opportunities in the print and audio market – on track to deliver over £2m sales and £600k profit within its first 3 years• Won awards for 2 titles in 2015 and 5 titles in 2016 across the industry and have 11 shortlisted for awards in 2017 Show less

Espresso is the UK's leading digital education & training company with over 9,500 schools subscribing to the award-winning services.• Head of sales, renewals and marketing teams; responsible for setting the product development & market strategies to bring growth back into the business & assist with the sale of the company. Revenue increased by 22% to £14m & EBITDA grew by 66%. New business increased by 26% in 2012 & 15% in 2013; renewals rates increased from 85% in 2011 to 87.5% in… Show more Espresso is the UK's leading digital education & training company with over 9,500 schools subscribing to the award-winning services.• Head of sales, renewals and marketing teams; responsible for setting the product development & market strategies to bring growth back into the business & assist with the sale of the company. Revenue increased by 22% to £14m & EBITDA grew by 66%. New business increased by 26% in 2012 & 15% in 2013; renewals rates increased from 85% in 2011 to 87.5% in 2013• Part of the Senior Management Team who sold the company to Discovery. Won the BETT award for Company of the in 2014 – the first time in the company’s history• Carried out a strategic review of the business – leading to a restructure to facilitate growth: bringing in house the renewals team; established a tele-sales team to focus on new revenue streams; changed structure of the field sales team into regions & aligning with inside sales capability to give optimal UK coverage; refined the sales and renewals processes; improved the service to focus on new key curriculum areas• Launched into new markets - Scotland, hiring local sales & support team, created new curriculum-aligned resources, achieving 20% penetration by the end of Y3; also launched into N.Ireland • Conceived and launched the first new service to Primary Schools in 16 years – Espresso Coding – exceeded school subscriptions target with 4,000 schools signed up within 8 months worth £1m+ in new revenue• Re-engineered the struggling Secondary School product, Channel 4 Learning’s Clipbank – changed the content, messaging to partners, and focused on usage stimulation to ensure the retention rate increased Show less

The Publishers Association (PA) is the leading trade organisation serving book, journal & electronic publishers in the UK, representing a business sector worth over £5 billion. I served on the Education Publishers Board for 11 years, becoming Chair during 2009-2011.The Education Publishers Council (EPC) is the division within the PA which speaks for educational publishers. Representing over 80% of market turnover, EPC has a crucial role to play in making a wide range of high quality… Show more The Publishers Association (PA) is the leading trade organisation serving book, journal & electronic publishers in the UK, representing a business sector worth over £5 billion. I served on the Education Publishers Board for 11 years, becoming Chair during 2009-2011.The Education Publishers Council (EPC) is the division within the PA which speaks for educational publishers. Representing over 80% of market turnover, EPC has a crucial role to play in making a wide range of high quality resources available to schools & FE Colleges throughout the UK, thereby helping implement government policy initiatives. We meet regularly with the Department for Education & other organisations to ensure digital and print content providers can support & influence policy within the UK. Show less

P&L responsibility for improving the publishing and significantly increasing both revenue and profit. Conceived and executed upon strategic reviews, including merging publishing divisions, entering new markets, migrating away from print to digital, as well as relocating offices.Responsible for Sales, Marketing & Product Development teams, including recruitment & development, as well managing shared service teams - finance, inventory, customer services & warehouse.Directed… Show more P&L responsibility for improving the publishing and significantly increasing both revenue and profit. Conceived and executed upon strategic reviews, including merging publishing divisions, entering new markets, migrating away from print to digital, as well as relocating offices.Responsible for Sales, Marketing & Product Development teams, including recruitment & development, as well managing shared service teams - finance, inventory, customer services & warehouse.Directed commercial activities internationally.Managed trade & distributor relationships (such as TTS, Bertrams, Askews, CES, Amazon, Gardners)Oversaw Local Authority partnerships: won preferred publisher status for Gaelic in N.Ireland and Scotland.Oversaw the divisional lobbying of government to influence education policies. Show less

Creating strategic marketing plans & leading the sales team to achieve revenue goals of £2m+.Responsible for marketing communications, sponsorships (National Literacy Association & Nestle), plus management of events & exhibitions across the UK and also the Bologna Book Fair.Successfully launched new digital resources to schools.

Responsible for Sales & Marketing Strategy including new product launches, sales team management, mailings, advertising, PR & telemarketing.Key Achievement: Sales Growth of 112% between 1996-2000