Simon Chalk Email & Phone Number

Uk, Usa, Africa

London, England, United Kingdom

ETF is the government-backed, sector-owned professional development body for the Further Education (FE) and Training sector. Our role is to grow the strength and capability of the FE profession; enhance its leadership capacity; inform its decision-makers with expert input; and develop FE professionals to excel in their roles and develop their careers. I manage a caseload of providers through a national workforce development strategy with the objective of providing professional development… Show more ETF is the government-backed, sector-owned professional development body for the Further Education (FE) and Training sector. Our role is to grow the strength and capability of the FE profession; enhance its leadership capacity; inform its decision-makers with expert input; and develop FE professionals to excel in their roles and develop their careers. I manage a caseload of providers through a national workforce development strategy with the objective of providing professional development training for T Level providers. Show less

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Using experienced resources, my company will delivered tailored services to education, Government, Local Authorities and private sectors. - Develop meaningful curriculum's (specific to user/business/economical needs)- Establish quality criteria and monitoring strategy- Define vision, desired outcomes and pathway to success- Create meaningful connections/stakeholder relationships to bring ambitions to life- Bring in wider expertise where required to enrich the… Show more Using experienced resources, my company will delivered tailored services to education, Government, Local Authorities and private sectors. - Develop meaningful curriculum's (specific to user/business/economical needs)- Establish quality criteria and monitoring strategy- Define vision, desired outcomes and pathway to success- Create meaningful connections/stakeholder relationships to bring ambitions to life- Bring in wider expertise where required to enrich the process- Define the business/technology architecture. Show less

Northumberland College (Kirkely Hall, Ashington, Hexham And Berwick)

• Responsible for a budget of £1.4 million and 32 direct staff spread over multiple locations. • Managed design and delivery of Curriculum, in addition to the development of new services (including compliance against standards). Responsible for the overall quality and assessment practices within each academy. All academies in my portfolio achieved an assessment of Good or Outstanding for the last 5 years. (Confirmed by 2 Ofsted inspections during this period.) • Oversaw expansion and… Show more • Responsible for a budget of £1.4 million and 32 direct staff spread over multiple locations. • Managed design and delivery of Curriculum, in addition to the development of new services (including compliance against standards). Responsible for the overall quality and assessment practices within each academy. All academies in my portfolio achieved an assessment of Good or Outstanding for the last 5 years. (Confirmed by 2 Ofsted inspections during this period.) • Oversaw expansion and delivery of several academies, which helped to achieve outstanding success and growth of 10% per year. • Adopting aspects of Agile and KanBan in day-to-day practices to prioritise work, achieve visibility of tasks, manage work in progress (WIP) and deliver outcomes. • Shared lessons learned with colleagues in Government and other educational establishments to define business problems and understand the business architecture required to implement effective change. • Led engagement with employers and external stakeholders. Developed and maintained excellent relationships with partners through effective regular communication, including groups such as Northumberland National Park, Northumbria Police, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service & National Career College. • Lectured on HND in Policing: Finance, Equality, Research Project modules. Show less

I Worked as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, designing and delivering quality services within the Programme to meet the needs of customers and the business. Accountable for team outcomes and overall performance. I worked strategically with a number of external bodies and ensured that my areas of provision were clearly aligned future expanding enterprises that created employment opportunities. I was involved in creating budgets, managing financial performance, producing risk… Show more I Worked as a core member of the Senior Leadership Team, designing and delivering quality services within the Programme to meet the needs of customers and the business. Accountable for team outcomes and overall performance. I worked strategically with a number of external bodies and ensured that my areas of provision were clearly aligned future expanding enterprises that created employment opportunities. I was involved in creating budgets, managing financial performance, producing risk registers, managing staff across multiple sites, planning marketing for each curriculum area, key stakeholder engagement. Key achievements include: • Represented Northumberland College on the Executive Board for Northumberland Sport. • Took lead role in service design (i.e. curriculum development), including the development and validation of the Degree and Foundation degree in Event Management by Cumbria University. • Responsible for expanding delivery and securing resources within the local community. Successful sourced and secured funding from Sport England for a 2 year partnership project. • Ambassador for Northumberland College at stakeholder and commercial events. • Expanded curriculum involvement in community projects such as Kielder and Sunderland International Marathons (working with Steve Cram), Race for life, Sport Relief. • Responsible for the management of 3 teams of staff e.g. (target setting, performance management and staff appraisal) • Responsible for the development of overall assessment practices. Responsible for the quality of teaching and learning within each academy.• Acted as a lead examiner and invigilator for Maths and English• Lectured in Degree in Event Management: Finance, Event Management modules Show less

Ashingon, Northumberland

Provided Leadership and support to multiple teams. lecturing, assessing and providing quality assurance. Acting as a lead verifier, by supporting and mentoring other staff in their verification processes. I ensured that standards across the team were meeting nationally recognised targets. I Liaised with external bodies and external quality nominees, assisting and supported verification visits. I also ensured that external quality assurance improvement plans had been met. I acted as a mentor… Show more Provided Leadership and support to multiple teams. lecturing, assessing and providing quality assurance. Acting as a lead verifier, by supporting and mentoring other staff in their verification processes. I ensured that standards across the team were meeting nationally recognised targets. I Liaised with external bodies and external quality nominees, assisting and supported verification visits. I also ensured that external quality assurance improvement plans had been met. I acted as a mentor for staff within my team and also mentored Post Graduate students during their teaching placement.I had direct responsibility for the Degree & Foundation Degree in Event Management, HNC/ HND in Policing, Extended Diploma Sport and Exercise Sciences, Extended Diploma in Emergency Services, Diploma in Uniformed Services (Military). Modules that I lectured in were: The Foundation Degree in Event Management (Finance); BTEC National Sport and Exercise Science ( Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Coaching techniques, Sports Science Project, Qualitative statistics, Practical Performance, Research Methods, Anatomy and Physiology, Sports Injuries, Sports Psychology, Nutrition); BTEC National Diploma Emergency Services: (Current and Media Affairs, Leadership and Team work, Crime and its effects on society). Key Achievements include:• 97% success for all courses.• Graded outstanding in teaching.• Mentored and coached staff to outstanding.• Instrumental in the department achieving outstanding for 3 years in a row Show less

Worked closely with a number of stakeholders to ensure external provision achieved outstanding levels of success. I was responsible for Quality Assurance across each Franchise. Confirming a range of data that included; quality checks on work; monitoring performance and quality of teaching staff and their delivery (including lesson observations). Assisted and supported the audit process. Each Franchised company and area is listed below. • British Gymnastics Covering areas from… Show more Worked closely with a number of stakeholders to ensure external provision achieved outstanding levels of success. I was responsible for Quality Assurance across each Franchise. Confirming a range of data that included; quality checks on work; monitoring performance and quality of teaching staff and their delivery (including lesson observations). Assisted and supported the audit process. Each Franchised company and area is listed below. • British Gymnastics Covering areas from Middlesboro-Berwick • Football Association (F.A) Newcastle and Northumberland • Self Defence (Sunderland to Berwick) and street awareness Show less

I provided consultancy for (VTCT), a specialist awarding and assessment organization, offering vocational and technical qualifications in a range of service sectors. I was responsible for producing International specifications on Uniformed Services courses at levels 1, 2 and 3 that were then delivered to 2,000 approved centres worldwide. I have also edited and co-written a number of publications that supported National delivery of Sports courses including:BTEC First Diploma in… Show more I provided consultancy for (VTCT), a specialist awarding and assessment organization, offering vocational and technical qualifications in a range of service sectors. I was responsible for producing International specifications on Uniformed Services courses at levels 1, 2 and 3 that were then delivered to 2,000 approved centres worldwide. I have also edited and co-written a number of publications that supported National delivery of Sports courses including:BTEC First Diploma in Sport (Collins) EditorBTEC National Sport text book and teacher resource pack. (Collins) Author Show less

Post Graduate Certificate Of Further Education (Secondary Pe), Physical Education, Pass

Bachelor’S Degree, Sports Studies, 2.2(Hons)

Activities and Societies: Rugby, Badminton, Athletics, Tennis

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