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Executive School Improvement Lead
Windsor Academy TrustExecutive School Improvement Lead
Mar. 2024
Executive Director of School Improvement
CORE Education TrustExecutive Director of School Improvement
Jul. 2023 - Feb. 2024Birmingham, England, United Kingdom- Executive leadership - School Improvement - Curriculum - T&L and subject specific development - Behaviour -Attendance -Pupil Premium strategic planning -Professional Development
Visiting Fellow
Aston UniversityVisiting Fellow
May. 2023Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
NPQ Assessor and Moderator
Ambition InstituteNPQ Assessor and Moderator
Oct. 2022
Director
David Ross Education TrustDirector
May. 2021 - Aug. 2023Lincolnshire, England, United KingdomDirector of the DRET Teaching School Hub, one of 88 DfE designated centres of excellence, providing professional development to teachers and leaders across North and North East Lincolnshire. Served over 200 schools to mobilise year one of the ECF, recruit and deliver the NPQ programme suite and compile a needs analysis framework through which to support a programme of bespoke professional development. Developed key partnerships, exceeded recruitment and participant satisfaction KPIs and managed a large scale organisational budget.
Expert Advisor
Teacher Development TrustExpert Advisor
Apr. 2021London, England, United KingdomCompiling and quality assuring curriculum content and assessment case studies for the reformed specialist and leadership National Professional Qualifications.
English Teacher
Oak National AcademyEnglish Teacher
Jul. 2020 - Jul. 2020
Assistant Principal
The Duston SchoolAssistant Principal
Jan. 2020 - Jun. 2021Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Executive Coach
FreelanceExecutive Coach
Sep. 2018I work with a limited number of professionals each year through one to one coaching. I prioritise female colleagues looking to develop or progress professionally.
Founding CEO
LitdriveUKFounding CEO
Jul. 2018LeicestershireFounder of a registered charity , providing subject-specific CPD, coaching and resourcing to English teachers. Oversees a team of voluntary Advocates to coordinate professional development across the United Kingdom. Keen to work with educational partners to ensure our members have access to a host of resources to support teaching in classrooms.
Regional Representative
MTPTProjectRegional Representative
Jul. 2018
Strategic Advisor and Consultant
Self-employedStrategic Advisor and Consultant
Jul. 2016I talk to and work with teachers and organisational leaders on areas of school improvement. I work with colleagues to improve systems and practice that will illicit professional fulfilment for colleagues and positive outcomes for students.
Course Facilitator
National College of Teaching and LeadershipCourse Facilitator
Feb. 2015 - Mar. 2018Responsible for design and facilitation of courses to aid recently qualified teachers to improve their practice. Specialisms include differentiation, behaviour for learning, engagement, independence at secondary level and effective planning.
Lead Teacher: English
Brockington CollegeLead Teacher: English
Sep. 2014 - Jan. 2020Leicester, United Kingdom
Teacher of English and Drama
GUILSBOROUGH MULTI ACADEMY TRUSTTeacher of English and Drama
Jul. 2013 - Jul. 2014Northampton, United KingdomNQT year completed- contributed to department regarding teaching practice, assessment reformatting and making links with external schools regarding improving and adapting school ethos/behaviour for learning.
Workplace representative
UnisonWorkplace representative
Apr. 2007 - Aug. 2013Leicester, United KingdomResponsible for advising, representing and resourcing for employment cases within a global private company based within the UK. Experience of a range of cases regarding grievance and breach of conduct and contract, sickness and absence including reasonable adjustments for specific medical conditions and managing those within the workplace. In accordance with the requirements of the role, attended union meetings on both a local and national scale to network and ensure that processes were both fair and consistent across the organisation.
Regional Area Manager: Retail
NatWestRegional Area Manager: Retail
Nov. 2000 - Apr. 2006North WestArea manager within the retail sector for a collection of eight branches within the North West Greater Manchester area; responsibilities included the design and delivery of training for new staff, overseeing the preparatory stage prior to flagship branch opening (in addition to recruitment, retention, setting and maintenance of specific targets relative to the particular demographic of the area, and coordination of security measures required). Regional targets exceeded for each financial year, with a personal award for sales delivery for the North West in 2004. Experience of staff management +300, senior contribution of process adaptation across the business and sales projections for retail sector.

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