As a Head I found myself specialising in small to medium sized schools (350-800 pupils) that were in need of modernisation and reorganisation, greater pupil recruitment and improved strategic planning. Typically this would also involve the reorganisation and performance management of staff, campus development, modernised teaching and improvements to pastoral care. All the schools grew to their largest size under my leadership with their highest academic results and all became stable, secure and successful places to study, work and grow together.

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Throughout my career I have been a mentor and coach to alumni and staff. I am also very experienced in leading organisational development and familiar with the challenges of managing large groups of teaching and non-teaching staff in very different, dynamic, competitive environments.

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I have been leading and managing educational consultancy projects alongside my leadership roles for over 25 years. More recently I have undertaken two interim Headships and in both cases was invited into the schools to support the governors in their mission to see the schools through a period of change and difficulty. 

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I can provide support for Heads, senior leaders and governing bodies in the following areas:

• Strategic planning, strategic reviews and school efficiency/value for money auditing.

• Increasing pupil recruitment and retention. and school marketing.

• Inspection preparation and compliance. 

• Headteacher and Senior Leader appraisal, mentoring and coaching.

• Interim Headship.

• Staffing issues- mediation, protected conversations, workplace bullying and tribunals.

• Governor training.  

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