Housing

• Jan 2023 - Present

Community Coordinator

• Apr 2020 - Jan 2023

In response to Covid19 we have established an organisation that delivers food parcels on a daily basis to people who have become vulnerable in Gosport. In response to Covid19 we have established an organisation that delivers food parcels on a daily basis to people who have become vulnerable in Gosport.

Headteacher

• Sep 2007 - Apr 2020

Managing a diverse team of 30+ employees (teachers, support staff, caretaking & cleaning) and liaising with service providers e.g. Hampshire County Council. • Overseeing the hiring, training and professional growth of employees • Collaborating with the governing body to ensure that the school meets local needs • Streamlining processes, controlling costs & modernising operations • Enhancing educational & leisure opportunities by realigning procedures with demands • Boosting registrations by improving outcomes, outreach and parental engagement strategies • Collaborating with teachers within and beyond the school to improve classroom conditions ensuring the needs of current and future children were paramount in all decisions made • Managing school finances effectively; budgeting & forecasting and ensuring value for money • Managing lesson timetabling, extra-curricular activities and exam coordination • Overseeing Health and Safety, including risk assessments • Working closely with teaching & learning advisers, payroll, legal, HR, health & safety teams • Collaborating with Police, Youth Offending, Child Protection, Social Services, NHS and fostering organisations to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable children • Engaging with Citizens Advice and charities e.g. local food bank to help families in need • Developing links with church groups, an elderly people’s home and the Navy • Liaising with Ofsted, teaching unions and external education professionals • Managing external providers e.g. IT company and a holiday playscheme organisation Show less

Deputy Headteacher & Special Needs Manager

• Sep 1998 - Aug 2007

Worked alongside two Headteachers to develop the vision and aims of the school, liaising with all stakeholders i.e. parents/ governors/ local community • Improved student educational outcomes by devising training plans for all support staff and NQTs • Collaborated with all teachers to understand and improve classroom conditions • Monitored multiple databases to track of the needs of individual children • Oversaw daily performance over 6 classes • Carried out annual performance reviews for 8 staff • Worked with the NHS speech and language specialists and physiotherapy teams, and the disability teaching team Show less

Class Teacher & Mathematics Manager

• Sep 1993 - Aug 1998

• Taught classes of children and managed the staff within the room to ensure good outcomes • Liaising with parents and carers to ensure the needs of the children were fully met • Carried out statutory duties of a teacher, i.e. report writing, external assessments, liaising with colleagues in social care and therapy services • Led professional development of staff in mathematics and as a result outcomes increased above national average at the end of Key Stage 1 • Taught classes of children and managed the staff within the room to ensure good outcomes • Liaising with parents and carers to ensure the needs of the children were fully met • Carried out statutory duties of a teacher, i.e. report writing, external assessments, liaising with colleagues in social care and therapy services • Led professional development of staff in mathematics and as a result outcomes increased above national average at the end of Key Stage 1