Experience

Ipswich School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Drama

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  • Manager of a team, requiring delegation of duties, collaborative planning and regular feedback on professional development. • Management of all communications to staff, parents and stakeholders on behalf of the team to maintain strong working relationships. • Organise and lead team meetings, taking minutes and recording information to disseminate to staff. • Lead representative at external events to drive recruitment and retention. • Collaboration with PR team on all digital communications. • Creator and distributor of all documentation for the department. • Strong technical Proficiency in both MS Office and Google programmes. • Organisation of departmental calendar and management of diaries, including long term and short term planning. • Leading workshops and assemblies for a range of ages on a range of topics, both specialist in my field and in areas that required additional research and planning. • Creation of reports that convert difficult data into an accessible format for staff, stakeholders and students. • Drafting, proofing, formatting and accuracy of information in relation to both documents and office processes. • Control of departmental budget. • Lead project co-ordinator on trips both in the UK and abroad. • Representing the School and the department by participating in external events, podcasts, presenting to the Board of Governors and networking at various independent teacher conferences. Show less



Southend High School for Boys

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