I am a highly effective practitioner with experience across the primary age range. What’s more, for the last five years I was a successful headteacher.
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🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc4ejv9s Of my fourteen years in schools, twelve of those were in a senior leadership role. The contexts I have served have been diverse:
My first school was in an area of exceptionally high deprivatio
n with a large traveller intake. The next setting had a very high level of SEND and social challenges. I was headteacher in a large town primary school which also served a rural population. Additionally, there was a substantial proportion of military families. In my last post, I led the successful transformation of the school (which had been performing well below national). This was acknowledged with a very secure ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement: “Applegarth Primary School is the hub of the local community. Pupils are safe and happy. They are proud of their school. There are high expectations for behaviour and learning. Pupils behave well. They are respectful and kind. Bullying is very rare.”
My proven track record of leading change for improvement and substantive experience as a leader and Headteacher put me in an excellent position to offer services to schools which are highly-effective and in tune with the current educational landscape. Qualifications and Training:
Coaching Accreditation: ILM Level 7 – Executive Coaching, October 2024
Leadership Training: National Professional Qualification in Headship, January 2019; Targeted Leadership Programme, September 2016; National Professional Qualification in Middle Leadership, July 2013
Specialist Leader in Education (SLE): English, Curriculum, Attendance and Assessment (Prince Bishops Teaching School Alliance) 2015 – 2018
PGCE: Primary School Teaching (Northumbria University) July 2011
Degree: 2:1 in English and Philosophy (University of Liverpool) July 2009
25/06/2026
Terrific to be back at Marton Manor Primary School yesterday.
Staying cool with some curriculum sessions for Year 4 and 5, and a rewards session for Year 6 to celebrate the end of the year 😁
18/06/2026
What a cracking morning at Viewley Hill Primary School exploring Ancient Rome with Year 3 and 4!
Pupils were polite, engaged and demonstrated some excellent knowledge.
"One of the best things I've done in my life!" My favourite pupil quote of the day 😁
12/06/2026
A productive revisit to The Rydal Academy today.
Year 5 were already brimming with rainforest knowledge and were beyond excited to explore what they had learned about in class!
I look forward to working with Year 3 in a few weeks...
11/06/2026
What a pleasure to visit Mortimer Primary this morning!
Year 4 were on fire with their recall about Ancient Greece 🔥
Looking forward to visiting next academic year...
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08/06/2026
Another first today! Giving our brand-new Islam session its first delivery at Woodham Burn Primary School.
Planned, created and delivered specifically to meet the pupils' personal development needs - visiting places of worship.
Using this technology, we could go back 1400 years and visit Mecca as well as travel the world to witness some of the most spectacular mosques on the planet! 🕌
05/06/2026
Another awesome visit to The Rydal Academy in Darlington!
Their Year 6 classes built a solid foundation for their final science topic - Evolution and Inheritance.
Looking forward to working with Year 5 next week...
04/06/2026
A terrific morning with the magnificent Year 5s at Dubmire!
We explored Ancient Greece - from Athens to Olympia. The knowledge and enthusiasm was incredible.
Looking forward to more visits next year with the rest of the school 😁
03/06/2026
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03/06/2026