The First 30
Plus: How MAT school business management works; jobs with We Are In Beta community members
Hello everyone,
Community member Jonathan Mountstevens said it best this week:
“I want to work with colleagues on the curriculum as the progression model, a representative curriculum and assessment design to educate kids better. Instead we've spent over a year on remote learning, CAGs, catch-up, more remote learning and now TAGs. Covid needs to do one.”
You’ll be able to soon, Jonathan. One last push.
Here’s what’s going on via We Are In Beta this week.
We - schools - Are In Beta - always learning.
This week:
🎧 The First 30.
🎥 Myths and facts about MATs (part 3) - School business management within Trusts.
💼 Jobs with We Are In Beta Community members.
🎧 The First 30
“What is ‘The First 30’?” I hear you ask.
Well, let me give you some context…
Solihull is a small, relatively affluent borough in south east Birmingham. But a few years ago they had one big problem. Several factors had aligned to create a situation where Solihull had more permanent exclusions than 90% of the country.
This is when Stephen Steinhaus caught wind they were building a new school in the borough. A school that was attempting to find a solution to the permanent exclusion problem. To make it make it happen they had to hit a specific target.
Starting a school like that isn't easy but where there's a will, there's a way.
This is a story about how he and his team convinced the relevant agencies to approve it, how they united the local schools and businesses around it and why it almost didn’t open at all.
🎥 Myths and facts about MATs (part 3) - School business management within Trusts.
Joining a Trust is a strategic, long term decision that needs navigating carefully by both school leaders and governors. Not only that, all Trusts offer different things.
Knowing how to start, and understanding the implications of such a change for your school can seem overwhelming.
In this, the third of four sessions, panellists will cover:
Financial reporting
Autonomy and centralised finance
Recruitment, retention and people management
Estates and property
Audit and accountability
IT strategy
Missed sessions 1 and 2? ⏪ Find catch up links using this button ☝️
Panellists:
Simon Campbell, Chief Operating Officer at Advantage Schools
Jenny Hill, Chief Financial Officer at Advantage Schools
Paul Edmond, Financial Director at Heart Academies Trust
Natalie Dalvarez, Deputy CEO: Operations Lead at Diocese of St Albans MAT
Andy McBurnie, Principal of Manshead CE Academy
Join us:
📅 Wed 12th May
🕕 7.30-9.00 pm
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💼 Jobs with We Are In Beta Community members.
Senior leadership
Principal - Ansford Academy (Somerset). DM Principal, Shonogh Pilgrim.
Deputy Headteacher and Assistant Headteacher (Lead of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)- The Holy Cross School (Kingston upon Thames). DM Head of School and Headteacher Designate, Dervla McConn-Finch.
Assistant Head Teacher (Teaching and Learning) - Woodland Academy Trust (Bexley and Kent). DM Director of Education, Julie Carson.
Vice Principal - Hightown Primary School (Southampton). DM CEO and Trust Leader at Inspire Learning Partnership, Claire Lowe.
Assistant Head: Computer Science & Digital Learning - Cleeve School Cheltenham. DM Jane Morgan, PA to Exec Head Alywn Richards.
Assistant Headteacher (i/c Maths) - Cumberland School (east London). DM Headteacher, Omar Deria.
SENCO - Belvidere School (Shrewsbury). DM School Business Manager, Richard Hunter.
Middle leadership
Head of MFL - Marine Academy (Plymouth). DM Assistant Vice Principal, Jen Brimming.
Progress Leader - Manor School Sports College (Northants). DM Headteacher, Jay Davenport.
Head of Year (to teach Maths or Science) - Coleridge Community College (Cambridge). DM Headteacher, Ele Stoneham.
Head of Music - Beaumont School (Hertfordshire). DM Deputy Headteacher, Jonathan Mountstevens.
Head of PE - Oasis Academy Southbank (London). DM Assistant Headteacher, Lisa McGlasson.
Lead Practitioner of English - Gloucester Academy (Gloucestershire). DM Deputy Head, Nat Nebarro.
Teachers
French & Spanish - Brighton Hill Community School (Basingstoke, Hampshire). DM Assistant Headteacher, Sophie Hallum Barnard.
Biology - Bexleyheath Academy (Bexleyheath, Kent). DM Headteacher, Graeme Napier.
Modern Foreign Languages - Chosen Hill School (Gloucester). DM Head of MFL, Katie Lockett.
Business Studies and ICT - Glenmoor & Winton Academies (Dorset). DM Vice Principal, Deborah Hawkins.
English - Oasis Academy Southbank (London). DM Assistant Headteacher, Lisa McGlasson.
Boys PE & Key Stage Achievement Lead - Gloucester Academy (Gloucestershire). DM Deputy Head, Nat Nebarro.
Science and English - Belvidere School (Shrewsbury). DM School Business Manager, Richard Hunter.
Teacher of Design and Technology - Aylward Academy (Edmonton). DM Head of Talent, Tanya Bentham.
Interested in these roles? Looking for your next team member?
The 11,063 strong We Are In Beta community can help…
Thanks for reading.
Speak soon.
@NiallAlcock and the We Are In Beta team
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