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Sarah Elizabeth Walsh19.04.1965
15 THE LIME KILNSSTABLEFOLDWORSLEYMANCHESTER M28 2EA
Mobile- 07970206049Home- 0161 900 1258
Email: [email protected]
SummaryThroughout my career I have developed an awareness of the strengths, skills and qualities I bring to the profession. With over 24 years in teaching I consider myself to be an excellent practitioner with a wealth of experience gained from working in a wide range of education settings. I have extensive leadership and management experience and am committed to school improvement and providing the best education opportunities possible for all young people.
I have a real desire for team work and staff development, which has been fundamental in all my positions. I place an enormous value on the emotional, social and professional support of people around me and always consider myself a team player, whether that team be my colleagues, the local authority or the governors that I work with.I am highly organised, and confident in my ability to prioritise, delegate where necessary and above all meet the needs of all stakeholders.
I have a strong personal philosophy that drives my vision and passion for education. I believe that all children have the potential to be successful and achieve whatever they aspire to be, and that it is a schools responsibility to equip them with the tools and skills they need in order to reach their full potential. I am passionate about making a positive contribution to the lives of the future generation.
I am genuine, hard- working, enthusiastic, well-motivated, visionary and dedicated to making a difference to the young people in my care. I am approachable, dependable and have a keen sense of humour. I embrace change and welcome a challenge.
AchievementsIn all of my leadership and management roles, I have been influential in raising standards, managing change, maximising opportunities and ensuring all young people achieve their true potential, by raising aspirations and developing a ‘can do’ culture. I have been instrumental in implementing the teacher learning community, and been an advocate for curriculum development. I have worked closely with trained Ofsted inspectors to ensure best practice is modelled and high standards are achieved. Due to the diverse nature of the education settings I have worked in I have had to work creatively to drive significant school improvement securing good or better judgements from HMI. I achieved this success by strategically planning school improvement priorities, restructuring curriculum provision, raising standards of teaching and learning and supporting leadership and management to drive school improvements by building on achievements and holding people to account. I am particularly proud of the creative, innovative projects that I have led and the provisions I have established. These have enhanced the skills and empowered the teams that I have line managed. They have incorporated well established strategies, built on educational research and resulted in outstanding professional development that secured effective curriculum provision, outstanding learning and teaching leading to excellent outcomes and achievements for young people.
Education and Qualifications
Sept.86 – July 90 F. L. Calder College, Liverpool Bachelor of Education Degree (Hons) DFE Teacher Reference:89/43996
Sept. 76 – July 83 Notre Dame High School, Liverpool9 O Levels Grade C or above including English and Mathematics
A-Levels- History; Textiles; General Studies
Sarah Walsh Curriculum Vitae
Employment HistoryJanuary 2011 - PresentSalford City council, Barton Moss Secure Care Centre, Eccles, ManchesterRole: Head of Education/SENCO
Strategically lead and manage the school. Responsible for the day to day operation of the school Provide professional development support, coaching and mentoring to leaders at all levels to ensure
outstanding curriculum provision and high standards of learning and teaching Lead and quality assure self-evaluation processes including strategically planning school development in
collaboration with associated Senior Leaders Monitoring and evaluating assessment and standards across the school, supporting leaders to enhance
current practise, further improving and developing the use of assessment for learning in daily teaching Conducting all performance management reviews of teachers and support staff and organising CPD. Responsible for all aspects of SEN. Managing budgets for education and vocational (school holidays) weeks. Planning all enrichment activities during the holidays. Dealing with all HR issues
May 2012 – July 2012Salford City CouncilRole: Advisory Consultant (Secondment)
Advising a newly appointed Head teacher on all aspects of school improvement. Mentoring and coaching.
Aug. 2010 – Dec. 2010Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, London.Role: Consultant for Improving Schools
Designing and creating high quality support materials for schools, teachers, senior leaders, governors and school improvement partners.
Working alongside recognised, outstanding education experts, including Geoff Petty, in delivering excellent professional development for teachers.
Sept. 2009 – Aug. 2010Manchester City Council, The Co-operative Academy of ManchesterRole: Vice Principal
Supporting all aspects of the transition process for an existing school to become an academy including the building infrastructure and design.
Contributing to the production and implementation of all policies, procedures and systems within the new school.
Responsible for developing the post 16 provision. Promoting the academy within the local community. Developing partnerships with local schools including the feeder primaries, colleges and businesses. Contributing to the staffing restructure and curriculum design. Developing the school website and the VLE. Creating an effective, inclusive enrichment programme.
Sept. 2004 – Aug. 2009United Learning Trust, Manchester AcademyRole: Director of Sixth Form
Establishing and developing the post 16 provision at the Academy. Marketing the provision within the local area and identifying a target market. Developing an accredited enrichment programme Head of Year 10 and 11 (2004 – 2005). Establishing and leading the Design and Technology department and introducing accredited courses within
this subject area. Recruiting staff to deliver within the D&T department.
Jan. 2007 – Dec. 2007 April 2009 – July 2009 (Secondment) Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, The Wellington Academy, Ludworth, AndoverRole: Transition Consultant
Supporting the transition process of an existing school becoming an academy. Establishing the sixth form. Developing the curriculum model for post 16
Sept. 1992 – Aug. 2004Tameside County Council, Egerton Park Arts CollegeRole: Class Teacher/Head of Year
Initially became Head of Year 8 then subsequently years 9, then 10 and 11. Teacher of Food and Textiles Technology at key stages 3 and 4. Teacher of History key stages 3 and 4. Grade A moderator and Examiner for AQA Textiles technology GCSE.
Sept. 1991 – Aug. 1992Tameside County Council, St. Damian’s RC High SchoolRole: Class Teacher
Teacher of Food Technology key stages 3 and 4
Oct. 1990 – Aug. 1991Cheshire County Council, Padgate High SchoolRole: Class Teacher
Teacher of Food and Textiles Technology at key stages 3 and 4. Teacher of A level Sociology.
Other relevant experience/information: Grade A moderator and examiner for AQA Textiles technology. Subject mentor for GTTP students. Professional mentor for NQTs. Member of Salford Secondary Head teachers and Principals Association. Chair of Governors for Clifton Centre (Secondary PRU).
Recent In-service training: SEND Reforms Attachment Disorder Speech, Language and Communication Disengagement and Physical Intervention SAVRY Prevent
Interests: Reading, Cooking, Yoga.
Referees:
Mr. M. Lowry - Head of Centre
Tel. 0161 686 5900
Mrs. Sue Woodgate – Assistant Director for Targeted Services, Salford City Council
Tel.0161 778 0229 Mobile: 0771 3998341
Dame Kathryn August DBE – Former Principal of Manchester Academy
August Education Services
Tel. 07803 525 644
