Carole Jacques

Responsibilities include:

• leading and managing all aspects of day to day running of a school, including school finances, HR and health and safety for the site, staff and pupils.
• development and oversight of all school polices and procedures.
• leading school through 3 successful OFSTED inspections.
• Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead and Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCo)
• working collaboratively with an external consult, staff and governing board to development a clear vision, aims, bespoke curriculum and assessment systems for the school
• working in partnership with local school, health and social care colleagues to provide bespoke provision for children with complex emotional and SEN needs
• achieved School of Sanctuary status and UK Nature Award
• establishing strong partnerships with local organisations for the benefit of pupils, families and wider community including:

* founding member of the NR5 Partnership, a collaboration of over 30 organisations who work within the NR5 area, including schools, local churches, health, voluntary and charity sector, Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council colleagues, city and county councillors, and local MP.

* founding member and director of Earlham Community Shop. Working in partnership with Norfolk Community Foundation, the Nourishing Norfolk Network and local organisations, set up a CIC to enable us to establish a social supermarket on the school site for the benefit of families, other local schools and wider community. Current reach over 1,500 households, provide support to over 650 members of the community.

* Norwich Castle Museum education team, with whom we have an established 5 year relationship, which has allowed the pupils to have access to regular free visits to the Norwich Castle and Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse. Focus of this partnership has been to increase access to cultural opportunities for disadvantaged families. Over 90% of the school cohort live with a area of deprivation.

We were also the joint partner, alongside the Museum Education Team, in a successful application to run a fully funded 2 year pilot for parents and children to attend an eight week parenting programme at the Castle Museum, funded by Nesta and Arts Council. Over 60 families have accessed this programme.

* a developing relationship with the National Farmers Union, which has given pupils access to visits by a NFU School Ambassador. In addition the community shop has benefitted from newly established links with local farmers through donations of fresh produce and financial donations.

* being a founding member of the East of England Maintained Nursery School Group, a collaboration of 8 schools across the east of England, which supports staff development and staff and Headteacher wellbeing.

Responsibilities included:

• member of the school and academy senior management team
• class teacher responsibilities, working across Early Years, KS1 and KS2 classes
• management of staff and TA team across school
• leading on staff wellbeing
• curriculum development
• liaising with parents and carers
• senior designated safeguarding lead responsibilities
• establishing an onsite Nurture Provision
• oversight of quality of education, care and early years statutory requirements across 4 schools in the academy's learning community.
• worked in collaboration with Royal Ballet & Opera to increase cultural opportunities for pupils across school, including participation in community and celebration events.
• Acting headteacher for 2 terms.
• Led school through a successful OFSTED inspection.

Responsibilities included:

• oversight of quality of education and care across 50 infant and primary schools, 4 special schools and over 400 private, independent and voluntary early years providers, including childminders.
• development of a bespoke and flexible training programme for the sector, including briefings for headteachers and senior leaders, curriculum training and staff development and wellbeing. Managed and led a series of conferences, working with national and international consultants.
• leading the LA's EYFS Moderation Team of 14 moderators, had responsibility for quality assuring all data submissions to the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) and planning a programme of moderation visits across the LA. Worked as a consultant for the STA to carryout monitoring visits to LA's across England, to ensure statutory requirements were in place. Had responsibility for providing verbal and written feedback to LA's and STA.
• secured funding to establish 5 research projects which culminated in the development of published materials which were shared across the LA and nationally.
• responsibility for LA KPI's and national data sets, reporting directly to the Department for Education and Lead Members
• working in collaboration with the Open University to develop and lead a degree level course for early years managers.
• working in collaboration with the Basic Skills Agency to develop Basic Skills Audits specifically for Early Years and Extended Services, led LA based pilot and supported roll out across England and internationally. Led training in Bahrain on behalf for the Basic Skills Agency.
• worked as a consultant for the Department for Education, to produce national guidance, as a trainer, moderator and assessor on national training programmes and regularly spoke at national events and conferences, sharing best practice.

Responsibilities included:

• working in close collaboration with local business, including European Space Agency, Johnson & Johnson, Maersk and EUMETSAT, to develop a vision, aims and plan to establish a new international school, to provide education for local and international families
• liaising with the local authority, school community, press and prospective families to share the vision and aims for the school
• organising and leading briefing sessions for the local community and press, with over 200 people attending each session
• organising and leading welcome sessions for prospective families, offering a flexible approach to enable working parents to attend - evenings and weekend sessions
• working closely with three local schools to build effective professional relationships and share best practice
• working closely with local families to develop bespoke educational programmes to support the integration of children with SEND into a mainstream school
• Managed all day to day duties of a headteacher.

Responsibilities included:

• Class teacher in large nursery and reception unit. Management of staff team, planning and implementing curriculum and assessment. Adapting provision to meet the needs of a diverse cohort
• successful completion of OFSTED inspection
• acting deputy and early years lead across school
• working closely with families to increase attendance and support referrals to external services
• provided support and advice to newly opened Sure Start Children's Centre

Responsibilities included:

• nursery class teacher in very large international school. Management of staff team, planning and implementing curriculum and assessment. Adapting provision to meet the needs of a diverse cohort
• successful completion of OFSTED inspection
• establishing a parent toddler group for prospective families

Responsibilities included:

• Class teacher in nursery. Management of staff team, planning and implementing curriculum and assessment. Adapting provision to meet the needs of a diverse cohort
• successful completion of OFSTED inspection
• acting deputy and early years lead across school

Responsibilities included:

• Class teacher in nursery. Management of staff team, planning and implementing curriculum and assessment. Adapting provision to meet the needs of a diverse cohort
• successful completion of OFSTED inspection

Responsibilities included:

• supporting a child with complex special educational needs to access mainstream education
• worked closely with parents to development of a bespoke educational programme to support the child's development of confidence, independence and self-esteem as well as educational outcomes
• supported the child's transition to secondary school