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Darren Mann

Birmingham,West Midlands

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in recruitment handling, crisis management, and strategic vision implementation. Demonstrates proficiency in numeracy strategies, pedagogical techniques, and data analysis. Adept at budgeting, teacher training and recruitment, and professional development coordination. Committed to safeguarding children and mastering the national curriculum while driving curriculum development. Career goal: to continue to improve education for both children and staff.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Head teacher of primary school

Fairway Primary Academy- GLP
Birmingham, West Midlands
09.2022 - 12.2025
  • Continuous improvement culture among teaching staff, raising overall teaching standards and child achievement.
  • Introduced balanced and data-rich assessment system to enable clear tracking of attainment and progress across all primary phases.
  • Conducted regular teacher training sessions for professional development in own school and across multi-academy provider
  • Established positive internal and external learning environment that nurtured creativity and curiosity
  • Facilitated open communication with parents, enhancing school-home relationships, with practice being adopted across Trust
  • Evaluated trends and actions to identify accurate school self-evaluation and improvement procedures
  • Managed budget allocation efficiently, maintaining financial balance and "value for money"

Head of school/Deputy Head

Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy-GLP
Birmingham, West Midlands
01.2021 - 08.2022

All Responsibilities of Headship whilst Exec Head was seconded to Trust Central Team.

Seconded to Featherstone for Leadership support for new Head.

Head teacher of primary school

Edgar Stammers Primary Acamemy- GLP
Walsall, West Midlands
01.2020 - 12.2020

All responsibilities of Headship during Covid 19 Pandemic

Deputy head teacher

Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy- GLP
Birmingham, West Midlands
04.2018 - 12.2019

Secondment to provide Leadership support in preparation for successful Ofsted

Acting head teacher

Woodhouse Primary Academy- GLP
Birmingham, West Midlands
09.2017 - 04.2018

All responsibilities of Headship after movement of previous Head

Deputy head teacher

Orchards Primary Academy- GLP
Birmingham, West Midlands
02.2017 - 08.2017

Short DHT role before secondment to Headship

Self Employed-Finance/Insurance

DPMann LTD
Birmingham, West Midlands
04.2016 - 02.2017

Started own business in Education and Financial work

Head teacher of primary school

Chivenor Primary School
Birmingham, West Midlands
10.2013 - 04.2016

Appointed Head by new Academy Chain and led school during Academy Conversion, major building work following poor Ofsted before appointment.

Acting head teacher/Deputy Head/Class Teacher/AST

Stirchley Primary School
Birmingham, West Midlands
09.2002 - 10.2013

Promotion from Class Teacher to Deputy Head and stint as Acting Head Teacher.

Became an Advanced Skills Teacher and supported B.A.S.S. across many schools throughout Birmingham

Secondment as DHT to Bellfield Junior School

KS3 Teacher

Bristnall Hall Secondary School
Oldbury, Sandwell
09.2000 - 08.2002

Experience in KS3 curriculum, mainly for Maths and English, History and Geography

Teacher NQT

Brandhall Primary School
Oldbury, Sandwell
09.1999 - 08.2000

Successful NQT Induction year

Education

Master of Arts - Education

University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
09.2018 - 02.2023

NPQH - Education

Department of Education
Birmingham
09.2005 - 02.2007

Advanced Skills Teacher - Education

Stirchley Primary School
Birmingham
05.2005 -

Bachelor of Education - History

University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England
09.1995 - 07.1999

Skills

  • Recruitment handling
  • Crisis management experience
  • Strategic vision implementation
  • Numeracy strategies application
  • Pedagogical techniques expertise
  • Data analysis proficiency
  • Budgeting mastery
  • Teacher training and recruitment
  • Professional development coordination
  • Safeguarding children awareness
  • National curriculum mastery and Curriculum Development

Affiliations

  • A keen golfer and poor scorer!!

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Head teacher of primary school

Fairway Primary Academy- GLP
09.2022 - 12.2025

Head of school/Deputy Head

Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy-GLP
01.2021 - 08.2022

Head teacher of primary school

Edgar Stammers Primary Acamemy- GLP
01.2020 - 12.2020

Master of Arts - Education

University of Wolverhampton
09.2018 - 02.2023

Deputy head teacher

Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy- GLP
04.2018 - 12.2019

Acting head teacher

Woodhouse Primary Academy- GLP
09.2017 - 04.2018

Deputy head teacher

Orchards Primary Academy- GLP
02.2017 - 08.2017

Self Employed-Finance/Insurance

DPMann LTD
04.2016 - 02.2017

Head teacher of primary school

Chivenor Primary School
10.2013 - 04.2016

NPQH - Education

Department of Education
09.2005 - 02.2007

Advanced Skills Teacher - Education

Stirchley Primary School
05.2005 -

Acting head teacher/Deputy Head/Class Teacher/AST

Stirchley Primary School
09.2002 - 10.2013

KS3 Teacher

Bristnall Hall Secondary School
09.2000 - 08.2002

Teacher NQT

Brandhall Primary School
09.1999 - 08.2000

Bachelor of Education - History

University of Birmingham
09.1995 - 07.1999
Darren Mann