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David Yates

Rochdale,United Kingdom

Summary

Dedicated education professional with a strong focus on teaching excellence and special educational needs awareness. Demonstrates expertise in inspection procedures, financial budgeting, and safeguarding regulations knowledge. Skilled in building a positive school culture, strategic visioning, and effective parent-teacher liaison. Proficient in school marketing strategies, talent nurturing, and time-table creation. Committed to fostering inclusive education and adept at implementing behavioural policies to enhance student outcomes.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Headteacher

Shaw Education Trust
Bury, Greater Manchester
06.2024 - Current
  • 860 students and 100 staff.
  • Responsible for all aspects of school improvement.
  • Student attendance improved by 3.5%.
  • Budget £900k deficit to £3k surplus
  • Much improved culture, behaviour and staff morale
  • First choices increased from 39 to 99
  • Number of Y7 120 increased to 150
  • Supply cost £350k down to £100k and reducing further

Headteacher

Heath Family
Litherland , Sefton
09.2019 - 06.2024
  • The school was RI in 2018 and was much worse than this by September 2019
  • We achieved "Good" in all areas in February 2024
  • Only 3 weeks of 1 supply teacher in 5 years
  • First choices 57 to 239 (for 150 places)
  • 515 students to 740 (750 PAN)
  • Superb staff retention
  • Budget over £1 million deficit to a surplus
  • We became the school of choice for the local area

Self employed Consultant

Self employed
Crewe, Cheshire East
03.2019 - 08.2019
  • All aspects of school improvement work
  • Working alongside the Principal to bring about improvements to the culture of the school

Headteacher

St Francis Xavier's
Liverpool , Merseyside
09.2018 - 03.2019
  • Supported the school via School Improvement Liverpool
  • Supported during Ofsted
  • Saved £400k from the budget

Consultant

Self Employed
Liverpool/Bradford, Merseyside and Yorkshire
09.2016 - 08.2018
  • Supported 15 Secondary Schools in Liverpool via School Improvement Liverpool in all aspects of school improvement work
  • Worked alongside the Principal of Samuel Lister Academy to improve the School from a position of Inadequate in all areas
  • Supported many schools with preparation for Ofsted
  • Delivering Maths Masterclasses for large cohorts of Y11 students
  • Improving the culture of a number of Secondary schools

Executive Principal/Director Of School Improvement

David Ross Education Trust
Grantham , Lincolnshire
09.2014 - 08.2016
  • Director of School Improvement for 33 schools (Primary, Secondary and Special)
  • I combined this with an Executive Head role of a secondary school in very challenging circumstances

Executive Principal

United Learning
Leeds and Salford, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester
06.2013 - 08.2014
  • Leading both schools to improve all aspects of provision
  • Significant improvements to both budgets
  • Whole staff restructure of 1 school

Executive Principal

David Ross Education Trust
Grimsby and Corby, North East Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire
09.2011 - 05.2013
  • All aspects of School Improvement work
  • Whole staff restructure of 1 school
  • Leading a school in Special Measures on conversion to the Trust

Principal

Waterhead Academy
Oldham , Greater Manchester
06.2010 - 08.2011
  • Leading the merger of 2 schools into 1
  • Whole staff restructure of 250 staff to 199
  • Improving all aspects of school

Deputy Headteacher/Headteacher

Heywood Community High School
Rochdale , Greater Manchester
01.2003 - 06.2010
  • 5th most improved school in the country for GCSE results
  • Special Measures to Good with Outstanding Features
  • I was Deputy Head for 3 years and then Head for 4 years
  • Closed due to Building Schools for the Future

Assistant Headteacher

Springhill High School
Rochdale , Greater Manchester
04.2000 - 12.2002
  • Responsible for all Pastoral needs of the school

Teacher/Head of Year/Head of Geography/AST

Middleton Technology School
Rochdale , Greater Manchester
09.1995 - 03.2000
  • Geography and PE teacher
  • Advanced Skills Teacher
  • Head of Geography
  • Head of Year

Education

PGCE - Geography and PE

Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
09.1994 - 08.1995

NPQH -

NCSL
01.2005 - 03.2006

Bachelor of Science -

Bangor University
Bangor
09.1991 - 08.1994

A-Levels and GCSEs -

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
09.1984 - 08.1991

Skills

  • Teaching excellence
  • Special educational needs awareness
  • Experience with inspection procedures
  • Financial budgeting
  • safeguarding regulations knowledge
  • School culture building
  • Resilience and perseverance
  • Strategic visioning
  • Parent-Teacher liaison
  • School marketing strategies
  • Talent nurturing
  • Time-Table creation
  • Inclusive education knowledge
  • Experience with behavioural policies

Timeline

Headteacher

Shaw Education Trust
06.2024 - Current

Headteacher

Heath Family
09.2019 - 06.2024

Self employed Consultant

Self employed
03.2019 - 08.2019

Headteacher

St Francis Xavier's
09.2018 - 03.2019

Consultant

Self Employed
09.2016 - 08.2018

Executive Principal/Director Of School Improvement

David Ross Education Trust
09.2014 - 08.2016

Executive Principal

United Learning
06.2013 - 08.2014

Executive Principal

David Ross Education Trust
09.2011 - 05.2013

Principal

Waterhead Academy
06.2010 - 08.2011

NPQH -

NCSL
01.2005 - 03.2006

Deputy Headteacher/Headteacher

Heywood Community High School
01.2003 - 06.2010

Assistant Headteacher

Springhill High School
04.2000 - 12.2002

Teacher/Head of Year/Head of Geography/AST

Middleton Technology School
09.1995 - 03.2000

PGCE - Geography and PE

Manchester Metropolitan University
09.1994 - 08.1995

Bachelor of Science -

Bangor University
09.1991 - 08.1994

A-Levels and GCSEs -

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
09.1984 - 08.1991

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