Kirsty Fitzscott
Shoreham-by-Sea,West Sussex
Summary
Versatile and motivational professional with expertise in providing development programmes, coaching and mentoring to employees at all levels. Adept in building positive relationships and change management, delivering measurable progress in performance objectives. Completing current headship and ILM Level 5 Diploma in Effective Coaching & Mentoring in August 2024.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Headteacher
West Sussex County Council
Horsham, West Sussex
09.2017 - Current
- Established and sustained school's ethos and strategic direction in partnership with governors and through consultation with key stakeholders across the school community.
- Delivered empowering leadership through coaching, ensuring culture of high staff professionalism and buy-in.
- Recruited and trained strong educators and support staff to maximise success.
- Championed goal setting and instilled culture of ongoing professional development for all employees.
- Produced training and supportive materials tailored to the school's organisational needs.
- Organised delivery of specialised training in liaison with external service providers.
- Developed soft skills by providing training in time-management, problem-solving, and effective communication.
- Upheld ambitious educational standards for every child and improved outcomes.
- Established effective curricular leadership to ensure pupils had access to a broad, structured and coherent curriculum.
- Maintained a consistent and continuous school-wide focus on pupils' achievement, using data and benchmarks to monitor progress.
- Prioritised and allocated financial resources appropriately, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and probity in use of public funds.
- Coordinated administrative operations to maintain compliance and accuracy across recordkeeping and financial areas.
- Ensured school worked effectively in partnership with parents, carers, governors and external professionals.
- Engaged with stakeholders and strengthened community engagement.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Led school through Ofsted inspection, moving from a grading of 'requires improvement' to 'good' with a number of elements rated 'outstanding'.
- Maintained business as usual for the school community during Covid lockdowns and site expansion across 18 months.
Deputy Headteacher
East Sussex County Council
Ditchling, East Sussex
09.2011 - 08.2017
- Deputised in head teacher's absence of eight months to lead high-achieving teaching staff.
- Devised curriculum strategy to meet national targets.
- Communicated relevant information to staff on time for smooth flow of school activities.
- Helped interim head teacher develop accurate account of school performance to governors six times yearly, parents weekly and other stakeholders as required.
- Managed teaching and learning development across the school to better student outcomes.
- Collaborated with parents and carers to support and improve student development.
- Monitored and evaluated classroom practice throughout the school and recommended improvements.
Volunteer Mentor
Fun in Action
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
05.2015 - 03.2017
- Facilitated access once weekly (weekends) to local resources and opportunities for development for two siblings who had experienced neglect.
- Encouraged siblings to meet challenges with curiosity and perseverance, reframing past limiting beliefs.
- Empowered family to make informed decisions, evaluate options and weigh up risks and benefits.
- Listened actively to family's concerns, goals and challenges, providing empathetic understanding and personalised guidance.
Teaching & Learning Consultant (Primary)
East Sussex County Council
Eastbourne, East Sussex
09.2007 - 08.2011
- Worked with senior leadership teams across 20+ schools to identify training necessary to improve employee performance and outcomes for pupils.
- Created necessary training programmes to achieve individual schools' objectives.
- Facilitated high-quality workshops, meetings and demonstrations face to face for up to 140 delegates.
- Nurtured strong and trusting rapport with all leaders and employees.
Education
Level 5 Diploma - Effective Coaching & Mentoring
Institute of Leadership and Management
London 2022 -
National Professional Qualification - Headship (NPQH)
Institute of Education
London 2013 - 2015
Postgraduate Certificate - Primary Education
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames 1998 - 1999
Postgraduate Diploma - Research Methods in the Social Sciences
South Bank University
London 1996 - 1998
Bachelor of Science - German with subsidiary Japanese
Aston University
Birmingham 1991 - 1995
Skills
- Coaching
- Inspiring leadership style
- Recruitment and enrolment
- Staff evaluations
- Operations analysis
- Programme development
- Public relations
- Problem-solving
- Multilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Headteacher
West Sussex County Council
09.2017 - Current
Volunteer Mentor
Fun in Action
05.2015 - 03.2017
Deputy Headteacher
East Sussex County Council
09.2011 - 08.2017
Teaching & Learning Consultant (Primary)
East Sussex County Council
09.2007 - 08.2011
Level 5 Diploma - Effective Coaching & Mentoring
Institute of Leadership and Management
2022 -
National Professional Qualification - Headship (NPQH)
Institute of Education
2013 - 2015
Postgraduate Certificate - Primary Education
Kingston University
1998 - 1999
Postgraduate Diploma - Research Methods in the Social Sciences
South Bank University
1996 - 1998
Bachelor of Science - German with subsidiary Japanese
Aston University
1991 - 1995
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