Will Hamblin
London,UK
Summary
Experienced strategic leader with over 12 years’ experience designing and implementing impactful professional development, training programmes, and staff development initiatives. Proven success in leading cross-functional teams, managing organisational change, and delivering results through tailored learning solutions. Now seeking to transition into a Learning & Development leadership role to leverage my strengths in training, safeguarding, curriculum design, and staff coaching.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Vice Principal
The Link School
Croydon, UK
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Led curriculum development and training across 4 school sites; rapidly promoted based on performance.
- Designed and implemented training programmes to raise teaching standards and support staff CPD.
- Coordinated multi-site improvement projects with over 100 staff, managing change and stakeholder engagement.
Head of Year & Head of Department – Design Technology
Glebe School (SEN)
West Wickham
09.2013 - 12.2024
- Created and rolled out school-wide staff training on safeguarding, student wellbeing, and pastoral care.
- Developed subject curriculum and led faculty CPD, improving staff confidence in digital tools and pedagogy.
- Line managed 16+ staff, supporting their performance, development, and wellbeing.
- Delivered ‘Girls on Board’ programme training to all staff and facilitated ongoing reflection groups.
Recruitment Consultant
Impact Teachers
London
01.2013 - 08.2013
- Formulated effective job descriptions for various roles across industries.
- Enhanced candidate database by actively reaching out to prospective talent on professional networking platforms.
- Handled high-volume recruitments during peak seasons without compromising on quality of hire.
- Identified potential candidates for client requirements through active sourcing methods.
- Attended regular meetings with team leads to discuss progress against targets and devise strategies for improvement if needed.
- Engaged in active candidate outreach to fill job vacancies efficiently.
- Managed over 100 calls per day - matching high quality candidates with roles.
Teacher of Design Technology / Recruitment Consultant
Kemnal Technology College / Impact Teachers
, UK
09.2011 - 08.2013
- Responsible for teaching KS3/5 Design Technology/Product Design
- Experience working with pupils with challenging behaviour, enforcing the
school’s behavioural policy - Assessment of student work and providing feedback on improving
outcomes - Curriculum planning
- Teaching A-Level Product Design
Education
BA (Hons) - Product Design
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield07.2009
NPQSL - Education
University College London
London10.2023
PGCE - Secondary Education
University of Greenwich
Greenwich07.2009
Skills
- Training Design & Delivery
- Strategic Leadership
- Safeguarding & Compliance
- Staff Development & Coaching
- Project & Change Management
- Policy Writing
- LMS/Training Platforms (Microsoft 365, Adobe Suite, CPOMS, SIMS)
- Educational innovation
- Lesson observation techniques
- Special needs accommodations
- Financial budgeting
- Pedagogical expertise
- Ofsted inspection familiarity
- Staff appraisal techniques
- Continuous professional development planning
- Student discipline management
- Parent-Teacher liaison
- Documentation development
Accomplishments
- Promoted to Vice Principal within 5 months for impactful leadership
- Winner – Julia Schofield Prize, University of Hertfordshire
- Designed cross-site safeguarding referral processes that improved incident tracking and follow-up
Timeline
Vice Principal
The Link School
01.2025 - 05.2025
Head of Year & Head of Department – Design Technology
Glebe School (SEN)
09.2013 - 12.2024
Recruitment Consultant
Impact Teachers
01.2013 - 08.2013
Teacher of Design Technology / Recruitment Consultant
Kemnal Technology College / Impact Teachers
09.2011 - 08.2013
BA (Hons) - Product Design
University of Hertfordshire
NPQSL - Education
University College London
PGCE - Secondary Education
University of Greenwich