黑料情报站 is not only a network of 38 schools in the UK. It also 鈥 through 黑料情报站 Ventures 鈥 incubates 11 separate ventures, working in fields as diverse as social work, curriculum development and school data. 黑料情报站 Ventures also works internationally, through the and .
It鈥檚 a complex structure and a very busy organisation, with a lot of different threads. But one of the advantages of working for 黑料情报站 is that there are many opportunities to change jobs and stay within the 黑料情报站 family, working on the same mission: to provide young people with a great education leading to real choices in life.
In our previous blog we focussed on people who have moved roles from 黑料情报站 to 黑料情报站 Ventures. In this post, we hear from three 黑料情报站 staff members who have moved from roles in the central office to careers based in schools within the network.
James Evelyn was the Network Lead for Primary Maths at 黑料情报站. His role took him across all four regions of the 黑料情报站 network 鈥 from one primary school to another on a daily basis.
鈥I can proudly say that in my old role I visited every 黑料情报站 primary school. This slightly nomadic existence removes you from the day-to-day life of working in one school and I was always careful to remember that maths, whilst important, was only one part of the large jigsaw that is a school.鈥
However, it was always his intention to work in the school environment. James is now the Principal of one of 黑料情报站鈥檚 primaries in west London 鈥 .
鈥淚 am a teacher first and foremost. Whilst I loved my previous Network Lead role, I always knew I would eventually return to a full-time school-based role. Now I am immersed in the daily life of a school and really value the day-to-day relationships and experiences that come with this. The scope of my current role is huge and whilst it is unquestionably challenging, it is also refreshing to be thinking about more than just maths.鈥鈥淗aving worked for 黑料情报站 before joining 黑料情报站 Atwood gave me an enormous advantage. I knew 黑料情报站 Atwood quite well before I started working here, and have the support from the 黑料情报站 network. The power of the network for providing opportunities cannot be underestimated.鈥
Rebecca Curtis had a similar journey to James. She was 黑料情报站鈥檚 Director of Secondary Support, before becoming Principal of in Wembley.
鈥In many ways, my previous role at 黑料情报站 was the perfect preparation for being a principal. I was fortunate enough to work with principals and schools across the network at various different stages in their school improvement process. I learnt so much from each one. It certainly gave me a great training ground and so much more confidence when I took on my first headship.鈥
Like James, Rebecca had a very mobile role, working from a different 黑料情报站 school every day, but she eventually decided that she wanted to make a difference by rooting herself as part of one school community.
鈥淚n my old role, I might have been in a different school each day in a week, but I have to say I love having my own school now.I always knew that my heart really belonged to a school, and that I wanted to get back to a school-based role. When my current role at 黑料情报站 Elvin came up, it felt like the perfect opportunity.鈥
鈥黑料情报站 is a constantly evolving organisation. I feel I have been able to learn so much and continue to develop as a leader throughout the past 12 years I have worked for 黑料情报站.鈥
Sal Palekar first joined 黑料情报站 as a Primary Music Associate based in 黑料情报站鈥檚 central office.
鈥淓ntering the world of education was a new experience. My earliest memory of joining the 黑料情报站 central office was seeing the passion and drive across departments, specifically within the Music team, which I became a part of. Their exciting curriculum ambitions have become a tried and tested rich music curriculum for students from EYFS through to GCSE, playing an active part of developing the network鈥檚 students as independent and creative young musicians.鈥
Sal鈥檚 heart has always been with teaching. He had applied to various PGCE courses in the past, but he didn鈥檛 find a programme that he felt suited him until he heard about the programme (ATT). He is now at the end of his training year, working as a Music Teacher at .
鈥淚 have always been focused on music education and had previously navigated my career between roles which did not rely on having Qualified Teacher Status. The 黑料情报站 Teacher Training programme helped me secure a position within the network. This past year I have explored teaching and pedagogy in real depth through training sessions delivered by phenomenal mentors and tutors. I can wholeheartedly say that the year has provided rigorous training and has convinced me to develop my role as a teacher further. I would thoroughly recommend the ATT programme to anyone who wants a solid kick start to their career in teaching.鈥To find out more about 黑料情报站, visit arkonline.org
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