Staff changes within Education and Learning
Safeguarding and Intervention
As you will be aware, Hayley McDonagh has now taken up the role of Interim Service Manager for Learning and Performance for the next academic year following the departure of Jane Spilsbury at the end of August. Hayley's previous role of Safeguarding and Intervention Manager is now being shared between three very experienced colleagues:
- Anne Brennan - Safeguarding Ofsted complaints (1 day per week). Anne joins us from Coventry City Council (annebrennan@warwickshire.gov.uk).
- Margot Brown - School Improvement Fund Bid (2 days per week). Some of you will know Margot from her previous headship at Priors Field Primary School and through her role as consortia and Area Analysis Group chair. Margot will support the roll out of the School Improvement Fund bid and oversee the role of the LIOs allocated to each consortium (margotbrown@warwickshire.gov.uk).
- Dave Smith - supporting Category C and D schools/schools causing concern (2 days per week). Dave is a former primary headteacher and experienced school improvement professional. His brief is primarily LA maintained schools but he will have an overview of all category C and D schools, including secondary schools (davesmith@warwickshire.gov.uk).
Access and Organisation
In last month’s Heads Up we informed schools that Sarah Mills, service manager for Access and Organisation will be leaving the authority later this month to take up a new role in Coventry.
John Edwards is the interim service manager who has been appointed to cover Sarah’s role, initially until Christmas, and who is already in post to ensure a smooth handover when Sarah leaves us on 25 October. John was previously the Strategic Commissioner for Education Services in Worcestershire with responsibility for a wide range of education functions including early years and childcare, pupil place planning, school admissions, school transport including SEND transport and school capital programmes.
Structure Charts
The structure chart for Education and Learning is here. Please find links below to structure charts for the teams within Education and Learning:
Access and Organisation - John Edwards, Interim Service Manager
Learning and Performance - Hayley McDonagh, Interim Service Manager
Vulnerable Learners - Pat Tate, Service Manager