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Programmes · Improvement · Change

I turn strategy into plans people can deliver.

I’m Andrew Rowantree, a strategic and operational leader who takes programmes from the first plan to measured impact, coordinating the workstreams and bringing the people with them.

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Andrew Rowantree
Andrew RowantreeIntervention & Improvement Lead, GreenleysBA (QTS) · NPQSL · Milton Keynes

The route · 2006 to nowFour chapters

  1. Stantonbury2006
  2. Regent2008
  3. Supply2009
  4. Heronsgate20106years, chapter 01: Heronsgate
  5. Southwood2016NPQSLqualified, chapter 02: Southwood
  6. Deanshanger2021
  7. Charles Warren202210staff led, chapter 03: Charles Warren
  8. Greenleys20233years, chapter 04: Greenleys

The thread

Plan the work. Bring people with you. Prove the impact.

My career has been spent where strategy has to become something real for people: in classrooms, year groups, leadership teams and the professional development of other teachers.

The remit kept widening, from a single year group to a team of ten led from the senior leadership team, but the job stayed recognisable: turn the objective into a practical plan, coordinate the workstreams, use the evidence, and leave people more capable than I found them.

By the numbers

24+

years leading programmes, improvement initiatives and organisational change across complex and diverse educational environments.

The four chapters: 6 yrs Heronsgate,5 yrs Southwood,1 yr Charles Warren,3 yrs Greenleys

  • 10staff ledone team, at Charles Warren Academy
  • 18early-career professionalson the UCL programme I facilitate
  • 5external partnershipsindustry and professional bodies
  • 6kinds of settingmaintained schools to trusts, federations, LAs, international and governance

The story · 2010 to now

Four schools. A widening remit.

From leading a year group, to building a technology programme and training teachers across Milton Keynes, to leading a team of ten on a senior leadership team, and now leading intervention and improvement.

Each chapter sets out the role I came in as, the strands of work I led, and where I went next. Between and alongside them: a term reviewing provision at Deanshanger, and facilitating UCL’s early-career programme.

  1. 012010 - 2016HeronsgateIn Year Lead / Specialist Teacher6years as Year Lead and Specialist TeacherChapter 01
  2. 022016 - 2021SouthwoodIn Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership TeamNPQSLNational Professional Qualification for Senior LeadershipChapter 02
  3. 032022 - 2023Charles WarrenIn Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team10staff led, across planning, performance and deliveryChapter 03
  4. 042023 - presentGreenleysIn Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead3years leading intervention and improvementChapter 04

Chapter 012010 - 2016Year leadership

Heronsgate

Heronsgate

Joined · Sep 2010
Year Lead / Specialist Teacher
Left · Aug 2016
Onto a senior leadership team, at Southwood School

6

years as Year Lead and Specialist TeacherSep 2010 - Aug 2016

Six years leading a year group: curriculum development, attainment improvement and pastoral provision, and History provision coordinated alongside.

  1. Joined as Year Lead / Specialist Teacher

  2. Year group

    Led a year group

    Contributed to curriculum development, attainment improvement and pastoral provision.

  3. Curriculum

    Coordinated History provision

    Developed practical learning opportunities across the subject.

  4. Inclusion

    Supported pupils with additional needs

  5. Moved on to Southwood School

Chapter 01 · The work

Year Lead / Specialist Teacher

Heronsgate · 2010 - 2016

First leadership: a whole year group, and a subject across the school.

  • Led a year group and contributed to curriculum development, attainment improvement and pastoral provision.
  • Coordinated History provision and developed practical learning opportunities; supported pupils with additional needs.

Chapter 022016 - 2021Technology-enabled change

Southwood School

Southwood

Joined · Sep 2016
Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership Team
Left · Aug 2021
NPQSL complete; on to Deanshanger as Improvement & Curriculum Lead

NPQSL

National Professional Qualification for Senior LeadershipDepartment for Education

Designed, resourced and implemented a technology-focused curriculum, led CPD for teachers across the Milton Keynes area, and completed NPQSL on using technology to improve outcomes for pupils with additional needs.

  1. Joined as Specialist Computing Teacher, on the Senior Leadership Team

  2. Programme

    Built a technology-focused curriculum

    Designed, resourced and implemented it, end to end.

  3. Training

    Led CPD across Milton Keynes

    Professional development for teachers across the Milton Keynes area, not just one school.

  4. Qualification

    Completed NPQSL

    Strategic focus: using technology to improve outcomes for pupils with additional needs.

  5. Partners

    Worked with external partners

    Resources and projects developed with partners outside the school.

  6. Moved on to Deanshanger Primary School

Chapter 02 · The work

Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership Team

Southwood School · 2016 - 2021

Designed a technology programme, then trained the teachers around it.

On the senior leadership team, taking a technology-focused curriculum from design through to implementation, and out to teachers across Milton Keynes.

  • Designed, resourced and implemented a technology-focused curriculum and led CPD for teachers across the Milton Keynes area.
  • Completed NPQSL with a strategic focus on using technology to improve outcomes for pupils with additional needs; worked with external partners on resources and projects.

Chapter 032022 - 2023Senior leadership

Charles Warren Academy

Charles Warren

Joined · Sep 2022
Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team
Left · Aug 2023
On to Greenleys Junior School as Intervention & Improvement Lead

10

staff led, across planning, performance and deliveryMulti-academy environment

Led a team of 10 on the senior leadership team of a multi-academy trust school, running several improvement workstreams at once and steering them with performance data.

  1. Joined as Key Stage 2 Leader, on the Senior Leadership Team

  2. Team

    Led a team of 10 staff

    Responsible for planning, performance management, professional development and operational delivery.

  3. Workstreams

    Managed multiple improvement workstreams

  4. Evidence

    Analysed performance data

    Coordinated targeted actions across a multi-academy environment.

  5. Moved on to Greenleys Junior School

Chapter 03 · The work

Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team

Charles Warren Academy · 2022 - 2023

Led a team of ten and several improvement workstreams at once.

  • Led a team of 10 staff with responsibility for planning, performance management, professional development and operational delivery.
  • Managed multiple improvement workstreams, analysed performance data and coordinated targeted actions across a multi-academy environment.

Chapter 042023 - presentIntervention & improvement

Greenleys Junior School

Greenleys

Joined · Sep 2023
Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead
Since Sep 2023
Intervention & Improvement Lead

3

years leading intervention and improvementSep 2023 - Dec 2026

Designing targeted improvement programmes from performance information, coordinating delivery across curriculum areas, and mentoring early-career teachers.

  1. Joined as Intervention & Improvement Lead

  2. Programmes

    Designed targeted improvement programmes

    Used performance information to identify individual and team priorities.

  3. Delivery

    Coordinated delivery across curriculum areas

    While managing competing organisational priorities.

  4. People

    Supported colleagues, mentored early-career teachers

  5. Present

    Intervention & Improvement Lead

    Designs targeted improvement programmes from performance information; mentors early-career teachers.

Chapter 04 · The work

Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead

Greenleys Junior School · Sep 2023 - Dec 2026

Targeted improvement, driven by evidence and delivered through people.

  • Designed and implemented targeted improvement programmes, using performance information to identify individual and team priorities.
  • Coordinated delivery across curriculum areas while managing competing organisational priorities; supported colleagues and mentored early-career teachers.

Qualifications

Qualified to lead. Accredited to train others.

Senior leadership, mentoring and facilitation qualifications from the Department for Education, UCL and STEM Learning, on a teaching degree from the University of Northampton.

  • National Professional Qualification for Senior LeadershipDepartment for Education
  • Qualified Early Career MentorDepartment for Education
  • ECT Mentor and Programme FacilitationUCL-accredited
  • Associate Course FacilitatorSTEM Learning
  • BA (QTS) Primary EducationUniversity of Northampton

Partnerships

Industry, technology and professional partners.

  • Hewlett Packard and international technology partnersCollaboration on educational resources, technology and curriculum development.
  • STEM LearningAssociate Course Facilitator delivering STEM-accredited professional development.
  • Craft UniqueCurriculum advisory work for the UK market; educational events, sponsorship development and professional engagement.
  • Print LabsCollaboration with international teachers to design and test resources supporting the educational use of 3D printing.
  • International AI education start-upAdvisory input on educational application and implementation.
Education
BA (QTS) Primary Education · University of Northampton.
Settings
Worked across maintained schools, multi-academy trusts, federations, local authorities, international schools and governance structures.
Mentoring
Extensive experience mentoring trainee teachers, early-career professionals and experienced colleagues.
Leadership
Contributed to senior leadership, safeguarding, curriculum, performance improvement and organisational decision-making.

How I work

Leadership with evidence behind it.

The work crosses strategy, people, data and day-to-day delivery. These are the four moves I come back to, whatever the setting.

  1. 01. Turn strategy into a plan

    Translate strategic objectives into a structured improvement plan: clear priorities, the right people and resources, and workstreams coordinated so delivery holds up under competing demands.

  2. 02. Bring people with you

    Engage colleagues, leaders, partners and end users early. Adapt delivery to the people it serves while holding to the standard the programme requires.

  3. 03. Let the evidence lead

    Use performance data and qualitative insight to set targets, allocate resources and evaluate impact, then feed what is learned back into the next cycle.

  4. 04. Grow capability

    Coach, mentor and train so the improvement outlasts the project: trainee teachers, early-career professionals and experienced colleagues alike.

Career · 2006 to present

The same pattern at every scale.

Come in, understand the setting, make a practical plan, bring people with it, and leave the provision stronger than I found it.

  1. 01
    Stantonbury School

    NQT / ICT Subject Leader

    Completed the NQT year and led ICT as subject leader.

    2006 - 2008

  2. 02
    Regent International School

    Primary Teacher

    A highly diverse international classroom: a multilingual cohort with little or no English.

    2008 - 2009

  3. 03
    Supply and long-term teaching

    Supply and long-term teacher, multiple schools

    Short- and long-term assignments across multiple schools; repeatedly requested for longer-term projects.

    2009 - 2010

  4. 04
    Heronsgate

    Year Lead / Specialist Teacher

    Led a year group across curriculum, attainment and pastoral provision; coordinated History.

    In: Year Lead / Specialist TeacherChapter 01 · 6 years

    2010 - 2016

  5. 05
    Southwood School

    Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership Team

    Designed and implemented a technology-focused curriculum, led CPD across Milton Keynes and completed NPQSL.

    In: Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership TeamChapter 02 · NPQSL qualified

    2016 - 2021

  6. 06
    Deanshanger Primary School

    Teacher / Improvement & Curriculum Lead

    Reviewed provision, introduced more consistent approaches, and developed Computing and wellbeing provision with SEND colleagues.

    2021

  7. 07
    Charles Warren Academy

    Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team

    Led a team of 10 and multiple improvement workstreams across a multi-academy environment.

    In: Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership TeamChapter 03 · 10 staff led

    2022 - 2023

  8. 08
    Greenleys Junior School

    Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead

    Designs targeted improvement programmes from performance information; mentors early-career teachers.

    In: Teacher / Intervention & Improvement LeadChapter 04 · 3 years

    2023 - 2026

  9. 09
    Chiltern Learning Hub / UCL

    Programme Facilitator, Early Career Teacher Development

    Facilitates an externally quality-assured development programme for 18 early-career professionals.

    ongoing

Core competencies

Strategy above. Delivery underneath.

Six strands of one job: turning objectives into practical plans, and seeing them through with the people who have to deliver them.

01

Project & programme management

Programmes taken from the first plan, through implementation, to monitoring, evaluation and the next round of improvement.

  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Workstream coordination
  • Monitoring & evaluation
  • Continuous improvement
02

Leadership & people

Teams of up to 10 led through performance management, coaching, training and professional development.

  • Team leadership
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Performance management
  • Training
  • Capability development
03

Change & improvement

Organisational change that lands: more consistent approaches, new technology and quality assurance built in.

  • Organisational change
  • Process improvement
  • Innovation
  • Technology implementation
  • Quality assurance
04

Stakeholders & partnerships

Partnerships with industry and professional organisations that brought sponsorship, resources and collaboration.

  • External partnerships
  • Facilitation
  • Communication
  • Multi-stakeholder coordination
  • Relationship management
05

Data & performance

Priorities set and impact judged on evidence, from performance data to qualitative insight.

  • Data analysis
  • Target setting
  • Performance monitoring
  • Evaluation
  • Evidence-based improvement
06

Operational delivery

People and resources coordinated, risks and issues spotted early, and delivery held under competing priorities.

  • Resource coordination
  • Prioritisation
  • Problem solving
  • Risk and issue identification
  • Delivery under competing priorities