# Andrew Rowantree > Strategic and operational leader: programmes, improvement initiatives and organisational change in complex settings. Based in Milton Keynes. Strategic and operational leader with over 24 years' experience leading programmes, improvement initiatives and organisational change across complex and diverse educational environments. Takes projects from initial planning through implementation, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement: translating strategic objectives into practical delivery plans, coordinating multiple workstreams, managing competing priorities and engaging diverse stakeholders to achieve agreed outcomes. ## Selected programme and project leadership - Led end-to-end design and delivery of technology-focused programmes across multiple year groups: planning, stakeholder engagement, resource development, implementation and evaluation. - Translated strategic objectives into structured improvement plans, coordinating people, resources and competing priorities to support delivery. - Delivered training and improvement programmes across multiple organisations, adapting delivery to stakeholder and end-user requirements. - Used performance data and qualitative insight to identify priorities, allocate resources and evaluate the impact of improvement activity. - Built external partnerships with industry and professional organisations, securing sponsorship, resources and collaborative opportunities. - Led teams of up to 10 staff, covering performance management, professional development, coaching and delivery against organisational objectives. ## Experience ### Programme Facilitator, Early Career Teacher Development, Chiltern Learning Hub / UCL (Ongoing) - Facilitated an externally quality-assured professional development programme for 18 early-career professionals. - Planned and delivered face-to-face training aligned to programme objectives, adapting delivery to participant needs while maintaining required standards. ### Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead, Greenleys Junior School (September 2023 to December 2026) - 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. ### Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team, Charles Warren Academy (September 2022 to August 2023) - 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. ### Teacher / Improvement & Curriculum Lead, Deanshanger Primary School (September 2021 to December 2021) - Reviewed existing provision, introduced more consistent approaches and supported implementation across key stages. - Developed Computing and wellbeing provision and worked with SEND colleagues to improve support processes. ### Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership Team, Southwood School (September 2016 to August 2021) - 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. ### Year Lead / Specialist Teacher, Heronsgate (September 2010 to August 2016) - 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. ### Supply and long-term teacher, multiple schools, Supply and long-term teaching (2009 to 2010) - Delivered short- and long-term assignments, adapting quickly to new teams and operating environments; repeatedly requested for lessons and longer-term projects. ### Primary Teacher, Regent International School (2008 to 2009) - Managed a highly diverse international classroom, adapting communication, resources and delivery for a multilingual cohort with little or no English. ### NQT / ICT Subject Leader, Stantonbury School (2006 to 2008) - Completed the NQT year and led ICT as subject leader, supporting curriculum development and implementation. ## The four chapters ### Heronsgate - Joined: September 2010, as Year Lead / Specialist Teacher - Left: August 2016. Onto a senior leadership team, at Southwood School - Headline: 6, years as Year Lead and Specialist Teacher Six years leading a year group: curriculum development, attainment improvement and pastoral provision, and History provision coordinated alongside. ### Southwood School - Joined: September 2016, as Specialist Computing Teacher / Senior Leadership Team - Left: August 2021. NPQSL complete; on to Deanshanger as Improvement & Curriculum Lead - Headline: NPQSL, National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership 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. ### Charles Warren Academy - Joined: September 2022, as Key Stage 2 Leader / Senior Leadership Team - Left: August 2023. On to Greenleys Junior School as Intervention & Improvement Lead - Headline: 10, staff led, across planning, performance and delivery 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. ### Greenleys Junior School - Joined: September 2023, as Teacher / Intervention & Improvement Lead - Left: still there (present) - Headline: 3, years leading intervention and improvement Designing targeted improvement programmes from performance information, coordinating delivery across curriculum areas, and mentoring early-career teachers. ## Qualifications - National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership, Department for Education - Qualified Early Career Mentor, Department for Education - ECT Mentor and Programme Facilitation, UCL-accredited - Associate Course Facilitator, STEM Learning - BA (QTS) Primary Education, University of Northampton ## Partnerships - Hewlett Packard and international technology partners: Collaboration on educational resources, technology and curriculum development. - STEM Learning: Associate Course Facilitator delivering STEM-accredited professional development. - Craft Unique: Curriculum advisory work for the UK market; educational events, sponsorship development and professional engagement. - Print Labs: Collaboration with international teachers to design and test resources supporting the educational use of 3D printing. - International AI education start-up: Advisory input on educational application and implementation. ## Wider leadership - Worked across maintained schools, multi-academy trusts, federations, local authorities, international schools and governance structures. - Extensive experience mentoring trainee teachers, early-career professionals and experienced colleagues. - Contributed to senior leadership, safeguarding, curriculum, performance improvement and organisational decision-making. ## Core competencies - Project & programme management: Planning, Implementation, Workstream coordination, Monitoring & evaluation, Continuous improvement - Leadership & people: Team leadership, Coaching, Mentoring, Performance management, Training, Capability development - Change & improvement: Organisational change, Process improvement, Innovation, Technology implementation, Quality assurance - Stakeholders & partnerships: External partnerships, Facilitation, Communication, Multi-stakeholder coordination, Relationship management - Data & performance: Data analysis, Target setting, Performance monitoring, Evaluation, Evidence-based improvement - Operational delivery: Resource coordination, Prioritisation, Problem solving, Risk and issue identification, Delivery under competing priorities ## Education - BA (QTS) Primary Education, University of Northampton ## Contact - Website: https://andrewrowantree.com - Email: arowantree.ar@gmail.com - Phone: 07564 014149 - References: available on request