CJ-LEARNING - Key Persons
Andrew has had 34 years experience in schools, 14 of which as a Secondary Headteacher and over 20 in senior leadership roles. After training and teaching in special schools, Andrew has worked in secondary and primary schools in England and overseas. Andrew has a detailed understanding of school improvement both in terms of his Doctoral work and practical experience across schools and trusts.
Outside of education, Andrew spends his time in the Suffolk countryside, wild swimming, fishing, and with his wonderful family.
Job Titles:
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Chief Executive of SMARTcurriculum®, Chris Jones has supported schools for more than 12 years in curriculum development, budgeting and strategy in post as an outward-looking professional and since 2010 as an independent service provider. He began teaching as a Design Technology teacher quickly becoming a leader spanning 25 years. Chris is a now DfE-registered provider of Integrated Curriculum and Finance planning methodology. In 2018 he created SMARTcurriculum® Analytics, an impressive online tool enabling leaders to assess, analyse and model the efficiency and effectiveness of their curriculum provision while securing an understanding of the necessary resource implications, while still championing innovation in design. He is passionate about making systems work; ‘walking the walk, not just talking the talk.'
Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered College of Teaching. He has been involved in school governance and charity work for most of his working life. He is currently Chair of the Hallsville Foundation, a 100-year-old charity serving the needs of people in East London; governor of a secondary school; and director of a successful primary MAT in Essex.
His level of expertise is not easily found in the sector at the moment. I would recommend Chris and his team every time.
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Administrator of SMART
Claire is the Administrator of SMARTcurriculum®. She worked in schools, a college, and a university for over 13 years in IT Support. Previously an administrator for 10 years she loves using technology to make an organisation be as efficient as possible. In addition to other admin tasks, her passion for making systems work is used as she ensures SMARTcurriculum's Customer Relationship Management system is kept up to date, effective and productive.
Claire is also a Charis Bible College graduate and a qualified Personal Performance Coach and enjoys reading, walking and gardening.
Diana has 14 years' experience of teaching GCSE Maths, for both Higher and Foundation levels. She uses this experience to deliver personalised tuition to students.
Emily joined the team in 2013, having worked in retail for 5 years; the last two in management training. Emily is brilliant with numbers and decided to pursue a career at SMARTcurriculum®, using her talents and qualifications. Emily also privately tutors maths GCSE.
After graduating top of her year in English with Italian from Leicester University, Nicky initially worked in London as an editor for Pan Macmillan. After 5 years she followed her passion and retrained as a primary school teacher, working in London and Kent for nine years and leading literacy for many of those.
Nicky joined SMARTcurriculum® in 2015. She uses her fine eye for detail, communication and project management skills to manage the team and help Chris run the business.
Nicky loves walking, photography, travel and outdoor adventures with her husband and two sons. She is passionate about social equality and has been a trustee of her local refugee support charity for many years.
Paul has been a facilitator on the DfE Diversity and Equality programme and has great insight into the issues which can prevent schools from reaching their full potential. He has worked as a senior leader for the high-achieving Harris and ARK Federations and been a systems leader with the Academies Enterprise Trust - one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the UK - where he played a role in removing a financial notice to improve. In 2005 Paul was awarded the distinction of London Teacher of the Year.
A user of and advocate for SMARTcurriculum®, Paul has led financial turnaround in numerous schools while improving educational performance at the same time - placing students at the centre of school improvement. He brings these skills to SMARTcurriculum® Ltd, working alongside us to deliver a rich curriculum within budget.
Rachel previously worked as a University Administrative Officer for over 10 years, primarily focused on Quality Assurance and Improvement. She is a trained coach and now uses her well-honed administration, management and communication skills to support clients in their businesses.
As Implementation Manager, Rachel supports all of our SMARTcurriculum® Analytics users with their data management and analysis.
In her spare time Rachel is an amateur silversmith, loves to sing and make music, and can often be found either walking the dog or being taxi driver to one of her four children.
Sarah has worked as an administrator for over 14 years. She has a wealth of experience from being a receptionist, administrative assistant, office manager and a church leader. She is passionate and enthusiastic about organisation, clear communication, and operations and systems running smoothly and effectively. Sarah lives in the sunny South East of Ireland, in County Wexford, with her husband and 3 children. She enjoys spending time on the beach with her family, baking, walking and is passionate about sustainable and clean health & beauty.
Job Titles:
- Curriculum and Timetable Practitioner
Stacey worked for 18 years as an educator and senior leader in inner-city schools across North, South and East London. During this time she was a Head of Department (Maths) and an Assistant Headteacher, leading on curriculum and timetable, data, teaching and learning and CPD. Stacey has completed a number of leadership programmes, including Teaching Leaders with the now Ambition Institute, winning first place in the Pearson prize for her project showing impact on progress. She has a proven track record of impact on P8. For the last ten years, since the birth of her two children, Stacey has worked nationally as a curriculum consultant and timetabler. She also facilitates NPQML and NPQSL courses at the Institute of Education and is a member of the Chartered College of Teaching.