Mark Tait
School: The Three Rivers Learning Trust
I began working in education in 2005 following a 20 year career in financial services, mainly as a bank manager. Since 2005 I have worked in a secure children’s home, a local authority early years’ team, a first school, a middle school, a high school and a sixth form. I am currently the Business Director for The Three Rivers Learning Trust.
In each of my education roles I have added to my learning from my financial services career and now feel that I can confidently:
- Understand and influence the strategic planning of education
- Audit both the needs and resources of an education establishment
- Identify gaps in the services supporting the delivery of strategic outcomes
- Plan and implement change to remove these gaps
- Fundraise for and deliver the resources required to provide outstanding education
- Communicate effectively with a broad range of people
- Manage change positively to help everyone involved engage and support the process
- Apply a range of leadership styles appropriate to particular situations
- Facilitate a range of professions to work together to achieve the effective delivery of strategic outcomes
- Develop effective professional staff and teams that enhance education provision