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Sara Griffiths, MBE

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    DfE Attendance Adviser (part time)/ Independent Attendance Improvement Consultant and Trainer

  • Education

    • St austell college

      -

    • 2010 The Open University

      2010 - 2010
      Post Graduate Certificate Business Administration

      (Year 1 MBA)

    • Other Further and Higher Education

      1990 - 1997
      BSc Hons Pyschology

      A Levels English, French, History, GCSE Latin1981 State Enrolled Nurse2004 Edexcel NVQ IV Management 2005 British Computer Society: ECDL2009 Coaching Skills for Leadership: Accredited Coach2009 Prince: Project Management

    • Great cornard upper school

      1970 - 1975

    • The Open University

      1991 - 1997
      BSc Hons Psychology

      First Class HonoursAchieved whilst working full time

  • Experience

    • Cornwall Council

      Apr 1989 - Sept 2005

      Managed a team of staff delivering education welfare across a geographical areaPartnership working with schools to develop services Implementation and delivery of pilot multi agency project with 4-12 year olds to prevent the development of offending behaviour Leading and managing a team of EWOs in West Cornwall with some whole service strategic responsibilities Joint working with schools to improve individual and whole school attendance

      • Senior Education Welfare Officer

        Sept 2003 - Sept 2005

      • Project Manager

        Sept 2001 - Sept 2003

      • Senior Education Welfare Officer

        Aug 1996 - Sept 2001

      • Education Welfare Officer

        Apr 1989 - Aug 1996

    • North Somerset Council

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

      Managing a range of services within a specified geographical area:Integrated Youth Support ServicesEducation WelfareFamily SupportChildren's CentresHealth Visitors/School NursesProducing and working to a strategic development planWorking in partnership with agencies within the areaHolding a strategic lead on Learning Support for the Local Authority -representing on The Local Safeguarding Board and chairing the Policy and Procedures sub groupDeveloping systems, processes and structures to support integrated workingPerformance managing staff and developing performance management frameworks Show less

      • Locality Leader

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

      • Principal Education Welfare Officer

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

    • North Somerset Council

      Jun 2010 - Jan 2012
      Integrated Services Development Manager Children's Services

      Managing a range of integrated service delivery for children, young people and families Developing practice and guidance to support the delivery of servicesProject Management of Single Point of Access, CAF and eCAFImplementing budget cutsPartnership working with a range of other agenciesLeading on a range of attendance and education initiatives

    • North Somerset Council

      Apr 2012 - Jul 2012
      Service Leader Children's Services

      Large scale service redesign/remodellingManaging a range of integrated service delivery across a number of sites and geographical areas -social care; family support; education welfare; targeted youth; Children's Centres; business processes; business support Developing practice and guidance to support the delivery of servicesProject Management of Single Point of Access, CAF and eCAFImplementing budget cutsPartnership working with a range of other agenciesLeading on a range of attendance and education initiatives Show less

    • Sara Griffiths Ltd

      Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
      Interim Manager: Strategy, Policy, Service Development,

      Strategic redesign Youth Work and Children's Centres to create a targeted approach - delivered large budget savingsStrategic Commissioning Supported OFSTED Inspection

    • Triangle

      Mar 2013 - Aug 2015
      Associate Trainer -Outcomes Star

      Delivering training in outcomes measurement for:Families -The Family Star, Youth Star and Family Star Plus (the latter designed to evaluate Troubled Families work) , My Star (Children and Young People)

    • RedQuadrant

      Sept 2013 - Sept 2015
      Associate

      RedQuadrant is an exciting new efficiency and transformation consultancy for the public sector.

    • Regional Training Agency

      Oct 2013 - Jul 2014
      Associate Trainer

      Writing and delivering Child Protection training for schools

    • Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board

      Nov 2013 - Mar 2014
      Performance Management and Quality Assurance

      Supporting process and practice development and quality assurance. New PM and Qa framework drafted for the LSCB.

    • Borough of Poole

      Apr 2014 - Jul 2015
      Children's Services Transformation Programme Manager

      Hands on programme manager for large scale redesign of Early Help and Social Care Project lead for redesign of school facing services which includes school attendance and family outreach provision

    • Cornwall Council

      Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

      • Education Welfare Manager

        Feb 2017 - Apr 2019

      • Early Help Hub Manager

        Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

    • Academies Enterprise Trust Careers

      May 2019 - Feb 2021
      National Attendance Lead

    • Self-employed

      Mar 2021 - now

      Supporting schools, MATs and LAs to improve attendance #attendanceiseveryonesresponsibilty #supportfirst

      • Consultant and Trainer

        Jan 2023 - now

      • Consultant

        Mar 2021 - now

    • PENAIR SCHOOL

      Oct 2021 - now
      Governor

    • Department for Education

      Dec 2021 - now
      DfE Attendance Adviser

  • Licenses & Certifications