Chris Fallon

Experience

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  Leicester City Council

  Nov 2009 - Nov 2014

  Acting Head of Achievement/ Head of 11-19 Learning, Quality and Improvement

  Leading a team of school improvement advisers, associates and consultants.developing systems and structures to add rigour and consistency in the support and challenge offered to schools

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  Middlesbrough Council

  Dec 2014 - Feb 2016

  Leading a range of education services including achievement, admissions, place planning, SEN and community learning.Working with teams to identify the barriers to achievement across the LA and how we work together to remove them Currently we are undertaking a strategic review of SEND and vulnerable learners ready for the new local area SEND inspection framework. We are also looking at accommodating 400 additional secondary students over the next five years.We are also restructuring our community learning provision to link it better with the needs of the local economy. Show less

  • interim Assistant Director

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2016

  • interim Head of Achievement

    Dec 2014 - Aug 2015
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  The Better Schools Company

  Mar 2016 - now

  Education Consultant

  I am working with schools across the East Midlands, Yorkshire and in the North East. The company offers a range of school improvement services and I am presently working on a variety of projects, mostly directly with heads and senior leaders to move schools from special measures or requires improvement to good or outstanding. I also help MATs through the whole process of formation, and expansion, through working with leaders and governors to supporting the development of systems and structures needed to support and accelerate school improvement across a chain. Show less

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  Doncaster Council

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Strategic Manager for Education Standards and Effectiveness

  I am working to develop a raising achievement strategy that will support Doncaster schools in improving outcomes and in achieving better inspection judgements. The team I lead have developed and implemented a new schools causing concern protocol; introduced a new reading strategy; developed training opportunities, and developed new approaches to supporting school improvement by working with a local teaching school allianceI have also had responsibility for safeguarding and chair the Education Advisory Group that looks how safeguarding policy and practice impacts on schools and shares information on concerns that are developing at a school level with other services Show less

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  London Borough of Hillingdon

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Head of School Improvement

  Working for three days a week to update systems and approaches to school improvementWorking to improve relationships with headteachersWorking to support school improvement links to have greater impact