Michael Lavelle

Experience

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  National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services (formerly NCSL)

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2016

  School Improvement and voice for schools with National College

  • National Leader of Education

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2016

  • Regional Leader

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2009
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  SERCO

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2016

  Ofsted Inspector

  Primary, secondary and special school inspection experience

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  Sharnbrook Academy Federation

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2014

  Executive Principal

  Executive leadership - 3 academies achieving outstanding Ofsted judgements. Leadership for ASD provision (9-18). National support school and Head of Teaching School and ITT partnership

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  Independent Consultant

  Sept 2014 - May 2019

  Academy and School Improvement Consultant

  - Advice and consultant support for primary, secondary and special school effectiveness- Establishment and growth of multi-academy trusts- School and academy standards reviews, including safeguarding, special needs and inclusion- Education and operations growth strategy for academy trusts

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  The Active Learning Trust

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2016

  School Improvement Adviser

  School improvement support for primary and secondary schools. Academy standards reviews

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  EMLC ACADEMY TRUST

  Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

  Director of Education and Operations

  - Academy improvement accountability- line management of principals- leadership of central MAT education and operations team- management of school improvement provider- Governor and senior leadership training- Accountability for 4-11 ASD provision

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  Orchard Academy

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

  Executive Principal

  Executive principal and interim principal including leadership of ASD provision

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  Tennyson Learning Community

  May 2019 - Aug 2022

  Chief Operations Officer and CFO
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  Consultant

  Sept 2021 - now

  School Business and Education Consultant