Stephen Lavender
Senior Adviser School Workforce Development    

01438 844002
stephen.lavender@hertscc.gov.uk

• Leader and Manager of the School Workforce Development Team (SWDT)
• Business planning, finance and budget of SWDT
• To represent the SWDT on HCTP Workforce Development Group
• Overall responsibility for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)  induction, training and development
• Graduate Teacher Programme liaison with University of Hetfordshire
• SIP to 8 secondary schools

Anne Pearson

Admin Supervisor- NQT 
01438 844755
anne.pearson@hertscc.gov.uk

• Office supervisor
• Admin Assistant to Stephen Lavender
• NQT Administrator - dealing with finance, registrations, NQTs completing, returns to GTC, NQT support
• Golden Hellos

Deirdre Hawes

Admin Assistant- NQT Training
01438 844412
deirdre.hawes@hertscc.gov.uk

• NQT courses
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) forms
• NQT Conference/course organisation – room bookings and sending programmes to delegates
• Termly NQT Brochure and newsletters
• Review assessments on-line and follow up
• Evaluations and certificates
• Mailing to NQTs & tutors

Marina Breeze
Senior Adviser for Leadership
01438 844234
marina.breeze@hertscc.gov.uk

• Promoting school leadership in Hertfordshire
• Supporting and developing headteachers
• Promoting headship in Hertfordshire

Alison Parkes

SWD Project Manager & Teachinherts.com
01438 844864
alison.parkes@hertscc.gov.uk

• Teachinherts website development and training
• Schools Advertising
• Project Manager for the leadership strategy supporting Senior Adviser for Leadership
• SWDT  representative for School Workforce Census

Claire Greenhill

Admin Assistant - Leadership & CPD
01438 844413

claire.greenhill@hertscc.gov.uk

• Admin for the Leadership Strategy; Marina Breeze and Alison Parkes
• Admin for Continuing Professional Development, Ruth Alinek, Maggie Miller and Clare Menon
• Admin for HertsCam Med

Ruth Alinek
Adviser School Training & Development
01438 843993
ruth.alinek@hertscc.gov.uk

• Support, advice, guidance to schools on all aspects of CPD for their staff
• Promoting training and development opportunities offered by Standards and School Effectiveness (SSE) advisers
• Work with and for the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
• Oversight of teachers' Performance Management training and advice to schools
• Membership of HCTP subgroups
• Membership of SWoP

Clare Menon

CPD Coordinator      
01438 844866
clare.menon@hertscc.gov.uk

• CPD Co-ordination (checking and final approval for courses in EASe)
• Termly Primary, Secondary and Support Brochures
• Termly wallplanners
• Termly CDs
• Termly support web pages update
• Termly evaluations
• Weekly flyer packs
• Some support for NQT and Leadership  (brochure and/or wallplanner)

Maggie Miller

Co-ordinator School Support Staff         
01438 843085   maggie.miller@hertscc.gov.uk

• To develop, commission and deliver a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities (including traded provision) designed to meet the needs of school-based support staff
• To research and disseminate good practice in the training and development of school support staff.
• To provide a consultancy and advice service for schools seeking advice on training and development of support staff
• To develop links with external agencies and providers of training and development to identify and maximise use of resources and funding

Mike Howell

Adviser for Teaching Assistant Training and Development
01438 844092
mike.howell@hertscc.gov.uk

• Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA)
• Teaching Assistants (TAs):  NAPTA, TDA Induction, Support Work in Schools, Level 2 Literacy & Numeracy

Debra Parsall

Coordinator for TA Training and Development
01438 844867 
debra.parsall@hertscc.gov.uk

• Higher Level Teaching Assistants
• Teaching Assistant Training & Development
• National Association of Professional Teaching Assistants (NAPTA)

Elaine Brind
TA / HLTA & NVQ Administrator
Tel: 01438 843063

elaine.brind@hertscc.gov.uk

• Admin for HLTA, NVQ & TAs (3 days TAs, 2 days NVQs)
• SHARP/SAP ordering + training others across budget holders including special requests & invoices

Kim Kennedy
NVQ Programme Manager
01438 844001
kim.kennedy@hertscc.gov.uk

• Maintain National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Centre Status with awarding bodies
• Management and professional development of Internal Verifiers
• Management and professional development of Assessors
• Deliver training for the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications to new starters.
• Advise and Support candidates working towards accredited qualification Levels 2 – 4, via classroom observations and written reports.
• Liaise effectively with other members of the SWDT.

Louise Kingham

NVQ Assessor & Co-ordinator
01438 843066
louise.kingham@hertscc.gov.uk

• new starters.  Identifying level of qualification for individuals and ascertain starting unit with individuals.
• To plan, design and develop training programmes, briefings, training packs and standardization exercises to meet identified needs in the areas of competency training, which are consistent with agreed development strategies and NVQ standards.
• To assess and internally verify NVQs (Business & Administration, Teaching Assistants, Assessor Award, Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools, HSC Children & Young People, Children’s Care Learning & Development) to the standard as set down by the Awarding Body and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)

Katie Kennedy
Recruitment & Modernisation Manager
01438 844869
katie.kennedy@hertscc.gov.uk

• To advise on all routes into teaching
• To support schools with issues relating to recruitment
• To promote teaching as a profession, as well as promoting teaching in Hertfordshire by attending University Teacher Recruitment Fairs
• Organising and running of Teaching Taster Courses and Teacher Returners Courses
• To support the Extended Schools Coordinators by assisting in the organising of networking meetings and by supporting in the planning, organising and delivery of partnership events
• To represent recruitment to the schools workforce on the HCTP Recruitment Working Group and liaise with other recruitment representatives of the children’s workforce
• To link with teacher recruitment representatives across other Local Authorities
• Ensure the recruitment strategy is effective by continuing to engage in initiatives and develop new strategies with the Recruitment and Retention Team

Jill Preston

Recruitment & Retention Manager
01438 844868
jill.preston@hertscc.gov.uk

• SWD advertising and promotion
• Teaching Taster courses
• “Teachinherts Live!”: Annual teacher recruitment event

Ian Gibson

Recruitment & Retention Adviser
01438 843997
ian.gibson@hertscc.gov.uk

• Returners’ and Supply Clubs
• Teachinherts Supply Service
• (Exit Survey) to transfer to Adviser for Staff retention and Well Being

Tony Bartlett

Recruitment & Retention Adviser
01438 843912
tony.bartlett@hertscc.gov.uk

• Secondary staffing, specifically shortage subjects
• Support for secondary schools with special difficulties
• Links with University of Hertfordshire potential GTPs introduction to schools,
• Anything to do with Overseas Trained Teachers (OTTs)
• Support for "secondary returners"
• Housing via accommodation website and links with Aldwyck HA
• Well Being of secondary schools -  to transfer to Adviser for Staff retention and Well Being

Hannah Gill

Admin Assistant- Recruitment and Retention
01438 844908
hannah.gill@hertscc.gov.uk

• First-line SWDT helpline (public enquiries)
• Teachinherts Website - School enquiries, placing adverts, public applying for posts online
• Ordering via SAP &  Recording the SWDT budget/finance
• Updating Access databases for courses e.g. Returner/Supply Club, Teaching Taster Course, Returners Course etc
• Helping with the organisation of courses, e.g. Taster Course, Returners Course,  arrangement of delegate school placements
• Minute taking
• Making packs for events/courses
• Admin Assistant to Katie Kennedy and Ian Gibson

Vacancy
Adviser  for  Staff Retention and Well Being in Schools   

01438 843998

• To promote and organise the Hertfordshire Well Being Programme and develop a range of activities and training to support schools with the implementation of strategies to improve the well being of all their staff.

• To develop Authority wide activities which support schools with the retention of staff including taking prime responsibility for administering and evaluating the exit survey and for liaising on and promoting any key worker housing or other initiatives that arise from time to time
• To support schools and governing bodies, alongside the Herts HR team, with developing effective employment policies and practices and offering guidance, advice, training and development so that all schools in Hertfordshire become good employers
  

• To work with heads, governors and the Senior Adviser for School Leadership in Hertfordshire to develop support for the well being of headteachers and senior leaders in schools
• To develop the provision of traded support and training for schools in all of these areas
  

David Bye

Admin Assistant- Recruitment & Retention & Well-Being     
01438 844870
david.bye@hertscc.gov.uk

• Headteacher Support  Service: First line contact point
• Second-line Helpline support (public enquiries)
• Teachinherts Website - Schools enquiries - includes authorisation of Headteacher vacancies,   Teacher/Support enquiries,  Landlord enquiries – including the authorisation of new/modified entries,        Helpdesk posts,  Vacancy Bulletin,  Technical support issues  
• Teachinherts Email in-box
• Stationery ordering via SAP
• Criminal Recrods Bureau (CRB)  authorisation for Returners courses

Angela Gould

Resources Librarian  
 01438 844865
angela.gould@hertscc.gov.uk

To maintain a professional library service which;

• Provides information and resources to assist all staff and governors in schools to improve the management of schools and children's centres, delivery of the curriculum and achievement of pupils
• Supports the staff of School Standards and Effectiveness (SSE) and other Children, Schools and Families (CSF) professionals in their work with, and delivery of, in-service training of the above
• Provides appropriate resources to support the continual professional development of CSF and school staff at all levels.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of government policy and practical information and disseminate this to staff of SSE.