Catherine Priggs

Background

About Catherine Priggs

I have worked for nearly 20 years in schools across England, as a history teacher, Head of House, Subject Leader for history, Senior Leader, Director of Teaching School, and Director of CPD for a Teaching School Hub. During this time I have worked extensively with Initial Teacher Training, as a mentor for university-based provision, leader of a history SCITT, ITTCo, and I have delivered general professional studies programmes for various providers. For the past ten years, I have supported schools, multi-academy trusts, and exam boards as a Specialist Leader of Education and Education Consultant. Deployments have addressed school-wide and subject-level issues, and reviews of exam specifications and materials.I am an examiner, team leader and exam paper author with a leading UK exam board. I regularly present at conferences and deliver professional development, and I have authored various educational pieces.I am happy to offer consultancy services for secondary schools in the following areas-Whole-school:• Curriculum• Teaching and learning • Professional development • Line management • ITTs and ECTsMiddle leadership:• Curriculum design and delivery• Leading a team• Leading professional development• Managing change• Working with SLTHistory departments:• Curriculum design and delivery• Assessment/ Responding to data• Team development• Working effectively with SLTWhole-school or subject-level reviews of:• Curriculum• Provision related to teaching and learning or professional development• Spending of the Pupil Premium Grant• Documents/ policiesI can also support primary settings with history leadership and curriculum.I can offer these services at individual school and multi-academy trust level, and have experience working as a school improvement partner, providing ongoing support, and delivering stand-alone workshops or professional development sessions (including during INSETs).Previous projects include:• Curriculum and leadership support for history subject teams (multi-academy trust; three weeks across one term)• Middle leader training on working effectively with senior leaders to lead curriculum (one day)• Senior leader training on readiness for Ofsted’s focus on curriculum (two days)• Review of progress, attainment, and enrichment for pupils with high prior attainment (eight visits over a two-month period)• Whole-school curriculum review for (four days across two weeks)• Whole-school review of finances (one week)If you’d like to enquire further, please do get in touch to discuss your needs.