Chair of Governors & Non-Executive Director – LPW Independent School
Learning Partnership West Independent School is a network of small urban village schools based in Bristol city communities, which support young people to focus on their personal and social development, re-engage with their education, gain qualifications and move forward into further education, training or employment.
The philosophy is based on four key propositions:
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The importance of relationships in the education of young people
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The importance of a student-centered approach to the education of young people
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The importance of building resilience in young people
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The importance of responding to the needs and aspirations of young people
Sadie was engaged to help the school develop its Governance arrangements and support the organisation through a largescale transformation project.
Non-Executive Director – Cyber Orchard
Cyber Orchard is a forward-thinking managed data security solutions company, blending products, consultancy and hosted solutions to make available cutting-edge data security solutions to all size organisations like never before. They have aggressive growth plans and engaged Sadie to help them formalise their strategy, build a future-proof structure, and ensure that the organisational infrastructure was robust enough to sustain such rapid growth by:
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Sitting on the board of Directors to provide leadership and strategic direction to the CEO and management team.
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Advising and guiding on strategic sales and marketing activities, including the positioning and expansion of the company brand and offer.
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Designing and implementing the internal corporate infrastructure that facilitates the aggressive growth plans.
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Providing HR and resourcing advice and guidance to enable the company to manage its people effectively.
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Implementing a business performance management framework that systematically progresses activity against business plans.
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Introducing a range of corporate governance and oversight practices to enable the management team to maintain control during times of rapid growth.
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Influencing and brokering productive relationships with a range of networks and partnerships that develop the companies sales and delivery infrastructure.
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Being a critical friend to the CEO, providing mentoring and coaching to manage a rapidly growing business with purpose, structure, and direction.