I joined Dyke House in 2008 and knew it was the right place for me. At my interview the headteacher explained the problems that the school faced, how he was turning it around, and the part that I could play in that.
I joined as head of resistant materials and was able to play a part in the work that resulted in Dyke House being one of the most improved English state schools in 2013.
In September 2012, I became part of the senior leadership team and was asked to improve the humanities faculty. It was the only department in the school that was below national standards. This was particularly notable in history, where the percentage of students getting A* to C had dropped from 60 per cent in 2010 to 42 per cent in 2012. Teachers were committed and hardworking, but it just wasn’t having the impact on students. The head had noted the improvements made in the technology department and asked me to apply some of the improvement strategies across to the humanities faculty.
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