Tracey Trotter
Crawley,West Sussex
Summary
A highly skilled professional with significant knowledge of educational culture and organisation, adept at coaching and developing leaders. Demonstrates strong communication and training skills, quickly gaining rapport to oversee significant change. Known for the ability to quickly assimilate to new situations, identify opportunities for improvement, and bring simplicity to managing complex problems.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Leadership Coach & Education Consultant
Self Employed
City of London, UK
04.2021 - Current
- Supported a number of education clients (notably a Multi-academy trust £100m income, 2500 headcount) to develop their Senior Curriculum, navigate change management processes smoothly and deconstruct complex business challenges into manageable tasks through strategic planning workshops
- Developed and delivered management and soft skills training sessions for senior and upcoming leaders, covering change management, leadership and wellbeing
- 1:1 coaching for over 20 individuals - a combination of executives looking to reach their potential and new managers looking to thrive in their new roles
- Conducted team building and conflict resolution workshops to foster healthier work dynamics and stronger relationships
- Worked with specific teams to develop their coaching skills, inspire cultural change, encourage proactive leadership practices and facilitate delivery of team targets
- Used profiling tools to support team building sessions and Senior leadership team effectiveness
- Introduction of performance management and appraisal processes alongside soft skill training to ensure effectiveness
- Honed negotiation skills among senior executives, fostering collaborative partnerships.
Director of Finance & Resources
Ardingly College
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
09.2015 - 04.2021
- Conducted complex staff consultation to change terms and conditions for all teaching staff, successfully engaged 144 staff to accept new pension arrangements
- Coordinated large scale projects with successful outcomes eg implementation of hybrid IT and systems oversight with a managed service provider and roll out of 1000 new devices and a Microsoft 365 environment
- Enhanced productivity by development of collaborative working and effective management techniques
- Identified business opportunities to improve college income
- Supported individuals in their development and leadership skills
Executive Head Business Services
Orchard Hill College
Sutton, City of London
06.2012 - 09.2015
- Oversight of the creation and growth plan for the Multi-Academy Trust
- Lead the project to change the company status for the College to a Charity
- Set up the Central Services teams for Finance, HR , Estates, IT to be able to deliver effective services to the College and Academies
- Spearheaded major projects such as HR software implementation and brought payroll services in house
- Recruited and developed a number of leaders from junior positions to now senior leadership roles
Education
Master of Business Administration - Management Accountant
CIMA
London 03.1989 - 05/1992
NLP Master Practitioner
The Performance Partnership
London 05.2018 - 11/2022
Leading on the Edge
Ashridge College
Ashridge 03.2012 - 03/2012
Skills
- Ability to quickly assimilate to new situations and see opportunity to improve effectiveness
- Coaching and Development of leaders
- Significant knowledge of educational culture and organisation
- Strong communication and training skills, quickly gain rapport
- Ability to oversee significant change
- Ability to bring simplicity and plans to manage complex problems
Affiliations
- Yoga, Swimming and spending time with my children and grandchildren
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Leadership Coach & Education Consultant
Self Employed
04.2021 - Current
NLP Master Practitioner
The Performance Partnership
05.2018 - 11/2022
Director of Finance & Resources
Ardingly College
09.2015 - 04.2021
Executive Head Business Services
Orchard Hill College
06.2012 - 09.2015
Leading on the Edge
Ashridge College
03.2012 - 03/2012
Master of Business Administration - Management Accountant
CIMA
03.1989 - 05/1992
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