Martin Doidge, Odyssey Teaching School Alliance

Current Role: Director of Finance & Administration

Current School: Cirencester Deer Park School

Key Stage / Age Range / Subject Specialism: School Business Management, Academy Conversion, Assessment Data

Martin is a qualified accountant with 12 years experience working in secondary education after a previous career working at senior level in business and is currently Chair of the Gloucester Association of School Business Managers. As well as being a very experienced school business manager Martin is also the lead timetabler and assessment data analyst for his school. Martin has experience of working with Governors, senior leadership teams and middle managers to improve financial control and performance, improve understanding and analysis of assessment data, provide innovative ways of presenting information, and converting to academy status. For the last three years Martin has also been a trainer for Adfecto (the training and development arm of Gloucestershire Association of Secondary Heads) providing training for Governors and senior leaders on academy conversion, assessment data, performance related pay and financial efficiencies.

Availability: Details available on request

Contact:  Odyssey, Rachel Thorpe - rthorpe@patesgs.org