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Rachel Wolf - Director, New Schools Network

Rachel Wolf is the director of the New Schools Network, a London based charity she founded in 2009. The Network aims to improve the quality of education - particularly for the most deprived - by increasing the number of independent, innovative schools within the state sector.

Before she founded the New Schools Network, Rachel was an education adviser to the Conservative Party. She has also worked for Boris Johnson and the Institute of Education. She studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and Economics at Birkbeck.

 
 
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Taking Charge of Your Career  17 May 2012

  • Strategic career planning is an essential skill for motivated individuals. Career progression in the public sector is increasingly challenging, but for those with a clear strategic direction, there are still opportunities to progress, advance and develop. Applying your skills and proactively overcoming personal limiting assumptions can give enormous benefits to the individual and the organisation. Read More

Understanding FOI Requests 23 May 2012

  • By the end of the day, delegates will understand the context, the current procedure and the emerging trends surrounding the process. Exemptions and vexatious requests will be dealt with, and delegates will leave feeling confident in their ability to respond to FOI requests correctly and efficiently. Read More

A Guide to Becoming a Mutual  20 June 2012

  • Throughout the day, delegates will develop the idea of a mutual as an alternative to ‘business as usual’ and will leave with a complete overview of the mutual model, how to implement it and how to support it in the future.. Read More 

Understanding Public Sector Finance 26 June 2012

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Effective Verbal Communication 10 July 2012

  • Join communications consultant Sandra Miller on this one-day course to maximise your verbal ability. Sandra has over 15 years' experience as a communication skills consultant, trainer and coach, working with bodies like Greenwich PCT and Bexley Council and the BBC, as well as leading private firms Deloitte and JP Morgan. Read More