Miss Lottie Stone - Case Study

Professional Growth Case Study

Miss Lottie Stone

Bullet point your training/qualifications and other job roles before Bishop Challoner.

• A-Levels: History, Geography, Mathematics
• History Degree (1st class) – Durham University
• Independent Contractor (Huntswood) – Redressing finance claims
• Completed the Teach First Leadership Development Programme (2014-2016)
• PGCE – Birmingham City University (2014-2015)

 

Bullet point your career journey since working at Bishop Challoner.

• Enrichment Co-ordinator (September 2016 – August 2019)
• KS4 Maths Lead (September 2017 – August 2019)
• Maths Department 2/i/c (September 2019 – August 2024)
• Lead Practitioner (September 2021 – present)
  • Work with other schools in leadership capacity (September 2021 – present)
• Maths Hub Strategic Lead (September 2024 – present)

 

How has working at Bishop Challoner contributed to your professional development and career?

• Huge number of opportunities
• I have been fortunate that I have not yet needed to move schools, as I have had a new challenge every few years which has kept me motivated and engaged
• Each new challenge is bigger than the previous

 

What does a typical day look like in your role, and how do you feel it contributes to the overall success of the school?

• Outward facing role. Like with teaching, there is no ‘typical day’.
• Across the last week I have:
  • Attended and contributed to a Birmingham partnership meeting on school improvement (involving the local authority, the DfE, CEOs of MATs, Headteachers)
  • Designed and chaired an impact and evaluation meeting, with members of the National Centre of Excellence for Teaching Mathematics (NCETM) present, as well as the Assistant Maths Hub Leads (each who have a role leading primary/secondary/post-16 maths professional development across the region), and the operational team
  • Attended and contributed to a meeting with RISE advisers, advocating for the role of the Maths Hub in school improvement
  • Had email communication with Dudley local authority, to look at ways the Maths Hub can support their schools
  • Began a budget plan for the Central Maths Hub, to ensure accounts balance
  • Worked on a communication strategy for the Central Maths Hub, to ensure all schools know about the offer from the Maths Hub
  • Continued reading ‘The Culture Code’ – looking at how to build an effective culture in a team
  • Resolved problems for members of my wider team
  • Refined the strategic direction of the Maths Hub
  • Led a learning walk across the maths department as part of my Lead Practitioner role
  • Taught a Year 6 Induction Day maths lesson

 

How this contributes to the overall success of the school:

• The maths department have a huge amount of opportunity to engage in professional development through the Maths Hub
• Bishop Challoner is represented at high-level meetings across the region
• Bishop Challoner is contributing to the moral purpose of education: improving the educational landscape for everyone
• Skills learnt about managing teams, budgets, strategic direction and vision, EEF’s implementation plans – are all directly relatable to school leadership

 

What do you enjoy most about working in this school, and what keeps you motivated in your role?

• I enjoy working alongside colleagues both in my department and across the wider school – they are supportive, kind, and hard-working
• The variability in the role is hugely challenging and rewarding
• I feel supported and empowered by leadership to continue in such an outward facing role