Mandy is the Founder of ‘Talent
Architects’ with a simple mission; helping schools become great places to
work. Talent Architects providers
consultancy and advisory support to school groups, coaching and mentoring,
training and events/conferences. Mandy’s successful book ‘Talent Architects; how to make your school a
great place to work’ was published in 2018.
From 2012 to 2019 Mandy was Director
of People at United Learning, responsible for HR, Talent Management, Leadership
Development, Marketing and Communications. United Learning is one of the largest school groups in the
UK, running circa 80 schools across State and Independent sectors employing
over 8000 staff. Mandy built the group
reputation as an employer, taking forward key priorities such as developing
leaders, talent management, employee engagement, well-being, recruitment, pay
and performance management.
The United Learning HR team won the
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ‘HR Team of the Year’ in
2016. HR Magazine listed Mandy in the
top 10 ‘HR Most Influential’ in both 2018 and 2019 - where she was ranked the 7thmost influential HR Director in the UK. Mandy was also shortlisted for the HR Excellence Awards ‘HR Director of
the Year’ 2018.
Mandy has previously worked in senior
roles in the NHS, Local Government, the Charity sector and with schools. She is also a very experienced Board Director
and advisor on aspects of corporate governance. She is a Trustee/Director of the
Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust and the National Teaching Awards
Trust. Mandy chairs the Large Academy Trust HR
network which is affiliated with CST.
She is a graduate in Law, a Fellow of
the CIPD, a qualified Executive Coach and an NLP practitioner.
