Head of Schools
Programme
APPOINTMENT BRIEF
Peter Jones Foundation
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WELCOME
LETTER
FROM OUR FOUNDER
I am so pleased that you are thinking of applying
to be Head of Schools Programme at the
Peter Jones Foundation.
This role will be enormously rewarding and a great opportunity to
make a real impact within the Foundation and with the young people
we work with. The successful candidate will lead our school based
provision, running our flagship national programme, Tycoon in
Schools, as well as developing organisational strategy.
Our primary aim is to drive a society-wide revolution that encourages
self-belief in individuals so that they can think differently and
creatively about their next steps. Ultimately, the aim is to help children
develop essential enterprise and employability skills.
The Peter Jones Foundation continues to enjoy great progress year on
year. Thanks to the rising success of our two core programmes –
Tycoon in Schools and The Peter Jones Enterprise Academy – we are
improving the prospects of more young people than ever before.
Building on our strengths and achievements to date, this is an exciting
opportunity for a passionate, creative and inspiring educational leader
to drive the development of our flagship schools programme, Tycoon in
Schools. There will also be significant and meaningful opportunity to
contribute to the organisation’s future direction, as we are preparing to
write our next five-year strategy.
If this sounds exciting and you want to work with a dedicated team and
committed Board of Trustees to inspire and support young people then
we want to hear from you.
Yours Sincerely
Peter Jones CBE
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Peter Jones Foundation
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OUR MISSION
BRIGHTER FUTURE
To give young people the chance of a brighter future by providing them with help and assistance,
largely through academic means, so that they can make a real difference to themselves and the
community in which they belong. The principal means by which this is achieved is through enterprise
and employability learning in the school and further education sectors.
ABOUT US
Our three main aims are to:
The Peter Jones Foundation believes that everyone
Educate
deserves a brighter future. Peter established the
Achieve a transformational change in the quality and
Foundation in 2005 in order to inspire a culture of
accessibility of enterprise and employability education and
enterprise and entrepreneurialism in Britain. Our core
learning available in the UK.
focus is to encourage enterprise through education,
training and building the right skills today so our young
Encourage
people can become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
Excite children about the world of work and how they can
start building skills today that will make them successful
We were delighted to welcome our new CEO, Jonathan
tomorrow. Beyond this, we promote a culture of enterprise
Sobczyk, to the organisation in 2017. Jonathan is an
and entrepreneurship in Britain.
award winning social entrepreneur and part of his role,
with support from the team including the new Head of
Support
Schools Programme, will be to define our next five-year
Build close working relationships with teachers and
strategy, which we are excited to begin working on and
community workers, ensuring we can work effectively with
lead the next phase of growth for the Foundation.
children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Peter Jones Foundation
OUR
FLAGSHIP
PROGRAMME
LEARNING BY DOING
The Peter Jones Foundation
Tycoon in Schools
Tycoon in Schools is the Foundation’s flagship school
Tycoon in Schools (www.tycooninschools.com) is run as a
based programme and was developed in response to the
school based enterprise competition for primary and secondary
Prime Minister’s pledge to support every school in
schools across the UK. Schools sign up to be part of the
England to run its own business at the launch of StartUp
programme and we provide teachers with educational
Britain in March 2011.
resources and lesson plans to work through with their pupils.
The children work in teams to come up with a business idea
and write a plan for how to launch and run their activity.
We then lend pupils the money to run their business and they
trade over a seven-week competition within their Key Stage.
The loan we make them is a ‘goodwill’ loan, and if they lose
money they don’t pay us back. However, with our support the
vast majority of teams are able to make a profit and able to pay
back the loan. They then invest any profits they make into
growing their business, or donate them to a charitable cause of
their choice. At the end of the seven-week period pupils write
an evaluation of their activity, reflecting on the skills they have
developed along the way.
The evaluation they complete, along with their business plan
and trading record is submitted as an entry into our national
competition. The ability to run a successful business is an
important factor in the competition, however, judges also look
at teamwork, social impact, planning and originality in the
judging criteria. After all entries have been reviewed, the
winners are announced at a special ceremony that we are
fortunate enough to host at Buckingham Palace.
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Tycoon in Schools Impact and Future
Since we started the competition in 2012 we have partnered with 261 schools, supporting over 6400 pupils to start a business.
Our programme is designed to develop enterprise and employability skills amongst our pupils. A recent evaluation of our
programme highlights that pupils show significant development of their skills in four key areas:
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76% of pupils significantly develop their teamwork skills
71% of pupils significantly develop their communication skills
76% of pupils significantly develop their self-confidence
63% of pupils significantly develop their financial literacy
One additional outcome of the programme that we are extremely proud of is the fact that the vast majority of our teams go on to
run a successful business and make a profit. Last year, 89.25% of our teams made a profit, which in total amounted to over
£34,000. This in turn was donated to additional school projects and charitable causes in the local communities we work with.
Whilst there are a handful of other charities supporting young people to start a business, our programme is unique in that we
provide our programme and resources free of charge as well as the money to run it (through our goodwill loans), unlike other
providers of similar charitable programmes. This means that we can work with disadvantaged pupils and special needs children,
including several deaf schools, that might not otherwise be able to run the programme. Indeed, last year we worked closely with
eight Special Needs Providers and had a total of 55 deaf pupils and many others with specific learning needs successfully
competing alongside our mainstream school teams.
Traditionally, the Tycoon programme sat as part of our education team’s annual provision. Having now run the programme for
five years, we have seen the impact it can have and want to deliver the programme to a larger group of pupils. We are therefore
creating a new position and hiring a Head of Schools Programme to lead the Tycoon initiative, who will work closely with our
CEO and senior leadership team to develop and deliver a strategy to refine and expand the programme. Initially this will involve
work in the UK, but in time there may be opportunities to expand the programme internationally. We are also looking to build a
first class web-based platform to help us scale the programme and deepen our impact.
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Peter Jones Foundation
ROLE
DESCRIPTION
HEAD OF SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The Peter Jones Foundation
REPORTING TO
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The CEO.
To deliver, manage and develop the Foundation’s
school based programme, Tycoon in Schools, working
to educate, encourage and support entrepreneurship in
RESPONSIBLE FOR
the UK. This will mean working nationally to deliver
Delivering and developing our school based provision
the Tycoon programme, as well as exploring additional
primarily through Tycoon in Schools. Managing our
opportunities within the UK and potentially overseas.
Tycoon programme team, attracting schools and
education partners and working with our CEO on our
To work with the CEO and senior leadership team to
next five-year strategy.
create and achieve the strategic goals and educational
VISION
objectives for the Tycoon programme, that will support
The Head of Schools Programme is tasked with
the attraction of key partners and feed into the charity’s
raising the standard of enterprise education in schools,
next five-year strategy.
together with extending availability and access to our
learning activities and competitions, ultimately
To act as an ambassador for the programme and the
helping to deliver the Founder’s vision of a more
Foundation at educational events.
entrepreneurial society where education,
encouragement and support for enterprise results in a
To manage and grow the school programme team,
more prosperous and inclusive Britain.
giving direction and leadership towards the achievement
of the Foundation’s educational vision and strategy.
SALARY
Up to £50,000 per annum.
To work with the CEO to ensure that our school
programmes manage to outcomes and drive towards
LOCATION
having a real and demonstrable impact on the pupils we
Based from our London and/or Marlow offices, with
work with.
expectation of national travel.
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ROLE
DESCRIPTION
HEAD OF SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The Peter Jones Foundation
THE ROLE
In this role, you will have four key responsibilities:
1) Deliver, develop and expand the charity’s school based programme, Tycoon in Schools.
2) Manage and grow the school programme department within the charity to deliver the charity’s
educational objectives.
3) Contribute to the development of the charity’s next five-year strategy, including how we can develop
both existing and new education programmes.
4) Support the attraction of key stakeholders and partners, including academy chains, schools and potential
corporate partners and funders for the Tycoon programme.
Specific responsibilities associated with delivering and developing the Tycoon in Schools programme in
our partner schools:
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Work with the CEO, the senior leadership team and where relevant, our Chairman, Peter Jones CBE, to
develop and establish Tycoon in Schools as the UK’s foremost enterprise initiative in schools
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Work with the CEO and senior leadership team to articulate a three year strategy for the Tycoon Programme
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Manage the relationship with our partner schools, both primary and secondary
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Engage new schools, both primary and secondary
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Work closely with our external relations team and external partners to support press and PR surrounding the
programme
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Oversee the creation and delivery of supporting materials and relevant training for schools involved in the
scheme to ensure both school/pupil engagement and impact, including through our programme website
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Organise and coordinate the annual Tycoon in Schools competition
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Oversee the operational processes of the programme, including signing off pupils’ business plans, agreeing
T&Cs with partner schools, liaising with our finance team to ensure funds are administered, overseeing
return of loans
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Oversee the competition the during trading period, ensuring questions and queries are appropriately dealt
with
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Work with the CEO to explore additional and international opportunities for the Tycoon programme
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Peter Jones Foundation
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Required experience, skills and attributes:
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Designing, delivering and managing education programmes in schools and/or colleges
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Managing a team, providing leadership and vision
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Passion and enthusiasm for entrepreneurialism and its potential to bring positive economic and social
benefits to the UK
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Working with external delivery partners, including schools and/or colleges
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Contributing to the development of the organisational strategy
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Working with or within schools and understanding their curriculum materials
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Designing and delivering training
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Running quality assurance of programmes
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Ability to communicate effectively at different levels, including young people, school leaders and senior
business leaders
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Knowledge and understanding of the enterprise policy and/or education in the UK and abroad
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Good public speaker in all forms of media
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Some financial literacy and ability to manage a budget
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Leadership experience
Desired experience, skills and attributes:
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Designing and delivering enterprise and employability education programmes in schools and/or colleges
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Qualified teacher
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Leadership roles within education organisations, schools or colleges
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Running education programmes or initiatives across multiple schools and/or colleges
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Providing professional development for educational practitioners
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Impact management and how education programmes can manage to outcomes
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Working independently or within a team to attract partners and/or funders
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Selling programmes and/or products to schools and/or colleges
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International educational programmes
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Working with professionals in events, press and/or PR to support and promote activity around educational
programmes
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Commissioning of educational resources, especially curriculum materials
Commercial and entrepreneurial focus
Developing organisational strategy and execution
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RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Having made the commitment to expand our Tycoon Programme, we are now hiring a Head of Schools Programme
to lead the Tycoon initiative, who will work closely with our CEO and senior leadership team to develop and deliver
a strategy to refine and expand the programme.
To apply in confidence to become the Head of Schools Programme of the Peter Jones Foundation please forward
your CV, with a supporting cover letter that ensures your application fully addresses the requirements for the role in
no more than two pages.
You should give the names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers of two referees, relevant to this
role. References will only be taken once your express permission has been granted. We would also be grateful if you
could let us know if you will require any special provision as a result of a disability should you be called for
interview.
Finally, please ensure that you have included relevant telephone numbers for us to contact you on, as well as any
dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative timetable.
If you have any questions on any aspect of the appointment process or need additional information, please contact
Duncan Todd on 0207 471 0521 or via email at [email protected].
If you wish to have an informal discussion with our CEO, Jonathan Sobczyk, please do contact him via email to
arrange a time to speak, [email protected].
Applications should be submitted via email to the below address no later than midnight on the 12th May.
Applications will be reviewed as they come in and we may conduct interviews before the end of the
recruitment period. However, we expect all first round interviews to be completed by 26th May, with final
round interviews the following week.
Please submit your application to:
[email protected] with the subject title ‘[Your Name], HoSP Application’.
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