David Hawkins-Weeks

Experienced leader and business developer across various industry sectors, including education, SEND, health & fitness, charity and insurance.

Currently hold group management responsibility for SEND at ECC, including strategic planning, budgetary management, legal compliance, business development and people management. Additionally, hold a link governorship position for Quality of Education at The Bridge School, Easton, Norfolk (special SEND school).

Key Professional Strengths: ● Strong people management skills, having managed teams in a variety of settings, including remote workers ● Strategic thinker and able to balance commercial, quality and wider stakeholder interests ● Strong financial awareness & budgeting skills, including management of many large departmental budgets ● Good internal and external networker and successful new business developer ● Enthusiastic innovator and keen to see progress ● Good planning & organisational abilities ● Experienced at change management Key Personal Values: ● Honesty ● Professionalism ● Loyalty ● Finishing the job ● Treating others as you wish to be treated yourself