MEET
YOUR
PEERS
Rowena
Kidd
Deputy headteacher and career lead
at Stretford High School, Manchester
H
ow and why did
you become a
careers leader?
At my school, we realised
that the careers leader role needed
to be performed by someone on the
senior leadership team, if we wanted
to embed careers into the whole
school curriculum and develop a
robust careers programme.
I feel passionately about the
importance of careers guidance and
the impact it can have on supporting
our young people, and was delighted
to take on this role.
As well as being deputy head, I
teach art and photography and line-
manage maths and PHSE. I oversee
whole-school data, target setting
and building the school timetable,
plus options. I am also the curriculum
lead and teaching and learning lead.
Prior to becoming a teacher, I ran
my own business for 12 years, so I
have a keen interest in linking
business and career pathways to our
school. As lead for curriculum and
the timetable, I was able to create a
slot to allow standalone careers
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