Welcome back to another week of our Schools Plus Interview series – Who do you think we are?
In this weekly series members of the Schools Plus team will be asked a series of questions about them and their job here at Schools Plus. We thought this would be a great way to find out more about Schools Plus staff. There is a huge array of jobs and people here at Schools Plus so every interview will be totally different. You will get an insight into their day to day life, their time before Schools Plus and a bit more about the team.
Who are you?
Mike Jenkinson-Deakin
What is your role at Schools Plus?
HR & Development Director. I oversee the HR function, and also visit new schools to talk about how we can help them with their community lettings.
As Schools Plus is all over the country where are you based?
I live in Telford, but my second home is the Wellington-Euston train!
How long have you worked for Schools Plus?
It will be 7 years in October
What did you do before you worked at Schools Plus?
I’ve had several jobs, including selling steel wire, insurance and caravans (not all at the same time), and I spent 5 years running my own business building horseboxes.
What is your favourite part about working for Schools Plus?
The variety of the job – and working with schools which is a very different environment for me
Can you describe a typical working day for you?
No! I could be in my office in Telford all day, sitting on a train to London, or driving to the furthest reaches of the country to visit a new school.
What do you think the future holds for Schools Plus?
I think SP will continue to grow, serving more and more schools and we will continue to develop our position as the most effective and operationally excellent company in the market.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I sing and act. The last production I did was “Butley” in Chester, and I’m hoping to get a part in “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” in 2018.
You are a crayon in the box what colour would you be and why?
I would be red, because LFC!
Finally, what is your favourite song and why?
It’s always been Vienna by Ultravox. Beyoncé’s Single Ladies is guaranteed to get me on the dance floor. And at the moment, Call off the Search by Katie Melua because it was the first dance at my wedding in July.
Come back next week to see our next interview of the series.