David Grocott
Trainee Teacher at The Gilberd School
- Location
- Colchester, United Kingdom
- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
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David Grocott's Overview
- Current
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- Trainee Teacher at The Gilberd School
- Past
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- Head of Internal Communications at Edexcel & Pearson UK
- Change Communications Manager at Essex County Council
- Communications Manager at Essex County Council
- Communications and Marketing Officer at Firstsite
- Chief Reporter at Newsquest
- Reporter at Various national newspapers
- Education
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- London Metropolitan University
- The Open University
- The Open University
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National Council for the Training of Journalists
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University of Durham
- Recommendations
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5 people have recommended David
- Connections
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167 connections
David Grocott's Summary
After ten years experience in journalism, press relations, communications planning, communications measurement, crisis communications, public engagement and internal and change communications in large complex organisations I've now decided to get a proper job!
Currently training to be a history teacher in a secondary school in Colchester.
Very happy with the change!
Specialties
Internal communications,
External communications,
Change communications,
Teaching!
Communications measurement,
Project management,
Heritage communications.
David Grocott's Experience
Trainee Teacher
The Gilberd School
Education Management industry
January 2011 – Present (1 year 2 months)
I'm learning how to become a history teacher.
Best career move I've ever made.
Head of Internal Communications
Edexcel & Pearson UK
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry
May 2010 – March 2011 (11 months)
Change Communications Manager
Essex County Council
Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Government Administration industry
February 2009 – April 2010 (1 year 3 months)
Established the award winning EssexWorks: Customers First change communications strategy to deliver change communications to 39,000 employees in more than 400 locations.
* Worked with senior management to develop corporate vision
* Responsible for communicating to the organisation's 39,000 employees
* Managed colleagues to implement multi-channel communications strategy using extensive internal and external communications mix
* Stakeholder management, communications measurement and project reporting
* Developed new tools for measuring employee communications, reporting on employee communications and identifying ROI of employee engagement
Communications Manager
Essex County Council
Government Agency; 10,001+ employees; Government Administration industry
April 2007 – January 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Responsible for all communications for Adults, Health and Community Wellbeing directorate consisting of 6,000 plus employees.
* Implementation of nationally recognised swine flu communications strategy
* Liaison with Department of Health to support implementation of the "Our Health, Our Care, Our Say" White Paper on social care.
Communications and Marketing Officer
Firstsite
November 2004 – April 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Responsible for all communications, internal, external and partner in international partner project to build new £16.5 million art gallery.
Highlights:
* Designing, developing and delivering public engagement event involving 400 school children marking shape of new gallery building to be photographed by media on military helicopter.
* Delivering promotional event at British Consul General's residence in Manhattan involving Secretary of State Tessa Jowell.
* Implementing integrated PR and media campaign on international, national and regional levels.
Chief Reporter
Newsquest
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry
2001 – 2004 (3 years)
Senior journalist in provincial newspaper group with responsibility for news editing several titles.
Highlights:
* Interviews with senior politicians and establishment figures including John Prescott, Boris Johnson, Tessa Jowell, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew.
* Investigative journalism involving travelling to sea with fishing trawlers.
Reporter
Various national newspapers
2001 – 2004 (3 years)
While working at Newsquest I was also shifting at several national newspapers as a reporter and sub-editor.
Shifting for The News of the World, The Times, The Independent, The Mirror.
Highlights:
* Investigative journalism leading to changes in NHS policy.
* Prize winning journalism for heritage feature writing.
* Travel to operational zones with British military.
David Grocott's Education
London Metropolitan University
MA, Communications Management
2008 – 2010
Excellent training in communications measurement and developing methods of monitoring communications effectiveness.
The Open University
MBA, Business
2005 – 2008
The Open University
MA, Popular Culture
2002 – 2003
National Council for the Training of Journalists
NCE, Journalism
1998 – 2001
University of Durham
BA (Hons), Archaeology
1995 – 1998
David Grocott's Additional Information
- Interests:
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Heritage communications - I plan to study for a PhD in the communications strategies of English Heritage from 1983 - 2010. Writing - I am in the process of publishing my first novel
- Groups and Associations:
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CIPR, CIB,
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- Honors and Awards:
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Communicators in Business (CiB) Central Awards 2010 best in class communications strategy: EssexWorks: Customers First
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