Academy Improvement Lead (Quality of Education)
The Active Learning Trust Limited, Chatteris, PE16 6UU5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £87,651.00 - £101,533.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale, L24 - L30
Academy Improvement Lead (Quality of Education) job summary
THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION FOR THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.
Academy Improvement Lead (Quality of Education)
Salary: Leadership Scale L24-L30 (£87,651 - £101,533)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Trust Wide
The Active Learning Trust – Inspiring Excellence Across Our Academies!
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Academy Improvement Lead with a specific focus on quality of education to drive sustainable and measurable improvements across our academies. This pivotal role requires a visionary leader with the expertise to enhance educational standards, implement strategic initiatives, and ensure outstanding outcomes for pupils.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Lead on academy improvements, working closely with headteachers and senior leaders.
- Develop, implement, and monitor robust improvement plans.
- Introduce and embed the Trust’s quality standards across all aspects of academy operations.
- Ensure high expectations and accountability for pupil outcomes.
Teaching, Learning & Assessment
- Drive improvements in teaching quality, learning, and assessment.
- Support professional development and coaching of teaching staff.
- Oversee curriculum implementation, ensuring alignment with Trust and statutory expectations.
Raising Aspiration & Achievement
- Foster a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement.
- Use data analysis to inform strategies that raise pupil attainment.
- Promote an inclusive and aspirational ethos across the Trust.
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work collaboratively with governors, staff, parents, and pupils.
- Develop effective partnerships with external organisations to support school improvement.
- Contribute to the wider work of the Trust and its communities.
Finance & Resource Management
- Ensure effective use of the academy’s budget to maximise pupil outcomes.
- Support financial oversight to maintain efficiency and accountability.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within our Trust.
For more information, please contact Duncan Low, Director of Education, duncan.low@activelearningtrust.org.
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Active Learning Trust Limited
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