Deputy Research School Director
Neat Academy Trust, North Shields, NE29 7ST8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Fixed term - 2 years (31st August 2027)
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Range L4 - L8 (£53,602 - £59,167 per annum) - Pay award pending
What skills and experience we're looking for
We're delighted to be recruiting to the post of Deputy Research School Director at Newcastle Research School. This role is key in supporting the strategic direction of our Research School as we aim to improve the quality of teaching by using academic research in ways that makes a real difference.
The role is key in facilitating the sharing of educational research and is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the educational landscape. We are looking for a colleague who:
- Can drive forward the continued successful contributions of the Newcastle Research School to the wider Research School Network.
- Will grow our reach as a Research School and confidently deliver sessions, online webinars and conferences that enthuse and inform educators.
- Has experience in research and development with the ability to organise bespoke packages of evidence-informed training for teachers and school leaders that they can translate into practice.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Teachers' PensionScheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
This post is fixed term for 2 years (until 31st August 2027).
Newcastle Research School is part of NEAT Academy Trust. The NEAT Academy Trust family of schools has 6 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested in finding out more about this unique opportunity?Please get in touch with Sarah Stock, Research School and Primary School Improvement Lead ats.stock@neatat.org.ukto arrange a time for an informal conversation.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ nolater than midnight on Tuesday 20th May 2025.
Expected interview dates- Wednesday 28th May 2025.We appreciate this is during half term and we would still encourage you to apply even if you can't make this date. Please get in touch with Sarah Stock to discuss an alternative time.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Neat Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Neat Academy Trust website
- Email address
- s.stock@neatat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 820 4631
Arranging a visit to Neat Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.stock@neatat.org.uk.
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