Director of Education

Pontefract Academies Trust, Pontefract, WF8 4HH

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be agreed

• Closing date

  23 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 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: £130k - £140k per annum (negotiable for exceptional candidates)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Director of Education is a new role within the Pontefract Academies Trust family of schools. It presents an exciting opportunity to build on the strong foundations and current practices within the Trust and help shape the educational delivery across our schools over the medium to long term. There is scope for our 4-16 offer to progress further as we navigate through external challenges and ensure our locality-based hub of schools delivers for our communities.

You will appreciate and develop a strong understanding of the local knowledge and context of our schools. Additionally, you will believe in a model where common approaches are delivered to a high standard as a minimum. This way, we know that our schools have the foundational pillars in place to secure high quality everyday provision. Beyond this we expect our school leaders to innovate – this is what we feel the best people want to do!

What the school offers its staff

What can we offer you?

We’re passionate about employee benefits at Pontefract Academies Trust, offering the following as standard to all:

• Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities

• EveryDay Development (EDD) Framework, including goals that are personal and flexible and professional development days to self-reflect and invest in personal development to aid staff engagement, boost wellbeing and enhance employee skills

• Energise and Engage Weeks throughout the year, where no meetings take place. These dedicated weeks prioritise personal professional development, support work-life balance, and allow for an early finish on designated days

• Generous employer pension (Teachers Pension).

• Laptop

• Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.

• Cycle to work scheme

• Blue Light Card

• Discounted gym membership

• Free eyecare via Specsavers

• Childcare vouchers

• Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)

• Discounts at numerous retailers including O2

• Free flu vaccinations

Commitment to safeguarding

We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from everyone. Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to safeguarding all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks. Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide a self-declaration form.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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PAT - Director of Education.pdf - 4.11 MB (opens in new tab)

PAT - Working for us booklet.pdf - 9.19 MB (opens in new tab)

About Pontefract Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Pontefract Academies Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: martin.blair@hays.com
• Phone number: 07736791138
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pontefract-academies-trust (opens in new tab)

Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross-phase Multi Academy Trust compromising of eight schools, six primary schools and two 11-16 secondary schools, all located within a tight geographic hub within Pontefract. It is a thriving trust that has been on a sustained journey of improvement in recent years and is ambitious to improve further, positively impacting more lives.

As a family of schools, we collaborate with each other, challenge each other and share best practice. We take collective responsibility for each other and the results of all our children and young people.

We aim to provide professional work environments where our people have the support and tools to do a great job and push our children and young people to scale new heights in a safe and secure environment.

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