Director of Education (Primary)

Wandle Learning Trust, London, SW11 5DT

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £108k to £122k

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will champion high expectations for all children, ensuring that every student thrives, regardless of background, and lead innovative strategies to enhance teaching quality and student outcomes across all of the Trust’s primary schools.

With proven leadership experience, you will have been successful in improving school performance and securing strong Ofsted outcomes, underpinned by a strong pedagogical understanding of how children learn and the ability to articulate this and translate it into teaching and learning. You will also have a strong understanding of safeguarding legislation, SEND practices, and curriculum development.

Your excellent interpersonal skills, and collaborative and inclusive approach to leadership, enables you to inspire and lead teams and work closely with headteachers, senior leaders, and external stakeholders to secure the most positive outcomes for children.

What the school offers its staff

Wandle Learning Trust, is a growing Multi Academy Trust based in South London, currently consisting of one secondary school and four primary schools. We have a further primary school joining in April and have ambitious growth plans for next 12 months. The Trust also runs the Wandle Learning Partnership which oversees our English, Maths and Teaching DfE Hubs offering extensive professional development and school improvement support. We also run our market leading phonics programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.

Further details about the role

To support the growth of the Trust, and our mission to ensure every child reaches their full potential in an exclusive and supportive learning environment, we are seeking a visionary leader to oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational standards, curriculum frameworks, and assessment strategies across the Trust’s primary schools.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About Wandle Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Wandle Learning Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@wandlelearningtrust.org.uk
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We are a Multi Academy Trust based in South London. The Trust also runs the Wandle Learning Partnership which is the Trust’s teacher and curriculum development arm. We provide strategic and operational support to our English, Maths and Teaching School Hub, as well as to our not-for-profit phonics programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. We also offer school-to-school support and have our own menu of CPD, and events linked to local needs.

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