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Director of Education

Tandridge Learning Trust, Warlingham, CR6 9YB

This job expired on 17 September 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 August 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Part time: 2 days a week
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: 75k - 86k pay award pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will:

Be a visionary leader, one that can empower others to achieve at the highest levels
Demonstrate significant, effective and evidenced school improvement expertise
Support our school leaders to establish and sustain an aligned, broad, and coherent curriculum which meets the needs of their context and is ambitious for all pupils.
Be capable of challenging, as necessary, and backing that up with knowledge and data.
Be a confident, strategic thinker who can work with the schools, trust leaders and the board.
Lead by example in demonstrating our vision and values in everyday work and practice

What the school offers its staff

The successful candidate will benefit from:

A committed and collaborative Executive Trust Board that will welcome you to the team.
The opportunity to lead on the development of our Trust School Improvement Model
A flexible working arrangement and bright, modern office space with off street parking
Workplace pension, through the Teacher Pension Scheme
A Trust-wide focus on wellbeing and support, including an EAP
Opportunities for continuous professional development
Staff benefits package, including lifestyle & retail discounts, staff sports and social events

Further details about the role

Tandridge Learning Trust has a new and exciting position for a Director of Education to join our Executive Board on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will build on the positive foundations that already exist in our Trust and will have the imagination and ideas to take our schools to the next level. You will inspire and bring out the best in our staff, be resourceful, have resilience and drive, with a proven track-record of delivering strong educational improvements and outcomes. You will work collaboratively and be part of a cohesive and high-performing team committed to delivering and sustaining high quality teaching and learning.

We seek an outstanding individual to help shape and deliver our school improvement strategy with a focused determination to drive educational improvement, ensuring every child is provided with a high quality, inclusive education, and is prepared for opportunities and challenges in life. You will have a forensic focus on the progress, attainment, and experience of every pupil, particularly those most at risk of not meeting their potential.

Extensive, well-researched, knowledge and understanding of current evidence-based strategies for improving the quality of education and the ability to ensure the effective implementation of these strategies will be essential. Capable of confidently leading an effective quality assurance process of school improvement strategies across our Trust, you will also be responsible for benchmarking our performance against other high performing MATs.

Please note that applications will be considered upon receipt. Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the recruitment process once a suitable candidate is appointed.

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.

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