Director of Learning (Behaviour & Attitudes)
The Elizabethan Academy, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7PYThis job expired on 22 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
22 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
3 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Or flexible working options available.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Spine Points 7-11
What skills and experience we're looking for
We’re looking for a Director of Learning – Behaviour & Attitudes with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle or senior leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first leadership post to take the lead on our behaviour and attitude provision across school.
As an experienced teacher, you will develop our behaviour and attendance strategies to meet the needs of every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. This will include strategic leadership of our Inclusion and Enhanced Provision facilities. The successful candidate will be a committed and inspirational team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful pastoral team drawing on your extensive leadership experience.
Our ideal candidate will:
- A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
- An ability to teach in a shortage area
- A good understanding of statutory requirements in all key stages.
- A good understanding of the needs of learners with diverse needs
- The ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets.
- Experience of effectively managing behaviour and pastoral provision.
- Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.
What the school offers its staff
We are a successful 11-19 stand-alone academy where our school community benefits from excellent facilities in our modern and purpose-built school. We are looking for candidates who share our commitment and determination to providing a learning environment that enables all young people to thrive.
Our most recent OFSTED inspection (May 2018) saw the academy judged as ‘Good’ with many outstanding features.
We offer extensive professional development opportunities with a structured path to enable progression at every stage of your career. This includes leadership training, secondments at other schools, coaching and mentoring. We also support our staff undertaking NPQ’s. We are proud to be a “Brilliant School” and have recently been awarded the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
The Academy is committed to equality of experience for all staff and students. We operate safer recruitment, robust child protection procedures and require evidence of DBS clearance for all employees. Checks will also be made with previous employers. Please read our Information for Candidates for additional information.
Commitment to safeguarding
This information is required, including that related to warnings regarded as "spent" in order for the Academy to ensure safe recruitment and meet its obligations to safeguard children. However, you should be aware that any disciplinary history declared will not automatically prevent or inhibit appointment and will depend on the dates and circumstances related to the disciplinary action, outcomes and the type of post being applied for. Note that you are also required to include information if you were subject to a disciplinary process but resigned before it was completed.
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About The Elizabethan Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1137 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Elizabethan Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- upsonh@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01777 713705
The Elizabethan Academy is a successful 11-19 Academy full of passion, innovation and character where students and staff benefit from excellent facilities on site. We are looking to recruit colleagues to share our commitment and determination to providing a learning environment that enables all young people to thrive.
We have all-encompassing professional development with a structured path to enable career progression. This includes secondments at other schools in the East Midlands and formal leadership training and coaching.
We believe in our staff and want them to be the best they can be
Arranging a visit to The Elizabethan Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email upsonh@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk.
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