Director of Primary Education

More than one location, Bohunt Education Trust

25 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
17 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
9 March 2023

Job details

Job role: View all Head of year, department, curriculum or phasejobs
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - STPCD terms
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Between £59,849 and £67,683
Pay scale: L13 to L18

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for September 2023, we are seeking a permanent full-time Director for Primary Education to support the development of primary provision as part of the high performing Bohunt Education Trust (BET).

Due to the successful growth of this Trust and further planned growth into primary phase provision, BET is seeking to appoint a Director for Primary Education, with specific responsibility for the development of the school improvement strategy for primary schools. This is a new role within the Trust.

You will work with the Board of Trustees, the CEO, Headteachers’ Group and Trust Central Team to develop a nurturing, engaging and ambitious primary provision. Our schools are based around the South of England: Berkshire, Hampshire and West Sussex.

The ideal candidate will be an outstanding leader with the ability to listen to others, think strategically and empower people to support the development of schools whilst respecting their individual identities. Relationships and well-being are critical to this partnership, and the successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, acting always with integrity and ensuring that staff and children/students remain at the heart of their role.

If you would like an informal discussion by telephone, or to visit the Trust to talk about the post, please contact Tessa Wright, PA to the CEO: twright@bohunt.hants.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

Teachers' Pension Scheme, free access to an Employee Assistance programme, Retail and other discounts, Cycle to Work scheme))

The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust offering the support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression

Commitment to safeguarding

Bohunt Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. The successful candidate(s) will be subject to pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

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About Bohunt Education Trust

Type: Multi-academy trust
Email address: twright@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
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At BET, we provide innovative, high-quality education for children aged four to 18. We are a multi-academy trust of non-fee paying schools, working together with shared values and vision to ensure consistency and excellence for all our students. Driven, ambitious game-changers, we set the highest expectations, and nurture students’ individual talents and interests to help them achieve their full potential. The highest expectations, an ethos of ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’, unparalleled opportunity and highly effective teaching combine to develop students who are ‘game-changers’. We aim to give all students an outstanding education and develop skills in the classroom and beyond – to help our young people flourish throughout their school career, and on into later life. BET is ambitious. We aim to transform how education is delivered in schools across the country and beyond by sharing the best practice we have pioneered in our own schools. We are keen to share this vision with other primary and secondary schools at every stage in their development.