Director of Secondary Education
Orchard Grove Primary School, Taunton, TA3 7FD25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £117,601 and £129,673
Pay scale
- Leadership L36 to L40
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Blackdown Education Partnership is seeking a highly experienced and inspirational individual to join our team in leading our secondary school improvement strategy and delivering impactful school improvement across our schools. This role requires someone with deep expertise in raising standards, a strong record in building sustainable improvement cultures, and a passion for our core values.
We are particularly interested in candidates who bring substantial experience in school leadership and improvement, ideally having had significant impact in one or more secondary schools and/or with Ofsted. The successful applicant will not only have a proven track record of raising student outcomes but will also understand how to create and nurture an environment where sustainable improvements flourish.
In this pivotal role, you will lead our secondary school improvement strategy, reporting to and working closely with our central school improvement team and reporting directly into our Deputy CEO who is the Executive Lead for the Secondary Phase. Although the post is based at our Trust Headquarters, you will spend considerable time working directly in each of our secondary schools, providing support and challenge and driving our strategic objectives.
A central responsibility will therefore be balancing both support and accountability to foster an environment where our leaders feel both empowered and responsible for driving improvements. We seek someone who can skillfully navigate this dynamic, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and high expectation.
We are looking for an individual who:
- Possesses substantial experience in school improvement, either as a Headteacher, System Leader, School Improvement Partner and/or through roles with Ofsted
- Has a proven track record of raising standards in secondary education
- Demonstrates the ability to build strong cultures of continuous and sustainable improvement
- Can effectively evaluate school performance across a range of metrics and leverage extensive knowledge to close gaps and uplift outcomes for vulnerable students
- Can inspire and lead complex changes across schools, fostering collaboration and high expectations
- Can build trust with Headteachers and school leaders and deliver challenge clearly, ethically and with regard to the wellbeing of colleagues.
You will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team of staff who offer amazing support to schools and to each other and who are relentless in their drive to make a genuine difference to and lasting impact on our young people, families and the wider community.
If you are keen to find out more about the role, our CEO will be holding a series of information sessions over Teams where she will outline the key requirements of the post and be available to answer any questions. You can book into one of these slots by contacting Paula Gibson: gibsonp@bep.ac
Times available are;
- 18th December – 9.30 – 10.30am
- 18th December – 4.00 – 5.00pm
- 8th January – 9.30 – 10.30am
- 8th January – 4.00 – 5.00pm
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full. If you can meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you. All applications should be made by completing the online application form via E-teach available at www.bep.ac/vacancies and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role. For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification.
What the school offers its staff
- Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme.
- Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
- Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
- Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
- Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
- Free car parking.
- On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
- Gym membership.Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
- Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work.
- Free tea and coffee.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
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About Orchard Grove Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 15 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Orchard Grove Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- gibsonp@bep.ac
Arranging a visit to Orchard Grove Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gibsonp@bep.ac.
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