Ed Tech and AI Lead

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

33 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2025

• Closing date

  24 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: 37 hours per week All Year Round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £72,162.00 to £87,651.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Star Academies, we are committed to transforming lives through education. We are looking for a dynamic Ed Tech and AI Lead to embed and extend our work on integrating new technologies across our curriculum and pedagogical repertoire. If you are passionate about driving change and delivering impactful projects, we want to hear from you!

Who we’re looking for

• A qualified teacher with leadership experience
• An informed and enthusiastic advocate of AI and edtech
• The ability to lead, develop, and inspire teachers
• Excellent communication skills
• A proactive innovator who can recognise and capitalise on the educational benefits of AI and ed tech

You will have:

• A track record of improving outcomes through the use of ed tech solutions
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Experience of delivering impactful CPD
• The ability to develop and implement action plans involving multiple stakeholders
• Commitment to the values and ethos of Star Academies

What you will get in return:

• The opportunity to lead transformative projects that will significantly enhance the life chances of young people
• The prospect of working alongside exemplary leaders to deliver exceptional learning outcomes through inspirational teaching
• Excellent CPD and training opportunities through our Star Talent Academy
• A generous package of rewards, including competitive salaries, pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements, and healthcare cash plans

What the school offers its staff

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

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.

Applying for the job

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About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: info@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9800
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