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Executive Director of Standards

More than one location, City Of London Academies Trust

This job expired on 18 April 2024 – see similar jobs

Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
18 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
11 April 2024

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive, commensurate with previous experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student. Our secondary schools adopt a warm/strict approach, we believe exemplary behaviour is the foundation upon which great schools are built. We have a traditional approach to our pedagogy, utilising the principles stipulated in the works of authors such as Doug Lemov. Our objective is to deliver outstanding outcomes and progress for all our students, as we know that strong GCSE and A level performance is crucial to improving our students’ life chances. We are unapologetically results-driven and unashamedly academic, and the successful candidate must be of a similar mindset.

COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with an approach to educating pupils which we know delivers an exceptional education for our context. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.

The Trust's primary schools are graded Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. Our sixth form centre, Newham Collegiate Sixth Form, is graded Outstanding in all areas and is recognised as one of the best 16-19 Free Schools in the country. Of our six secondary academies, one is graded Outstanding, four are graded Good (two with Outstanding features) and one requires improvement.

About You

You are aligned to our values and are obsessed with delivering results and creating truly outstanding schools. The successful candidate will promote the highest educational standards and be driven to support schools achieve exceptional behaviour, outcomes and culture. You will match and surpass what has been achieved so far, creating an environment that promotes academic and wider personal achievement. You will be a highly successful school leader who comes with a strong track record. You will have made a significant difference to school improvement and provided a strong contribution to a school, its leadership, student outcomes and ethos. In addition, excellent communication skills and confidence to develop rich partnerships with school leaders, operational colleagues and Trustees will be essential. COLAT is based in the heart of evolving communities in London, and we value the diversity of our workforce as such we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Applications must be submitted via the TES portal.

We plan for interviews to take place on Wednesday 24 April 2024.

City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

What the school offers its staff

We invest in and support our staff by keeping their development a priority, and we are proud to have a range of benefits to ensure staff feel valued, including:

Teachers' or Local Government Pension schemewith a generous contribution from the Trust
Generous annual leave entitlementfor employees who work all year round/52 weeks a year
Occupational maternity and adoption payfollowing 26 weeks ofcontinuous service
Sabbatical leave entitlementfor up to one year (unpaid) after five years' continuous service
Cycle to Work scheme
Travelcard Loan scheme
Corporate gym membership rates
Annual training and development opportunitiesin addition to in-house school INSET and staff development
Access to City of London housing allocation scheme.

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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