Extended Senior Leader – ITT/ECTE Lead
Glenmoor Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EX15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
30 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,000.00 - £61,000.00 Annually (Actual) Highly competitive - UL pay scale (Depending on experience)
Extended Senior Leader – ITT/ECTE Lead job summary
Extended Senior Leader - ITT/ETCE Lead
Position: Extended Senior Leader - ITT/ECTE Lead
Contract: Full Time
Start Date: 2nd November 2026
Salary: Highly competitive
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional and ambitious leader to join our Extended Senior Leadership Team as Leader for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE).
This is a pivotal role in a high-performing secondary school, with influence beyond the school through leadership of a local cluster of schools delivering the Ambition ECTE programme.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of improving teaching and learning and a strong commitment to developing others through expert coaching, mentoring, and leadership. You will lead a coherent teacher development pathway—from trainee teachers through to the end of early career induction—ensuring consistently high-quality teaching and strong outcomes for students.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the strategic vision and development of ITT and ECT provision across the school and cluster.
- Ensure a coherent teacher development pathway from ITT through ECTE.
- Contribute to whole-school Teaching & Learning strategy and improvement priorities.
- Embed a culture of professional growth, instructional coaching, and high expectations.
Leadership of ITT Provision
- Take strategic oversight and responsibility for the ITT programme
- Line management of the ITT Coordinator and United Teaching Coordinator
- Support the quality assurance of trainee progress through observations, reviews, and mentor engagement.
- Ensure all trainees are effectively supported to meet the Teacher Standards.
Leadership of ECTE (School and Cluster)
- Lead and coordinate delivery of the ECTE programme within the school
- Line management of the ECTE Coordinator.
- Oversee the organisation and facilitation of the Ambition ECTE programme for a local cluster of schools.
- Ensure all ECTs receive their full statutory entitlement, including training and mentoring.
- Monitor engagement with Ambition self-study and mentor interactions.
- Make rigorous and evidence-informed judgements on ECT progress against the Teacher Standards.
Developing Others
- Lead and develop a team of mentors and lead mentors, ensuring consistently high quality mentoring provision.
- Provide expert instructional coaching and professional development for trainees, ECTs, and mentors.
- Quality assure mentoring through observation, feedback, and training.
- Identify, support, and intervene where staff require additional development.
Quality Assurance & Impact
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching across ITT and ECT cohorts.
- Conduct learning walks, observations, and reviews to ensure high standards.
- Ensure all provision has a demonstrable impact on student progress and outcomes.
- Work with external partners and awarding bodies to ensure compliance and programme quality.
About You We are looking for a candidate who:
- Is an exceptional classroom practitioner with a strong track record of impact.
- Has led or contributed significantly to improving teaching and learning at scale.
- Has substantial experience of mentoring, coaching and developing teachers.
- Has the credibility and expertise to lead cross-school professional development.
- Is highly organised and able to lead both strategic and operational workstreams.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and inspire others.
Closing date: 30 June 2026
Interviews: w/c 06 July 2026
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Glenmoor Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 891 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Glenmoor Academy website
Glenmoor Academy is an 11-16 high performing school situated in the beautiful coastal town of Bournemouth. Glenmoor is an all girls secondary school which is co-located with Winton Academy.
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