Teaching Improvement Lead

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2025

• Closing date

  17 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 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: £79,475.00 to £87,651.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an experienced secondary school senior leader with the ability to drive improvement in teaching across a designated cluster of schools (Eden Girls’ School, Coventry, Eden Boys’ School, Birmingham, Eden Boys’ School, Birmingham East and Starbank Secondary School).

You will play a crucial role in the trust-wide strategy to secure gains in pupil outcomes, developing leaders and securing systems to ensure we maximise the achievements of all of our young people. The position requires an individual who can work both strategically and operationally, modelling best practice and embedding an instructional coaching approach. You will have a track record of supporting colleagues to improve their teaching practice and you will be proficient in providing actionable developmental feedback.

Experience with Steplab, including its use in delivering instructional coaching and evaluating professional development impact, will be a significant advantage. For the right candidate, there may be exciting opportunities to collaborate with Steplab, contributing to its development and integration within our trust.

You will have:

• Credibility as an experienced and successful secondary school senior leader with a demonstrable track record of success, particularly with improving teaching.
• The ability to develop teachers’ practice through instructional coaching.
• The ability to work with school senior leaders and central leaders to develop pedagogy sustainably.
• A comprehensive knowledge of pedagogical techniques and evidence-informed practice.
• The ability to plan and deliver high-quality CPD.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Full commitment to our vision and values.

Interviews may take place in either Birmingham or Blackburn

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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