Trust Lead - Pedagogy and Practice
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Job start date
18 April 2022
Closing date
21 January 2022 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- GLF Leadership Range L15-19 Fringe (£60,744- £66,900)
Trust Lead - Pedagogy and Practice job summary
GLF Schools is seeking an astute, ambitious and creative practitioner to lead Pedagogy and Practice across our seven secondary schools.
Your opportunity
Each school, whatever its headlines, has room for improvement and we are looking for an individual who can innovatively guide, support and challenge our schools to create and develop the best strategies to engage our students.
We welcome applications from applicants who can apply empathy, are emotionally intelligent and driven by a clear moral purpose and a passion for working with young people and who take great pleasure and joy from doing so.
The role will involve working across all of our 7 secondary schools, with the opportunity to work in the central trust team office based at The Beacon School in Banstead. As a flexible employer and upon discussion with your line manager, there may also be the opportunity for remote working.
Our secondary schools comprise Meridian High School in Croydon, Merstham Park School in Merstham near Redhill, Epsom's Rosebery School and Glyn School, Aureus School in Didcot, The Beacon School in Banstead and Caterham's de Stafford School.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of talented and passionate staff and help shape the future and strategic direction of our Trust.
What we are looking for
an outstanding classroom practitioner
an incisive knowledge of highly effective pedagogy and practice, based on evidence-based research
an excellent communicator who leads by example
the ability to mentor, coach, support and challenge colleagues to develop their practice and raise standards
an existing or aspiring senior leader
About GLF
We comprise 34 schools in the primary sector and 7 secondary schools in various regions across the South East and South London. The opportunities within our trust are immense in terms of professional and support for your career aspirations.
We have 13 brand new schools, which have opened since 2013; two are in the secondary sector located in Oxfordshire and Surrey.
All seven of our sponsored primary schools have undergone their first inspections as academies with us removing their previous inspection ratings.
23 of our 41 schools have chosen to join GLF, a testament to the collaborative approach between our schools, which benefits all children and staff, and the wider communities, which we serve to the best of our ability.
We have been recently designated as one of only 87 Teaching School Hubs which will oversee the West Sussex area, and will incorporate our very successful SCITT as well as providing the training programme for the Early Career Framework for both the Trust and our Hub geographical area. This will also provide development opportunities for the successful candidate
Thrive in a Career at GLF
GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Our offer includes:
Continuous Professional Development
Work life and family friendly policies
Flexible Working
Staff Wellbeing
Career Pathways and Talent Management
Staff Benefits
Community and Collaboration
Valued Worker Scheme
The Details
If you think that this is the opportunity for you and would like to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Jade Dance, Trust Administrator (details on the back page of the candidate pack) who will put you in touch with the Trust's Executive Headteacher with oversight of Learning and Teaching, Ros Allen.
Start Date: Easter 2022, however we are open to discussing a later start date in accordance with commitments you may have with your current school
Closing date: 21st January 2022 @ 9am
Interview Date: 27th/28th January 2022
Hours of work: Ideally full time, but part time will be considered (minimum 0.6)
Salary: GLF Leadership Range L15-19 Fringe (£60,744- £66,900)
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.
About Glf Schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@glfschools.org
GLF Schools is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Academy Trust with many career opportunities for new and existing staff. Each school in our Trust has its own individual identity, while benefiting from the expertise that comes from dedicated and experienced regional and Trust teams. Our schools serve to meet the needs of its own local community yet all are united in their core purpose of providing an outstanding educational experience. GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish. Our offer includes:
Continuous Professional Development
Work life and family friendly policies
Flexible Working
Staff Wellbeing
Career Pathways and Talent Management
Staff Benefits
Community and Collaboration
Valued Worker Scheme
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