Trust School Improvement Leader (Head of Early Years)
The Good Shepherd Trust, Guildford, GU1 1JYThis job expired on 14 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
14 October 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 October 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £56,584.00 - £63,166.00 Annually (FTE) GST Salary band K + Teacher Pension Scheme. A higher salary may be available for an exceptional candidate or as the role develops.
Trust School Improvement Leader (Head of Early Years) job summary
Job purpose
To provide direction, accountability, challenge and support on all matters pertaining to your specialism across a Trust wide remit. You will be am Early Years specialist.
You will be the Trust’s expert for Early Years working directly with Headteachers and their teams in our schools.
You will be ultimately responsible for your specialism across a growing Trust and will be a passionate advocate for delivering improvements in your field. You will know first-hand the importance of educational improvement and how to develop your deep subject expertise to deliver improved outcomes for our children.
You will lead and direct a joined-up Trust approach across your area of specialism to deliver the highest levels of support for school leaders and teaching staff across our schools.
Line Manager
· Chief Education Officer
Key relationships
· Senior Education Officer
· Chief Executive Officer
· Other Education team “Head of” Roles
· Lead Practitioners
· School headteachers & senior leaders
· External stakeholders including teaching hubs, subject associations, Local Authorities, other voluntary sector agencies, OFSTED
Key responsibilities
· To lead in your specialist area across the Trust, helping schools to improve practice by providing guidance, support, and expertise in order to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
· To assess schools’ strengths and weaknesses in your specialism, identifying areas for improvement, developing, and supporting with implementation of improvement plans, providing professional development, and training, monitoring and evaluating progress.
· To advise schools on evidence-based practice related to your specialism, complying with educational regulations and policies.
To help schools enhance their capacity to provide high-quality education
to all pupils, and to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
in your specialist area
Commitment to safeguarding
The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices reflect this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS clearance (Disclosure and Barring Service), satisfactory references and qualification checks.
About The Good Shepherd Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Welcome from the CEO - Paul Kennedy
A very warm welcome to the Good Shepherd Trust (GST) and thank you for taking the time to visit our website. I joined the GST as CEO in February 2020 having spent over twenty-five years in education as a teacher, leader, headteacher and trust CEO. This is an exciting time for the GST as we further develop and strengthen our network of schools.
The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 18 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development.
But at the heart of what we do are the children and young people within our schools. GST schools are first and foremost highly inclusive settings where we strive to see each child flourish and grow, transforming lives and offering breadth and richness in each school’s individual curriculum. We also seek to fulfil the Church of England’s vision for education providing schools for the entire community we serve, for people of all faiths and none.
Our mission is drawn from the words of Jesus in John’s Gospel – ‘I have come that you may have life and have it to the full.’ It is in this context that Jesus reveals to us the wonderful image of himself, The Good Shepherd who shows us how to live, to love and serve others whilst we experience the richness of life in its fullness.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, leader or prospective member of a local committee or a Trustee, please get in touch if you would like to know more about the GST.
With best wishes,
Paul Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer
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