Director of Education

Tandridge Learning Trust has a new and exciting position for a Director of Education to join our Executive Board on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will build on the positive foundations that already exist in our Trust and will have the imagination and ideas to take our schools to the next level. You will inspire and bring out the best in our staff, be resourceful, have resilience and drive, with a proven track-record of delivering strong educational improvements and outcomes. You will work collaboratively and be part of a cohesive and high-performing team committed to delivering and sustaining high quality teaching and learning.

We seek an outstanding individual to help shape and deliver our school improvement strategy with a focused determination to drive educational improvement, ensuring every child is provided with a high quality, inclusive education, and is prepared for opportunities and challenges in life. You will have a forensic focus on the progress, attainment, and experience of every pupil, particularly those most at risk of not meeting their potential.

Extensive, well-researched, knowledge and understanding of current evidence-based strategies for improving the quality of education and the ability to ensure the effective implementation of these strategies will be essential. Capable of confidently leading an effective quality assurance process of school improvement strategies across our Trust, you will also be responsible for benchmarking our performance against other high performing MATs.

The ideal candidate will:

· Be a visionary leader, one that can empower others to achieve at the highest levels

· Demonstrate significant, effective and evidenced school improvement expertise

· Support our school leaders to establish and sustain an aligned, broad, and coherent curriculum which meets the needs of their context and is ambitious for all pupils.

· Be capable of challenging, as necessary, and backing that up with knowledge and data.

· Be a confident, strategic thinker who can work with the schools, trust leaders and the board.

· Lead by example in demonstrating our vision and values in everyday work and practice

The successful candidate will benefit from:

· A committed and collaborative Executive Trust Board that will welcome you to the team.

· The opportunity to lead on the development of our Trust School Improvement Model

· A flexible working arrangement and bright, modern office space with off street parking

· Workplace pension, through the Teacher Pension Scheme

· A Trust-wide focus on wellbeing and support, including an EAP

· Opportunities for continuous professional development

· Staff benefits package, including lifestyle & retail discounts, staff sports and social events 

If you are excited by the prospect of this position and believe you can make a difference then we would like to hear from you. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries and you are welcome arrange an informal discussion with the Chief Executive about this position prior to applying.

Tandridge Learning Trust has a new and exciting position for a Director of Education to join our Executive Board on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will build on the positive foundations that already exist in our Trust and will have the imagination and ideas to take our schools to the next level. You will inspire and bring out the best in our staff, be resourceful, have resilience and drive, with a proven track-record of delivering strong educational improvements and outcomes. You will work collaboratively and be part of a cohesive and high-performing team committed to delivering and sustaining high quality teaching and learning.

We seek an outstanding individual to help shape and deliver our school improvement strategy with a focused determination to drive educational improvement, ensuring every child is provided with a high quality, inclusive education, and is prepared for opportunities and challenges in life. You will have a forensic focus on the progress, attainment, and experience of every pupil, particularly those most at risk of not meeting their potential.

Extensive, well-researched, knowledge and understanding of current evidence-based strategies for improving the quality of education and the ability to ensure the effective implementation of these strategies will be essential. Capable of confidently leading an effective quality assurance process of school improvement strategies across our Trust, you will also be responsible for benchmarking our performance against other high performing MATs.

The ideal candidate will:

· Be a visionary leader, one that can empower others to achieve at the highest levels

· Demonstrate significant, effective and evidenced school improvement expertise

· Support our school leaders to establish and sustain an aligned, broad, and coherent curriculum which meets the needs of their context and is ambitious for all pupils.

· Be capable of challenging, as necessary, and backing that up with knowledge and data.

· Be a confident, strategic thinker who can work with the schools, trust leaders and the board.

· Lead by example in demonstrating our vision and values in everyday work and practice

The successful candidate will benefit from:

· A committed and collaborative Executive Trust Board that will welcome you to the team.

· The opportunity to lead on the development of our Trust School Improvement Model

· A flexible working arrangement and bright, modern office space with off street parking

· Workplace pension, through the Teacher Pension Scheme

· A Trust-wide focus on wellbeing and support, including an EAP

· Opportunities for continuous professional development

· Staff benefits package, including lifestyle & retail discounts, staff sports and social events 

If you are excited by the prospect of this position and believe you can make a difference then we would like to hear from you. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries and you are welcome arrange an informal discussion with the Chief Executive about this position prior to applying.

 Please note that applications will be considered upon receipt. Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the recruitment process once a suitable candidate is appointed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, subject to the filtering rules which ‘protect’ certain spent convictions and cautions from disclosure