Head of Operations
Wandle Learning Trust
Wandsworth
- £68,000 - £71,500 per year
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 5 July 2024
Job overview
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds
Wandle Learning Trust
Battersea, London
Full time
£68,000 to £71,500 (Pay award pending)
Little Wandle is the fastest-growing Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme in England with over 5,000 member schools. We draw on the latest research into how children learn best; how to ensure learning stays in children’s long-term memory and how best to enable children to apply their learning to become highly competent readers. We are committed to ensuring every child has the opportunity to develop strong reading skills and achieve.
As part of the strategic leadership team you will be responsible for the successful delivery of all business and administrative activities supporting the Little Wandle operations, including financial, HR, sales and customer support functions. You will also support the Trust’s Co-CEOs, Director and Trustees with monitoring and providing reports and management information as required, ensuring key stakeholders are kept fully appraised of growth, success and financial viability.
You will bring to the role significant operations management and strategic leadership experience at a senior level, including effective financial management. You will also have experience of building effective partnerships and relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, alongside the people management skills to lead and develop others.
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds is part of the Wandle Learning Trust, a Multi Academy Trust based in South London, comprising of one secondary school and four primary schools. The Trust also runs the Wandle Learning Partnership, which oversees our English, Maths and Teaching School Hubs.
For further information on working for Wandle Learning Trust please visit our website http://wandlelearningtrust.org.uk/work-with-us.
Closing Date: 5th July 2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and a Children’s Barred List check.
The Wandle Learning Trust values the diversity of our students and is proud to inspire them through representative teaching and support staff. We aim to select all staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, gender reassignment, sexuality or other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
The Academy welcomes applications from disabled candidates. If you have a disability, please indicate any adjustments we might make when applying in order to ensure that the shortlisting process is fair and meets your needs.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Wandle Learning Trust
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Wandle Learning Trust was founded in 2018 by Mark Siswick and Christian Kingsley, the leaders of Chesterton Primary School and Chestnut Grove Academy in Wandsworth. We are now a family of five schools comprising our founder schools plus three further primaries, Ravenstone Primary School, Paxton Academy and Thomson House School.
Unique to our Trust is the strong collaboration with Wandle Learning Partnership, which is home to our Teaching School, English and Maths Hubs and sector leading phonics programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. Collectively we are united in the belief that there is no more important role than making a positive difference to children’s lives.
Our aim is to ensure that as a result of attending an academy in the Trust, every young person will be inspired and empowered by their education. Inspired to build a purposeful and fulfilling life and empowered to make a valuable contribution to the world around them.
As a Trust we believe in Educating for life, ensuring that our children are prepared for the next stage of their education, employment or training. Each academy will aim to achieve an outstanding judgement from OFSTED at the earliest appropriate point and be contributing to delivering world-class education within the Trust.
If you want to find out more about the Trust, our schools and our learning partnership please visit our relevant websites.
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