Director of Education
Newham Community Learning
Newham
- £109,986 - £125,988 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September or earlier
- Apply by:
- 20 March 2024
Job overview
The Director of Education role is central to the aims and ambitions of Newham Community Learning, a Trust of two primary and four secondary schools, located close together in the London Borough of Newham. You will make a difference to the standard of education of over 5,000 young people. We serve a diverse community, with significant levels of deprivation, but also with high levels of aspiration. Our goal is simple: to provide a standard of education which is as good as the best that can be found anywhere else in the country.
You will manage a School Improvement Team which will include a Director of Staff Development, a Director of Student Support and a Trust Data Analyst. You will also be able to draw on the expertise of our highly skilled Headteachers and leaders of Teaching and Learning across the Trust. You will work collaboratively with schools, building on their practice, facilitating knowledge sharing and ensuring that school improvement is rigorous at all our schools.
This is a role requiring expertise, energy, determination, organisation, communication skills, and above all a relentless determination for our schools to provide a consistently excellent educational experience for all our students, at every stage of their journey through school.
The Trust’s commitment to equalities is deep-rooted, and we are particularly keen to encourage applications from groups which are under-represented in senior leadership roles in education.
The selection process will take place across Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th March 2024.
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About Newham Community Learning
Newham Community Learning exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
The education we provide will be:
Inclusive - we will seek to meet the needs and aspirations of all young people, and to value and support all members of our community
Ambitious - we will be ambitious for our young people, encouraging and supporting them to excel
Caring - creating school environments where all members of the community treat each other with kindness and respect
Broad-ranging - students will have access to a broad and rich range of experiences at school which will prepare them to play an active role in adult life in tomorrow’s Britain
This work is underpinned by our agreed set of shared principles:
We support staff at all levels to continue developing and learning, including continuously refreshing their knowledge and skills.
We manage our resources effectively and transparently for the benefit of our students
We listen and respond to the views of our staff, students, families and our local community
We are actively committed to diversity, inclusion and equity– no one is left out or left behind,
We place the highest priority on safeguarding the young people in our care
We maintain and value the distinct identity of each school within the Trust
We work collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including the local authority, unions and other stakeholders, to achieve the best possible outcomes for our wider community
We are a responsible employer, supporting our staff and recognising that the commitment of our staff is fundamental to the success of our schools
All current vacancies at our six schools can be viewed by clicking on the links in the listing below. We look forward to hearing from you.
For further information, please contact Skye Beaumont in the Central Team on skye.beaumont@ncltrust.net.
September 2023 - We are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more.
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