School Improvement Director
Haughton Academy
Darlington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive Salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/11/2023
- Apply by:
- 15 October 2023
Job overview
This role is available full time or part time. The salary for this role is competitive.
Established in 2006, the Education Village Academy Trust (EVAT) is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) of 5 – soon to be 6 - schools in Darlington.
Our Trust is founded on the principles of inclusivity, diversity and fairness and our mission is to deliver exceptional learning experiences and great outcomes for all the children and young people we serve. We stretch aspirations and aim to inspire everyone who learns and works with us to reach high and achieve their potential.
Our vision is simple: The Education Village Academy Trust is a place where learning has no limits.
We’re an ambitious Trust, with plans to grow and share our inclusive ethos with other like-minded schools and trusts. We’re looking for a dynamic and credible School Improvement Director to ensure we truly are a Trust where learning has no limits.
Working across all our schools and reporting directly to the Trust’s CEO, you will be responsible for defining, leading and evaluating the EVAT school improvement offer.
Skilled in working collaboratively with school leaders, staff and other partner organisations, you’ll guide and support the design and implementation of school improvement strategies, quality assurance, self-evaluation, curriculum development, pedagogy, assessment, continuous professional development, and preparing for inspection.
You will advise the CEO and Board of Trustees on all aspects of school improvement and play a major role in identifying, implementing and evaluating the strategic priorities of the Trust.
Whether a serving school or senior leader, full-time inspector, or a school improvement professional looking for a whole-Trust leadership role, what is clear is that you will have an exceptional track record of success, especially in relation to achieving positive outcomes for pupils regardless of background or prior attainment.
We’re further transforming the way we do things: investing in improving our teaching and learning offer, modernising our technology, and developing our people. This is a new and developmental role. With so much opportunity to make your mark as an experienced educational professional in a growing and aspirational Trust, now is a great time to join EVAT.
To learn more about this unique opportunity and the Education Village Academy Trust, please visit www.educationvillage.org.uk.
Prospective candidates are welcome to request a visit and/or a confidential conversation with the CEO. To do so, please contact Steph Blake, Executive Support Officer, via email at sblake@educationvillage.org.uk.
We will accept CVs for this role; however, they must include two appropriate references and you will be required to complete the additional information / declaration form if shortlisted for interview.
Closing date: 11.59pm Sunday 15th October 2023
Interview Dates: w/c Monday 23rd October 2023
The Education Village Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and Disqualification disclosure.
About Haughton Academy
The Education Village Academy Trust is located in Darlington, in the North East of England. It brings together two primary schools, a secondary school, a large all-age multi-need special and a SEMH free school.
The Education Village formed in 2006 with three schools – Springfield Primary School, Beaumont Hill Special School and Haughton Secondary School - coming together to form a hard federation under a PFI contract housed in a state of the art £27 million campus. In April 2012 The Education Village Academy Trust was formed and two further schools subsequently joined the Trust – Gurney Pease Academy (a mainstream primary school) and Marchbank Free School (a SEMH Special Free School), both on their own individual sites.
The Trust is committed to providing an outstanding education in the broadest sense. Our key priorities are to:
Provide a nurturing and friendly atmosphere by providing an environment where students are respected and valued and where individual needs are recognised and supported.
Bring out the best in every child irrespective of any learning difficulties they may have and regardless of their gender, race, colour or religious beliefs.
Provide for each child as many different experiences, ideas and activities as possible in a safe and secure environment.
Help your child care about family, friends, neighbours and their surroundings.
Support our pupils in leading an independent and purposeful life, preparing children for work or further education and promoting citizenship to encourage them to consider the needs of their local and wider community.
Offer a broad and balanced curriculum modified to meet individual needs where appropriate.
Create an atmosphere which encourages teamwork and values the contribution of all partners in the context of a shared acceptance and understanding of the Trust’s direction. Motivate staff by strong leadership which offers direction and democratic management.
What can you expect from us? Staff are the Trust’s most valuable resource and we value and invest in our people. We encourage reflective practice, classroom-based research and collaborative peer coaching because we want staff to deliver outstanding provision and to maintain a passion for learning. Wherever possible we seek to accredit the professional development work of staff. Learning from others is at the centre of our staff development provision. We are highly fortunate that our broad educational provision allows us to draw on a wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to deliver a broad and varied internal CPD programme.
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