Director of Learning & Teaching
Wellingborough School
Wellingborough
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 1 March 2018
Job overview
HMC Co-educational 3—18
860 Pupil Day School (140 in Sixth Form)
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING & TEACHING
Required for September 2018
The Director of Learning & Teaching will be a key member of the whole School Senior Leadership team and will be responsible for nurturing a culture of learning within all parts of the School and promoting innovation within teaching. He or she will be accountable to the Headmaster, and will be expected to be at the forefront of pedagogical strategy and development within the School.
The School is seeking an exceptional leader who can demonstrate creativity and drive based on a deep understanding of education and a clear view of what "outstanding" means in Learning & Teaching, and a vision for how this might be achieved.
The School aspires to be recognised nationally as an establishment that develops excellent teachers and maximises learning outcomes, encouraging colleagues to be open and collaborative, reflective and self-critical. The School sees digital technology as a key part of moving Learning and Teaching forward and wants to create an environment in which ICT is used in a natural and effective way via a strategy that allows for development of people and infrastructure.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Development and implementation of a Learning & Teaching strategic plan.
- Oversight of strategy and operational implementation of ICT throughout the school, including ensuring that digital technologies are an integral part of classroom practice and that the school possesses an infrastructure appropriate to its needs.
- Maintain and review the relevant School policies for assessment for learning, target-setting and the tracking of pupil academic progress.
- Strategic oversight of pupil progress and attainment via robust tracking systems.
- Strategic oversight of Reporting across the School.
- Ensuring a range of learning experiences throughout the School.
- Quality assuring the learning environment to promote effective learning.
- Active encouragement and monitoring of independent learning.
- Promotion and monitoring of academic professional development and organisation of internal training related to L&T, and creating a culture of learning and reflection within the teaching body.
10. Supporting subject leaders in the development and implementation of curricular and supra-curricular initiatives.
11. Supporting teachers and subject leaders in using a review cycle to ensure high teaching standards, including regular lesson observations, learning walks and work scrutinies, with clear success criteria.
12. Line management of the Head of ICT, and responsible for the ICT Technical team.
13. Actively supporting other members of the Senior Leadership Team in the day-to-day running of the School and the strategic aims with which they are tasked.
14. Taking a full part in the life of the School, contributing to the co-curricular programme as befits their experience, expertise and interest,
15. Supporting the pupils’ endeavours by attending school events.
16. Additional duties that are appropriate to the role as directed by the Headmaster.
Safeguarding
The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons with whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risk to the safety or welfare of children in the School s/he must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Person or to the Headmistress.
Salary: L15 to L17 of Wellingborough Academic Leadership Pay Scale
(dependent on experience)
Further details and application form may be downloaded from our website.
Please complete the relevant School application form which can be found on our website: http://www.wellingboroughschool.org/Job-Vacancies ;
we will only accept applications made on this form.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 1pm, Thursday 1st March 2018
Interviews will take place w/c 12th March 2018
Attached documents
About Wellingborough School
- Wellingborough School
- London Road, Wellingborough
- Northamptonshire
- NN8 2BX
- United Kingdom
Wellingborough School is an independent, co-ed, selective, Christian-based though multi-faith all-through school, situated in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire with a broad geographical catchment area. Currently it provides 850 places for nursery, primary, secondary and sixth-form students aged 3-18.
The school was originally a Tudor Grammar School, founded as an all-boys boarding school in 1595. Originally situated in the centre of town, it completed the move to its 45-acre current location in 1881. Girls were admitted for the first time in 1970.
Headmaster
Andrew Holman
Values and Vision
Wellingborough's motto is “Salus in Arduis”, meaning fulfilment through challenge. From its primary school to its sixth-form college, the educational aims are the same: to enrich cultural experiences, develop good behaviour, promote a close partnership between school and home, achieve academically and help students make the most of all the educational opportunities that the school provides.
Its size helps promote a communal family feel, as does the ages it sees children through, many children staying for the whole 15 years of education. Although no longer a boarding school, it sees itself as having the atmosphere of one.
ISI
"The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent."
ISI INSPECTION, MARCH 2022
In March 2022, Wellingborough School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), the body approved by the Government for the inspection of independent schools. Inspections take place roughly every six years, and allow an opportunity for the school to be scrutinised in considerable depth.
As most of you will not be au fait with the structure, scale or significance of an Inspection, it is worth me saying that it is a big deal! As well as surveys of students, staff and parents, the Inspectors sifted through our policies and examined our risk assessments before launching into a whole host of lesson and activity observations, student and staff interviews and work scrutinies, seeking to triangulate every bit of evidence they found before drawing their conclusions– conclusions that will form part of how the outside world views us until the next time a team turns up.
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