School Effectiveness Adviser (Secondary/Special)
HFL Education
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band 6 - FTE £60,000 - £66,000 (pro rata for part-time)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Ideally a January start
- Apply by:
- 15 September 2018
Job overview
Are you a senior leader or school improvement professional who is passionate about supporting and helping schools to develop?
If you want to make a difference as a system leader and are looking for a new opportunity, we would like to hear from you.
Herts for Learning Ltd (HfL) is the largest Schools Company in the UK delivering school improvement services. Developed from Hertfordshire Local Authority’s education services, the company is now owned and accountable directly to schools through its Board of Directors.
HfL is looking to recruit a School Effectiveness Adviser to work as part of a team supporting secondary schools and settings (mainstream and special.) This post will be high profile and focused on system leadership to improve outcomes for all students.
You will be expected to work alongside Headteachers and senior leaders, supporting their self-evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement planning. As part of our team, you will be able to utilise your skills and experience to develop new products and services that meet the needs of the range of settings and schools that we support. You will be self-motivated, flexible and be prepared to travel to schools throughout Hertfordshire and beyond (travel allowance paid).
We are looking for an excellent leader, with a successful background within a school, and/or local authority or MAT setting. Experience of school inspections is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will be hard working and self-motivated, have a proven track record of success in raising achievement and the ability to lead and inspire others. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of and across teams are essential for this very important role.
In return, you can expect excellent conditions of employment and exciting professional development opportunities. This is a great opportunity to join a growing and successful team and have a significant impact on large numbers of students across a range of settings.
If you have any queries or want to know some more about this opportunity, please contact Rachel Macfarlane (Director of Education Services) on Rachel.Macfarlane@hertsforlearning.co.uk or Liz Shapland (Deputy Education Services Director - Secondary) on Liz.Shapland@hertsforlearning.co.uk.
To apply for the role, download and complete the HfL application form along with the supporting statement, explaining how you meet the requirements of the job outline. Once completed, please submit the forms to hfl.recruitment@hertsforlearning.co.uk.
To discuss any queries with the application process, please contact our Central Recruitment Team on 01438 843465 or hfl.recruitment@hertsforlearning.co.uk
We would love to hear from you.
Closing date for applications: 16th September 2018 at 5pm
Interview date: TBC
For more information please visit: https://www.hertsforlearning.co.uk/
Attached documents
About HFL Education
- HFL Education
- Roberston House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage
- Hertfordshire
- SG1 2FQ
- United Kingdom
HFL Education (formerly Herts for Learning) (HFL) is an award-winning provider of products and services to schools and educational settings within and outside Hertfordshire.
We believe that every young person, through access to a great education, should be able to realise their potential, regardless of where they live or their circumstances. Our work is focused on supporting the schools we work with to achieve successful long-term outcomes for their children. HFL is the UK’s largest school company, operates with a not-for-profit ethos and is majority owned by Hertfordshire schools. Beyond maintaining sufficient reserves and financing long-term projects, any surplus made is invested in the common good and/or the development of specific new services to address key challenges for our shareholding schools. Since our inception in 2013 we have reinvested nearly £1million in activities that would not otherwise have attracted funding.
Our purpose
We believe that every young person, through access to a great education, should be able to realise their potential, regardless of where they live, their background or circumstances.
Our vision
As a school owned and led social enterprise, we aim to work with every school, setting and trust in Hertfordshire, providing a full range of high-quality products, services, and training to support them to deliver a great education. All our services will deliver demonstrable impact. We will extend our reach through the digital delivery of selected services on a national basis, aiming to generate 20% of revenues outside of Hertfordshire by 24/25. To broaden our position and extend our scope, we are committed to partnering with organisations that share our values and whose services deliver demonstrable impact..
Our values
Our company values define how we want to be perceived by others:
- Trusted
- Inspirational
- Collaborative.
HFL is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We encourage you to view our Anti-racist position statement which gives clarity on our anti-racist stance. Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will expect you to be prepared to discuss unconscious bias with us; we find these conversations more than any others give us all a good idea of what working together will be like.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
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