South Downs SCITT Programme Leader at Durrington Multi Academy Trust
Durrington High School
West Sussex
- £50,645 - £53,242 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- DMAT salary depending on prior impact and experience. Additional performance leadership allowance available for an exceptional candidate.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2021
Job overview
This is one of those dream roles which are rarely advertised. You will be passionate about teacher training and inspiring trainees to join our great profession. Successful as a leader, you will work with trainees, schools’ senior leaders and the University of Brighton. High expectations, combined with superb care enable our trainees to achieve great outcomes and employment rates are excellent. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing team who enjoy working together and are always seeking to improve further. Graded Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018; we work cross phase supporting trainees in schools.
The role has many different aspects to it;
● Leadership
● High quality teaching
● Teacher training – knowledge and experience
● Secondary and primary programmes/ curriculum development
● Recruitment and retention
● Compliance and governance
● Finance
● Partnerships with stake-holders who have different priorities
● Ability to deliver – strategically and operationally
Our SCITT programme leader has to balance these different aspects. You will have a great deal of autonomy, with clear and supportive line management. Previous applicants please do not re-apply.
This is a blended role, involving some teaching as well as working as part of the Durrington High School leadership team. A team who ensure that any necessary change is well-managed and staff are supported. We have an excellent record of retaining staff; due to strong relationships, a rich and stimulating CPD programme, excellent mentoring and support for ECTs and many development opportunities. We are one of only thirty two research schools nationally and this enhances further the opportunities for all who work with us. The SCITT is located at Durrington High School and has strong links with our Research School; ensuring practice is evidence informed. DMAT really looks after its staff so that they can ensure our children receive the best teaching and best care.
If you feel that you can bring something special to our SCITT and Trust, we want to hear from you now! If you would like to arrange a telephone call with the SCITT Director or a visit, which are welcomed please contact Aggie Gemel 01903705610 or email agemel@durring.com. For more information about the Trust and to apply for this post please visit our websites http://dmat.education/ https://durringtonhighschool.co.uk https://thesouthdownsscitt.co.uk/ Closing date: 9am Monday 10 May 2021
Durrington Multi Academy Trust has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff that meet ‘regulated activity’ will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with Barred Lists check before employment commences.
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About Durrington High School
Working at Durrington
At Durrington we have worked hard to develop a culture in our school where teachers and leaders are looked after, supported and professionally enriched. We would love to hear from you if you think that you might want to play a part in the exciting Durrington journey! In an ever-changing educational landscape, we focus on clear priorities:
- Ensuring all staff are able to have a sensible work/life balance - this means that we constantly review what we do, so teachers and leaders are able to focus on their core purpose.
- An evidence informed approach to teaching and CPD - we don’t want our teachers wasting their time on low-impact, gimmicky approaches to teaching. We want them to shape their teaching around what research evidence says is most likely to work. As one of only 39 Research Schools in the country, we are at the forefront of ensuring everything we do is informed by research evidence.
- Developing and growing our own excellent leaders, who in turn are able to nurture their own high-performing teams.
- Appointing external candidates with shared values, who will thrive in our school.
Looking After Our Staff
At Durrington we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. As a result, we have put in place a number of strategies to alleviate the pressures on staff. These include:
- We have moved away from a ‘tick-box’ approach to teaching and have embraced a ‘tight but loose’ approach. We want teaching to be tight, in terms of focusing on sound, evidence-informed pedagogical principles, but loose in terms of how this is interpreted in classrooms by subject specialists.
- Each department has developed their own streamlined feedback and homework policies, aimed at reducing workload whilst optimising impact.
- Teachers are not expected to write lengthy reports for students, but to record a current and projected grade for students and a judgement grade for effort and homework. •
- Enhanced pay scales and rapid progression opportunities.
- Teacher non-contact time above the national average.
- We have just three data collection points for each year group in a year, informed by ongoing assessment of student progress.
- We do not grade lesson observations.
- Fortnightly joint planning CPD within curriculum teams saves a significant amount of time for individual teachers.
- INSET days are used for collaborative planning in curriculum teams.
- Teachers are not expected to keep lengthy ‘evidence files’ for appraisal.
- All staff are registered with Healthshield for a range of wellbeing and practical support services with benefits including a variety of treatments for musculoskeletal issues, 24/7 GP and Employee Assistance Programme.
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