Director of Education

Reporting into Chief Executive Officer

Salary: In the region of £80,000 (negotiable for the right candidate)

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 

Base: Home Working

Closing date: 29/08/2022

Interview: Week commencing 05/09/2022

Are you a committed, dynamic and effective strategist? Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities? Have you got a track record of improving schools by building effective relationships with senior and middle leaders? Then this role is for you. 

We are looking for a Director of Education to take responsibility for our Curriculum Strategy, the quality of education and the accountability cycle for schools. The successful candidate will play a key role in raising and maintaining standards in all our schools, as well as working with our school leaders and Trustees to work together on an effective, shared curriculum strategy. The post holder will also be asked to support the outreach work of the Trust and will be required to build strong working relationships with providers from across Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, the post holder will be part of the Central Trust Team. 

This is an exciting time to join us. Transforming Futures Trust’s core purpose is to improve the lives of children and young people with special needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The Trust itself has improved, with strong education and governance, and sound finances, with greater stability in delivering the best possible education for the children and young people in our schools.

The Trust is made up of three, soon to be four, special schools that are dedicated to meeting the needs of pupils with social, emotional or mental health needs and/or on the autistic spectrum. Our settings span Devon, Cornwall and Plymouth. The Regional Director (formerly the Regional Schools Commissioner) has already approved our Trust to sponsor Mount Tamar School. We are committed to the job in hand and so this role will include significant time supporting leaders at Mount Tamar to bring about rapid improvement. 

Initially the role will be home based with regular visits to our schools. Therefore, the successful candidate will be prepared to travel and be able to work from home. They should also be prepared to be adaptable as the needs of the Trust changes. 

Please head over to our website www.transformingfutures.org.uk to view all our current vacancies and to download the job description/ Person specification and application form.