Director of Education Secondary
QEGSMAT
Derbyshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary: Leadership L21 – L25 (£69,031 - £76,141 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Start date: As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 24 April 2022
Job overview
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a highly talented leader to join us and our central team of school improvement staff here at QEGSMAT, as our Director of Education, Secondary.
QEGSMAT is a forward thinking, successful and growing trust with a clear focus on improving the education and life chances for approximately 5000 young people. With seven schools across Derbyshire, Derby City and Staffordshire.
We are seeking an exceptional educational practitioner with the expertise, energy, and enthusiasm to lead, challenge and support teaching, learning and leadership across our secondary schools. Our Director of Education Secondary will have a base in our central team offices, in Ashbourne, Derbyshire with significant time spent in each of our secondary schools.
The successful candidate will be an experienced and outstanding classroom teacher. They will have a strong track record of leadership and school improvement and can inspire, motivate, and establish a positive culture. Their background will demonstrate skills, knowledge, and expertise in quality assurance, including improving curriculum implementation through lesson visits, scrutiny, student and staff voice, coaching, action planning and impact. The individual will work well as part of the wider school improvement team in driving up standards across the secondary schools in the trust.
You will need to be highly organised, with the ability to multitask and maintain strong attention to detail. You will have strong communication skills with the ability to demonstrate a sensitive approach to confidential matters. In addition, you will need to demonstrate strong ICT skills with the ability to analyse data and present findings.
There is a requirement to be able to travel to the schools in the Trust. You must therefore have access to a reliable means of transport to carry out your duties.
QEGSMAT is an exciting trust, with a strong track record of school improvement delivered at pace and often supporting and leading work across the region. We have a very positive relationship with the Department for Education; our CEO is also a serving Member of the East Midlands and Humber Advisory Board.
We offer high quality professional development to support all stages of your career, which includes coaching, national qualifications, local, regional, and national network. All staff have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. This can also include bespoke counselling sessions for staff if needed.
The QEGSMAT vision is based on ‘Question, Explore, Give and Succeed’. With all trust schools, both primary and secondary, having the shared goals to:
- offer a broad, balanced, and creative curriculum, which enables all our young people to achieve the very best outcomes and leave education well prepared for the next steps in their lives
- deliver high quality teaching, learning and assessment and effective leadership at all levels
- develop the culture and individuality of our academies and Trust, building a strong community in and around us
- offer a rewarding and stimulating workplace for staff
- provide a strong, safe, and financially sustainable environment
If you have any questions or would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stuart Hardy, Head of HR at hardy@qegsmat.com.
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Closing date: 24th April 2022
Interview date: Week commencing 25th April 2022
QEGSMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Further information about our commitment to Safeguarding can be found -https://www.qegsmat.com/documents/safeguarding
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About QEGSMAT
- QEGSMAT
- The Green Road, Ashbourne
- Derbyshire
- DE6 1EP
- United Kingdom
Welcome to the QEGSMAT. We are a growing group of academies based in Derbyshire, Derby City and Staffordshire. Established at the start of 2017, our Trust is based on a set of actions defined by our students; ‘Question, Explore, Give and Succeed’.
The QEGSMAT was set up to enable schools and academies, already determined to deliver the best possible education, to improve even further. By bringing skills, experience and diversity, we encourage each school to keep its own identity, partnerships and traditions. The Trust includes children of all ages and recognises the benefits of strong partnerships between primary and secondary schools. With the full support of the DfE, we specifically aim to partner and collaborate with schools in different contexts, to increase the opportunities for staff and students alike. We are a teacher led, student focused MAT, thriving on close links with parents and the communities in which we live. The Members, Trustees and Governors of our MAT recognise we are there to serve the community by providing the very best all-round education possible to our students. We set very high aspirations for our staff and students and are ambitious and excited about the future. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
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