Director of Education Services
HFL Education
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive remuneration and benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 November 2017
Job overview
Herts for Learning Ltd (HfL) is a not for-profit company and the largest schools’ company in the UK. We provide high quality school improvement, leadership and business support to over 500 schools and education settings in Hertfordshire and beyond, generating an annual income of over £22m and employing over 300 staff. HfL has had great success since its creation in 2013, with almost 92% of Hertfordshire schools now Ofsted rated as good or outstanding, well above the national average.
HfL operates in a dynamic sector where changes in government policy can radically impact the work we do. Our new strategic plan addresses these challenges through the evolution of our education and business services offer. We have created the new role of Director of Education Services to lead our education services teams and ensure that we continue to deliver outstanding services whilst pursuing new and exciting opportunities for growth.
The new Director will be a member of the executive team, reporting to the Managing Director. The Director will lead, develop and coach the education services directors responsible for early years, primary and disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils whilst also directly leading our secondary and middle schools teams.
You will bring experience of headship in secondary schools, will have led school improvement work across all phases, and will ideally have experience of working across the full range of school types. You will understand the changing education landscape and bring the strategic and commercial skills and experience to lead our teams to develop and deliver our new strategy.
This is a critical role that provides an exciting opportunity to join a young and growing company that genuinely puts its moral purpose at the heart of everything it does. If this opportunity appeals to you, we will be delighted to hear from you.
For more information please visit https://andersonquigley.com/hertsforlearning
For a confidential discussion, please contact Elliott Rae at Anderson Quigley on +44 (0)7584 078 534.
The closing date for applications is noon on 10th November 2017.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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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