Director of Initial Teacher Training for the Alban Teaching School Hub
Sandringham School
Hertfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L14-L18
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2024
Job overview
Full Time
L14 to L18
Permanent
Start date: September 2024
Sandringham School is highly popular, outstanding and World Class school situated in the picturesque city of St Albans, conveniently located just 20 minutes by train from St Pancras.
This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a senior leadership position leading the Initial Teacher Training provision for the Alban Teaching School Hub, based at Sandringham School, St. Albans.
The Alban Teaching School Hub delivers high-quality teacher training in partnership with the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) across both secondary and primary phases. We pride ourselves on training adults to become accomplished teachers who can then experience an outstanding career in education.
The person appointed will work closely with the ITT Programme Manager, the Primary Training Lead and Lead Mentor in addition to a team of professional mentors across each of our provider schools. The role of the director will be to provide strategic direction for Initial Teacher Training across the region, to be active in recruitment to training positions, in addition to, leadership of the training programme throughout the year in conjunction with the NIoT ensuring that trainees receive the highest-quality training possible and at the end of the year gain QTS and PGCE. The director will work closely with senior staff at the provider schools, including the headteachers, and will also develop close links with the ITT team at the National Institute of Teaching and across the Teaching School Hubs network. The ability to build networks across the region and be pro-active in the recruitment of new trainees will be essential.
We are looking to appoint someone who loves teaching and education, has great personal qualities to help motivate and inspire the next generation of teachers and someone who can operate at a strategic level working with headteachers and other senior leaders to deliver outstanding outcomes. You will be based at Sandringham School, St. Albans as part of the Alban Teaching School Hub team.
If you are interested in this influential and exciting role as part of a highly professional organisation that pushes the boundaries of teacher professional development we would love to hear from you.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
Sandringham School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.
Sandringham School is part of the Alban Academies Trust (AAT). The school leads the Alban Teaching School Hub and is also a designated Computing Hub. In joining Sandringham School, you will also be joining the AAT. The Trust is a close community of seven schools within Hertfordshire, three of which are Secondary schools and four are Primary schools. As part of the AAT we are able to maximise the opportunities for personal, professional and career development. To learn more about the Trust please visit https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/
You can also learn more about the Alban Teaching School Hub by visiting the website at https://albantsh.co.uk/itt-welcome/.
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, or would like to visit the school, please contact Karen Taylor-Paul, Director: Alban Teaching School Hub via admin@sandringham.aat.school.
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 15th April 2024.
Interviews provisionally scheduled for the following week.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Full details, including the job description, are available from our website www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk or MyNewTerm www.mynewterm.com. Application via MyNewTerm (https://mynewterm.com/jobs/136609/EDV-2024-SS-17602) is preferred, but application via TES is accepted. Should you be interested in working with us and would like to discuss the role for more details, please do not hesitate to contact Lukey Lee, HR Administrator at 01727 799560, or by email appointments@sandringham.aat.school. School address: Sandringham School, The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX.
Sandringham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references. We are strongly committed to promoting equality of opportunity and the elimination of unlawful discrimination. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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About Sandringham School
Sandringham is a highly popular and oversubscribed school with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. Over the past years we have been graded Outstanding by Ofsted at every visit to the school. We have been in the 100 top performing non-selective state schools in England for the past 6 years, and are one of the first to gain 'World Class Schools' status. Each year our examination results demonstrate high performance at all levels. Our value added is very high placing the school in the top percentile rankings of all schools nationally. Saying this, there is still plenty of room for improvement and we are working hard to continue to raise standards wherever possible. We support all areas of the curriculum and, in addition, have a strong focus on STEM subjects and the Arts. We also hold International School status and encourage work on an international basis.
Sandringham School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Verulam School, Ridgeway Academy, Wheatfield’s Junior School and Wheatfield’s Infants’ and Nursery School. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. Our motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation.
Sandringham also co-ordinates the Alban Federation which is a School Centred Initial Teacher Training Provider. As part of the AAT we offer an enhanced induction programme for all our NQTS. This programme begins at the beginning of July with our 3 week summer induction programme, which attracts an attendance payment of £2,000 and a contract on the main pay scale from 1st September. Support is provided by subject and senior leader mentors and we offer subject specific as well as general training through ATSA and Herts for Learning events. Please see the attached document for further information. We are also a National Teaching School and run the Alban Teaching School Alliance with Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden and STAGS in St Albans, offering significant CPD opportunities for staff across a large number of schools. All our teaching staff are provided with a laptop and iPad and as our own admitting authority our admissions criteria now includes a children of staff rule.
We deliver a blended learning environment with every student able to use their own tablet device in the classroom. One of our most important and well-established networks is the BeauSandVer Consortium that provides high-quality post-16 education across Beaumont, Sandringham and Verulam Schools. We are an eight form entry school with 1482 students including over 380 in the Sixth Form.
We take every opportunity to develop the campus and are proud of the resources and facilities available to all the young people and staff at Sandringham and have invested over £10m in recent developments.
Staff morale at Sandringham is very high, shored up by an excellent working environment. Central to everything that happens at Sandringham are its students. With our direct and simple mission statement: ‘Everybody can be Somebody’ staff have sought to ensure that every young person feels valued and listened to. We pride ourselves in developing staff and providing significant opportunities for leadership and promotion. It is a really exciting and enjoyable place to work.
Additional information can be found on our website.
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