Director of Learning & Teaching

About us and the role

We are seeking to appoint a Director of Learning and Teaching to lead on critical work across our network of schools as a part of our mission to ensure that all of our pupils receive excellent learning and teaching, in every school, in every classroom, every day. This role will help us to further enhance our teacher development programmes and enable teachers to have the greatest possible impact on the classroom.

Avanti is a certified Learning Partner with the Chartered College of Teaching and from September 2022 we will be a provider for the Chartered Teacher programme.

This role is for you if:

• You are a recognised expert in teacher development.
• You have a track record of designing and implementing highly effective programmes of teacher  development.
• You are keen to work for an ambitious, forward thinking and inclusive MAT.

For more details or to discuss this post please contact Mike Ion (Education Director) mike.ion@avanti.org.uk

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role. 

Interview dates: 22 and 23 September 2022 

Why should you apply 

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

Further information

Pre-employment checks
Avanti Services Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.