Director of Science
Pendle Education Trust
Lancashire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8-11
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 September 2019
Job overview
As Director of Science you will effectively lead a team of teachers and hold accountability for continuously raising standards of student attainment by building and sustaining a cohesive team, who develop and deliver consistently good and outstanding teaching and inspirational curriculum experiences across key stages and including within Key Stage 2 for effective transition.
This is a very exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated leadership team. The current Director of Learning (Science) has been promoted to Assistant Principal within our family and will be available to support you as you settle into the role. There are Directors of Learning for both English and Maths who will provide extra peer support.
This is an opportunity to directly impact on the lives of local children by ensuring that day-in, day-out they receive the very highest standards of teaching and learning in Science, have varied life experiences and are nurtured in a safe and positive educational environment.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will have a vital role in the raising of standards and securing excellent provision, for both students and staff, on our journey of academy improvement. Working in an incredibly supportive environment, the successful applicant will have considerable opportunities for professional development through both recognised qualifications and coaching/mentoring opportunities.
The role requires you to split your time between the two secondary academies. You will be supported to organise this in the way that works best for you and your science teams.
Application deadline: Midday on Friday 27th September
Interview date: 7th October
Attached documents
About Pendle Education Trust
- Pendle Education Trust
- Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, Nelson
- Lancashire
- BB9 7YT
- United Kingdom
Pendle Education Trust is a family of schools in Lancashire. The Trust is sponsored by Nelson and Colne College, an Outstanding Further Education college in Pendle. Established in 2013, Pendle Education Trust continues to grow, welcoming new schools to our family.
Our focus is exceptional leadership and meeting the needs of local families and the community. Through close collaboration with local partners and schools, we strive to deliver an excellent education for children in Pendle and surrounding districts.
- We’re a family of schools within East Lancashire with over 2100 children within our Trust.
- Our Board is made up of experienced voluntary professionals who are passionate about education and the local area.
- We supported Pendle Primary Academy in progressing from Inadequate to Good with Outstanding features in two years.
- We have secured over £1 million of capital funding for improvements in all of our academies.
- We have enabled successful senior leaders to extend their impact across our family of schools.
- We have delivered a range of high quality community based projects to provide stimulating enrichment for pupils and families.
- We are experienced in delivering the highest quality facilities including a fully-equipped sport facility at Colne Primet Academy for school and community use, and a redeveloped early years facility at Pendle Primary Academy.
- Place2Talk and Place2Be initiatives provide individualised support services for our children to talk about thier feelings or any problems they may have.
- Pendle Primary Academy was named one of the top 50 performing or improving schools in England in 2015.
- Colne Primet Academy received an Ofsted grading of 'good' in all areas in May 2018 and was named the East Lancashire Newspapers' Secondary School of the Year in 2018.
- In its first Ofsted inspection since conversion, Castercliff Primary Academy received a 'good' grading in all areas in spring 2018 after being named as 'inadequate' in its last inspection as Nelson Castercliff Community Primary School.
- Castercliff Primary Academy was congratulated by The Secretary of State for School Standards in 2018 for being amongst the top 2% of schools in England for the progress pupils make from Key Stage 1 to the end of Key Stage 2.
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