Lead Learning Manager
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees
- £33,017 - £36,118 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £33,017 - £36,118 (actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2025
Job overview
About the Academy
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is a community school in the heart of Stockton. It is part of OGAT, a Multi Academy Trust in the north of England – and we are looking for an outstanding candidate to help us improve standards.
With a proud tradition of serving the community of Stockton-on-Tees, Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is a medium-sized school with a big heart. We are part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, one of the highest performing trusts in the country.
Our vision is to put students first in order to raise standards and transform lives. To make this happen, we innovate constantly, including a curriculum that is designed to enable personalised learning in depth and with breadth. We ensure that additional teaching time and resources are provided to support students to leave with a solid foundation of good and better grades.
About the Role
As Lead Learning Manager, you will be required to support learning through the use of data, strategic intervention and monitoring in order to maximise student attainment and will manage our team of Learning Managers. You will work closely with the Inclusion Team and the Vice Principal, Deep Support on Intervention Strategies to support the academic achievement of all students. Your role will ensure that intervention and tracking is effective using the school’s “Praising Stars” system. You will attend case conferences and other meetings regarding students in the academy alongside preparing referrals and reports for those students identified as needing intervention.
The successful candidate must be extremely well organised, have the ability to prioritise work and ensure that strict deadlines are met. The ability to work on your own initiative and be able to lead by example are essential. You will be required to deal with students, parents and outside agencies in a professional, prompt and confidential manner.
Working pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time + 15 days.
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If you have any questions or queries regarding the role, please contact Abbey Davies, HR Assistant at a.davies@bishopsgarth.outwood.com.
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Closing date: 8.00am on 2 June 2025.
Interview date: 6 June 2025.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
- Harrowgate Lane, Bishopsgarth
- Stockton-on-Tees
- TS19 8TF
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Head of School: Jason Rhodes
We are an 11-16, Ofsted Good rated academy based in the market town of Stockton-on-Tees, in vibrant County Durham and have been a part of the Outwood family of schools since 2016.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth is rated Good by Ofsted and are delighted that in its report, Ofsted noted ‘the school is being rapidly transformed through the highly effective actions of leaders and the trust’.
As part of this transformation, we aim to innovate with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.
We serve the local community and aim to give its children an excellent start in life by giving them a first-class education. As a smaller school we know all our students, their strengths and how to get the very best out of them.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, in addition to being an IQM Centre of Excellence, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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