Primary Improvement Director
Nether Edge Primary School
Sheffield
- £79,959 - £88,188 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- ISR L27-L31
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 July 2022
Job overview
Post: Primary Improvement Director
Pay Scale: L27 to L31 (£79,959 - £88,188)
Contract: 1.0 FTE, Full-time
Start date: January 2023 (or as soon as possible)
Are you already a successful Primary Headteacher, a Senior LA or Trust Improvement Leader or Ofsted Inspector, but looking for the next step? Do you:
• Believe in the power of education to transform lives, particularly for the most vulnerable children?
• Understand that keeping children happy and safe is the most important thing we do?
• Accept that each school is different but recognise the common characteristics of great schools?
• Value genuine cross-phase partnership and believe by working with others you can help our existing schools become exceptional?
• Want to spread your expertise and influence across different schools, to more staff and more children?
• Want to be more strategic and support our plans for future partnerships and growth?
• Want to work in a 2-18+ Multi Academy Trust with a shared mission underpinned by a culture of integrity and excellence?
If so, then this may be the perfect opportunity for you.
Mercia Learning Trust is a 2-18+, successful, coherent, and growing partnership of currently six schools, serving approximately 4500 children and differing communities in the south and south-west of Sheffield. Our three primary schools feed into our three secondaries, and we are committed to a locality-based approach to future partnership and growth.
We have a reputation for leading very effective and sector leading schools (including transforming standards in previously under-performing schools and establishing an exceptional free school). This work is underpinned by the right balance of school autonomy, a culture of high challenge and support, sharing best practice and alignment, the backing of excellent central teams and strong leadership and governance.
The Trust is about to embark on an exciting new phase. As such we wish to appoint a Primary Improvement Director to:
1. Enhance our offer of exceptional support and challenge to existing schools so that they continue to improve.
2. Work with trust and school leaders to promote our vision and realise all aspects of our strategy for growth.
3. Provide strategic and operational support to new partner primary schools so they experience the benefits of working with or in our trust.
Application and interview Process
Prior to applying, we advise candidates to read the recruitment pack in detail and explore the Trust and School websites. We also encourage candidates to speak to the CEO about the role and if possible, arrange to visit our schools and trust. Details of how to book an appointment can be found in the ‘Application Process’ section of this pack.
Following application, successful candidates will be invited to assessment and interview.
How to apply
Visit the Mercia Learning Trust website www.merciatrust.co.uk to access the recruitment pack and how to complete the application process. The deadline for an application is Friday 8 July 2022 (12.00 noon) with interviews taking place on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th July 2022.
Attached documents
About Nether Edge Primary School
Nether Edge is a happy, successful, cohesive and ambitious 3-11, two-form entry community school in the south west of Sheffield. We are currently over-subscribed and have approximately 450 pupils. They come from a wide range of diverse backgrounds; whilst the proportion of disadvantaged and SEND pupils is just above the national average.
Children enjoy coming to school, work hard and are exceedingly well behaved.
We employ just over 60 staff. Leaders, teachers and other staff are talented and very committed to the children and our shared mission.
The school site is made up of two large linked Victorian buildings. Pupils and staff work in a well-resourced and well- maintained learning environment. Every classroom has an interactive whiteboard and visualiser, and are consistently arranged to support learning. The trust continues to make substantial investment in the school environment and IT each year.
The school is a partner in the Mercia Learning Trust. This a coherent, highly successful and really supportive partnership of six schools (3 primary & 3 secondary) in the south and south west of Sheffield. Pupils currently transfer to either Mercia or King Egbert Secondary Schools, both of which are members of the Trust. Partnership brings unrivalled access to expertise, great practice. CPD and career progression.
The school was judged to be outstanding in 2015. Despite the new Ofsted framework, we want to retain this status moving forward. We’re not narrowly chasing this, but really want all aspects of our school to be exceptional. Our culture, our relationships, our behaviours, our leadership and most importantly the quality of education. If we can do this, we know our children will have a great foundation to propel them forward into successful futures.
Our video link below provides a valuable insight of working at our school from Nether Edge Primary staff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiFhd4-u7Tc
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