Regional Director
Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)
Regional
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 2 April 2017
Job overview
OAT is a not-for-profit sponsor of 31 primary and secondary academies. Our vision is for all young people to have the highest academic, social and practical skills to allow them to lead a fulfilling life. We are determined to be the Trust that makes the biggest different and to be the most effective network of academies. We describe ourselves as a family of academies which work in collaboration to innovate and to make sure that young people in our care have access to the best education. This is not just about achieving the highest grades but ensuring young people have the opportunity to develop skills through extra curriculum activities and extended learning. It is very important to us that our academies remain part of their local community, sharing resources and expertise and collaborating for the benefit of all.
An exciting opportunity has come up for a new Regional Director to join the team of existing Regional Directors’ (RDs) working in our School Improvement Team (SI). In this role, you will be responsible for:
- improving the performance and standards of education within a region.
- the line management of academy principals, in a region, providing support, challenge and guidance as appropriate
- ensuring that the academies receive high quality school improvement services through the OAT school improvement teams
- championing and promoting the OAT ethos and purpose
In addition to this regional role, all of our RDs have a national responsibility. Present national responsibilities include Teaching and Learning, the Curriculum and Continuous Professional Development. The national responsibility for this role will be dependent on who the successful candidate is, and will be discussed during the recruitment process. Regional responsibilities will be agreed with the successful applicant
The successful applicant will have had headship, Ofsted or HMI experience working with challenging schools, coupled with evidence of improving standards. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic individual who is credible with both primary and secondary colleagues, and who wants to make a real impact on improving outcomes for children and young people.
Our OAT Head Office is in Birmingham and as such the successful candidate will be expected to visit Head Office 2/3 times a month, spending the rest of the time in the region working with our academies.
If you are interested in the post, please visit our website for a full job description and application form
http://www.ormistonacademiestrust.co.uk/vacancies/oat_head_office.
Please return by closing date of 3 April 2017.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Carmel Brown, Director of People and Projects via carmel.brown@ormistonacademies.co.uk or telephone 0121 262 4717.
Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the DBS.
Attached documents
About Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)
- Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)
- 141 Newhall Street, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B3 1SF
- United Kingdom
About Ormiston Academies Trust
With over 40 schools – currently 32 secondary schools, six primary schools, three alternative provision schools and one special school across five OAT regions, the trust is one of the largest and longest standing trusts in the school system and is guided by our founder, Peter Murray’s belief that every child deserves the chance to thrive.
We provide pupils with the best learning opportunities in every classroom, in every school, every day. We are also committed to the learning and development that takes place outside of the classroom, and the enriching role that schools and education play in children’s lives.
Our schools are located across a diverse range of communities, each with its own unique character, strengths and challenges. OAT believes in the power of collaboration and working as one team across our schools. This collective approach is underpinned by our core values, which sit at the heart of the work across the trust. It is only through a culture of cohesion and shared endeavour, that we will deliver more for children and families.
There is much to be proud of at OAT, but the trust is not complacent and is committed to improving everything it does. Everyone who works at OAT plays a key role in our journey to both develop and deliver our strategy over the next five years.
We look for people who share our belief in the power of education to change lives for young people, and who have the intellectual, interpersonal and operational capabilities required every day to improve education at scale in a national organisation.
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