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Service Director: Education and Inclusion

Service Director: Education and Inclusion

Wakefield Council

Wakefield

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
30 September 2018

Job overview

Education & Inclusion.

Can you see the bigger picture?

For too many children, in too many places, opportunity is still something that happens to other people. We’re determined that Wakefield will be different. This is an exceptional chance to play a leadership role in the evolution and transformation of Education & Inclusion in Wakefield. Recent years have seen sustained improvement in our education provision across the board, and we’re proud to have developed a clear vision of how SEND, inclusion and attainment combine to deliver a unified, effective whole.

But we recognise that there remains more to do before we’ll have achieved our goals. And that’s where you come in. We want to hear from senior education professionals with a successful track record of energising continuous improvement and overcoming obstacles to attainment. Pressing on from our recent achievements, you’ll have an immediate positive impact: with schools and school leaders, engaging with local MATs and colleagues across children’s services, building relationships with key influencers across the district, and working collaboratively to establish and maintain progress. Whether your background is in SEND, system leadership or school improvement, you must bring a thorough grasp of the wider educational agenda and a detailed understanding of national policy and context.

Visit www.ourwakefield.co.uk to find out more or contact Stephen Cooley (07747 698829) or Mark Tobin (07717 725844) at Proventure Consulting for a confidential discussion.

Closing date: 1 October.

About Wakefield Council

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Living and Working in Wakefield

Wakefield city is a historic seat of regional government in Yorkshire and for two centuries provided the county headquarters of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Today the city retains its strong tradition of public service employment with the headquarters of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, the Yorkshire and Humber regional assembly and the West Yorkshire Police located at its heart within the civic quarter. ??Public sector presence extends to the health service including the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service. ??Location?Wakefield's location at the heart of England and at the centre of the UK's communications network offers unsurpassed transport links, providing fast connections by road, rail, and air. ??At the intersection between the M1 and M62 and with the A1 at its eastern boundary, the district is well placed to access other regional centres such as Leeds, Sheffield and York.

Ease of commuting extends beyond the region with Wakefield Westgate, the city's mainline station situated on the high speed east coast mainline, offering excellent connections to key UK destinations. Direct half-hourly services operate to London throughout the day with the quickest journey taking under 2 hours. Sheffield, York, Manchester, Liverpool, and Newcastle are also within easy reach. ??Several airports offering domestic and international flights are nearby, including Leeds Bradford, Robin Hood Airport, Manchester and East Midlands. Leeds Bradford, Manchester and East Midlands all provide direct flights to London and Brussels. ??The area?The district has emerged from over a century of reliance on coal mining to become a thriving manufacturing, shopping and distribution centre, taking full advantage of its place at the heart of the region's transport network. ?Wakefield district covers some 350 square kilometres and is home to 315,000 people in a diverse range of city, urban and rural communities and an amalgam of what were previously 14 different local authorities.??The North West includes Horbury, Ossett, Wrenthorpe, Stanley and Altofts, while Normanton, Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley, Featherstone and a host of smaller settlements make up the five towns. In the south east, there are the towns of Hemsworth, South Kirkby and South Elmsall, as well as other communities. ??Some 70 per cent of the rural communities of the district is designated as green belt. Dotted about the rolling countryside are villages like Middlestown, Crigglestone, Crofton, Woolley and Ackworth. ?

The average cost of a home is £144,266

Detached £234,661

Semi-detached £136,729

Terraced £110,000

Flat £119,359



Leisure & Sport:

The district boasts several nationally recognised cultural and leisure facilities including the National Coal Mining Museum for England and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and is birthplace to two giants of modern sculpture; Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. A new sculpture gallery is planned for the city's Waterfront, the Hepworth, to house original works by local sculptor, Barbara Hepworth. ??The city centre is vibrant with pavement cafés, restaurants, bars and an exciting nightlife enhancing its cosmopolitan feel. A multi-million pound regeneration project will see a significant transformation of the city's retail core at the northern gateway into the city, introducing a department store and new retail outlets to complement the existing Ridings shopping centre situated in the heart of the city. ??Europe's largest shopping village, the Junction 32 Outlet Village (formerly Freeport) at Castleford, offers a wide selection of shops including many designer names. Adjoining Junction 32 is the new Xscape development, housing one of the largest indoor real snow ski slopes in Europe. The complex, incorporating an ice climbing wall, multiplex cinema, bowling alley, shops and restaurants under one roof, attracts visitors from all over the country. ??The city and surrounding areas are a stronghold of sport including; rugby league where Castleford Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats share a long tradition with teams like Featherstone Rovers; and horse racing - the longest continuous flat circular course can be found at Pontefract. ??There is an abundance of walking and cycle paths throughout the district with country parks, nature trails, waterways and lakes all waiting to be explored. The lake at Pugneys Country Park is a haven for sailing enthusiasts and canoeists and is within a mile of the city centre.
 

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