Teaching School Hub Director
Humberston Academy
North East Lincolnshire
- £67,351 - £74,283 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18-L22 ; Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Ideally September 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 May 2023
Job overview
The David Ross Education Trust is now recruiting for a Director of our Teaching School Hub.
We have an opportunity for a Director to lead both the strategic direction and the operations of our Teaching School Hub (TSH).
About the role
The TSH plays a central role in the training and development of teachers working in all phases/types of school across Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. We are committed to collaborating with excellent providers in our region to ensure that the quality of teacher and leader development is of the highest quality and provides excellent value for money for school leaders, enabling them to drive sustainable and meaningful improvement in their schools.
In this role you will create a centre of excellence for teacher training and development across the region. The TSH will provide high quality professional development to teachers at all stages of their careers. It will also play a significant role in delivering school-based initial teacher training (ITT); the early career framework (ECF); and the new specialist and leadership national professional qualifications (NPQ).
Using a research-informed approach to teacher development, the TSH is building a national reputation for excellence in the programmes it runs. Driven by need within the region, it will work to provide long term and sustained support to the schools in the region to enable them to improve and develop, taking full advantage of the expertise within the team.
Permanent, full time role based in Grimsby.
Salary & Benefits
- £67,351-£74,283pa (L18-L22)
- Access to Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Awards and Recognition Scheme
- Benefits Platform – including discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more…
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Who we are looking for
- Degree and QTS
- Leadership qualification such as NPQH or NPQEL (or working towards)
- A strong understanding of the educational landscape
- An understanding of effective strategies to support teacher recruitment, development and retention
- Previous experience of leading teacher development training and/or ITT and have extensive networks within the region
- Excellent planning and project management skills
- Exceptional communicator - skilled at communicating with a range of audiences
- Experience of successful strategic leadership at a senior level is essential, as is the ability to network and form highly productive, professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
Apply now
To complete our on-line application form, please follow the link to our website.
Interviews will be held on 31st May 2023.
The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.
The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.
All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.
Attached documents
About Humberston Academy
- Humberston Academy
- Humberston Avenue, Humberston, Grimsby
- North East Lincolnshire
- DN36 4TF
- United Kingdom
At Humberston Academy we are proud to be a leading education provider in our local community. We seek to broaden the horizons of each and every one of our students, helping them to achieve at the highest level both academically and within their talents outside the classroom, upholding our vision of Excellence for All.
We understand that every student needs a strong academic foundation in order to achieve their full potential. At our Academy we combine an innovative curriculum with a strong house structure, which ensures that students receive all the support and guidance they need to succeed.
At Humberston the values of respect and good behaviour are instilled from the outset and high attendance is a priority. Ensuring that students leave the Academy as young people that the whole community can be proud of, is a crucial part of our educational offer.
Over the last few years Humberston Academy has continued to strengthen and develop but we do not rest on our previous successes. We are proud of the significant investment that has been made in our buildings and environment and the impact that this is having on our students.
The Academy, a member of the David Ross Education Trust, became the first in North East Lincolnshire to be designated “outstanding” under Ofsted’s stricter guidelines.
Our focus is on first class teaching and recruiting outstanding practitioners. Quality teachers are the people who inspire our students to great things.
Another year of excellent results 2018.
A total of 84% of students at Humberston Academy achieved 4 to 9 in GCSE Maths this summer. In English, the figure was 88%. 82% of students achieved above grade 4 in the combine Maths and English measure. These results once again confirms our place among the top-performing schools in the area.
We are an outstanding Academy and proud of our exceptionally high standards. But it is not all about academic achievement. We are a growing oversubscribed, hard-working Academy, with a positive, business-like and purposeful atmosphere where students can develop and broaden their horizons.
Humberston also offers:
- Outstanding behaviour
- An ethos of mutual respect and love of learning
- Outstanding teaching and learning
- A small, caring environment
- Every student is treated as individual
- Broadening horizons by being part of the David Ross Education Trust, which provides the students with exceptional sporting and cultural opportunities.
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