Regional Director of Education

Salary: up to £80,000 Per Annum + Car Allowance. (negotiable)

Our Colleges offer both residential and day programmes at the main campus in Lancaster with our satellite services offering day programmes delivered in Barrow, Blackpool. All our college sites presently offer programmes for up to 165 young people aged 18 to 25 with a broad range of physical and/or learning impairments / ASD. Students are offered a variety of specialist support from highly trained staff, working alongside our tutors. We also have independent provisions for early years (aged 4-5) and primary (4+).

This role leads the performance of a geographical region, providing support, guidance and direction to a team of directly line-managed Head Teachers and Principals and allocated support functions in achieving quality, customer, financial and growth targets. In addition, you will be the central coordination point for the allocation of all non-directly line managed support.

Good leadership, at all levels of the organisation, shapes its culture into one where people who use the services and the quality of care and education come first. You will be expected to regularly visit your schools/colleges within the region and attend meetings nationally to ensure the effective operation and leadership of your region. In extreme circumstances and where no other solution is readily available you will become the Head Teacher/Principal for a location to reduce the risk of any regulatory action. This role is expected to commence from the 1st of September 2025.

Education and other requirements of Regional Director of Education:

• Bachelor's (required)
• Hold QTS (or QTLS), a degree and NPQH. (Qualification in SEND education desirable).
• Have substantial, demonstrable leadership and management experience in a SEN school/college and of developing and managing staff teams.
• Have recent experience of successfully leading schools through Ofsted inspections and ISS requirements.
• Have experience of involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning.

Job Responsibilities of Regional Director of Education:

• Oversees all locations to achieve GOOD or OUTSTANDING ratings with OFSTED/ESTYN utilising internal audits.
• Achieve year on year improvements in location & colleague user satisfaction surveys and ensure a high level of response.
• Direct leadership, people management and career development of the Head Teachers / Principals within your region.
• Exceed Regional EBITDAR and KPI/QPI measures with an emphasis on appropriate occupancy, the eradication of agency and direct labour cost controls- including the positive management of absences.
• Matrix management of regional support teams and partnership with divisional support teams.
• Identify and propose the use of capex and resources to drive new revenue and quality improvements- ensuring a robust return on investment on any expenditure.
• Develop effective partnerships with key third party organisations/stakeholders e.g. Local Authorities, DfE, Ofsted, Estyn, Welsh Government, NHS, CQC always acting as an ambassador for our organisation.
• Create and maintain a culture of sharing best practice, collaborative working, communication and resource utilisation between geographically based teams- but also contribute on companywide best practice nationally.
• Create a strategic plan for the geographic region, to ensure sustained growth and re-purposing of locations where they may not be fit for current purpose.
• Where a location may not be fit for purpose or have quality issues- ensure that a robust service improvement plan is implemented, using internal support functions as required.

For more information about this Regional Director of Education please contact Mick Hull Fieldview Care Recruitment Solutions.