Education Director - Standard

The Education Trust Director: Standards will be employed to work Trust wide leading assigned work linked to improving standards and other aspects of improvement across our schools. In the first instance, the postholder will be responsible for leading Trust wide work on inclusion and inclusive practice. This is alongside working with other Trust Executives and Headteachers on aspects of school improvement as required.

They will work within our Trust Executive Team, on improvement strategies, with other Trust employees, and our Headteachers / SLTs. This team works together well, and headteacher teams are established as being involved in appropriate collective decision making, within a secure Trust framework. The Education Director: Standards will be educationally and strategically focused on achieving the highest standards, providing clear leadership and direction for school improvement.

They will support, develop and deliver targeted school improvement intervention through the development of professional learning. The specific responsibilities of the Education Director: Standards will change in line with the needs of the Trust and our schools. Therefore the Education Director: Standards will be someone who is flexible and willing to adapt to the areas of which they are asked to lead.

Key Accountabilities:

• Providing regular high-quality challenge and support for Headteachers and academy leaders in assigned areas and projects.
• Design and implement projects, new approaches or protocols using effective change management strategies.
• Establishing high quality school improvement systems and activities.
• Operating as a link Executive for identified schools and LGBs.
• Work for an externally validating provider such as Ofsted to ensure they bring external standards to the Trust.
• Coordinating some of the work of key school leaders as they undertake joint work (e.g., Curriculum Deputies group, Attendance leaders).
• At DCEOs instruction conducting school improvement work in schools or as reasonably requested by Headteachers.
• Carrying out sufficient QA processes to know schools well, as required by DCEO and providing bespoke and effective support to targeted academies to enable continuous improvement.
• Co-ordinating the work of any assigned colleagues.
• Using an excellent understanding of educational and leadership issues to ensure the smooth running of academies.

At an academy level, the key tasks include:

• Maintaining a rigorous focus to ensure school strategies are making a measurable difference.
• Considering and recommending adjustments to improvement systems and processes as seen in working practice in our schools.
• Rigorously scrutinising individual academies’ work, reporting any issues to the DCEO or CEO.
• Supporting ambitious academy improvement planning.
• Helping to prepare assigned academies in a highly effective way for their next Ofsted inspection.
• Supporting and challenging assigned school leaders to be effective.

Undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required:

• Work in concordance with the culture and ethos of the trust.
• Deputise for the DCEO where required.
• Be responsible for the Health and Safety, security and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with policies and procedures, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be responsible for working in accordance with policy relating to the promotion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity.
• Taking on a short to medium term secondment in school leadership, where essential.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as requested by the CEO or DCEO.

This trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share in this commitment.