Regional Education Manager / School Improvement Lead with Qualified Teacher Status, excellent leadership and management skills, an excellent understanding of the schools' education sector and confidence and knowledge of child-safeguarding issues, is required for a Schools Trust.
This is a regional role covering 5 schools in the London area
SALARY: Salary Banding L28 - L32 + Benefits
LOCATION: Hybrid working - This role is covering 5 schools in the London area, mainly Stanmore, North West London, and there will be travel to other sites across London as needed. This position requires an in-school presence of 75-80% during term time.
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Regional Education Manager / School Improvement Lead with Qualified Teacher Status, excellent leadership and management skills, an excellent understanding of the schools' education sector and confidence and knowledge of child-safeguarding issues.
As the Regional Education Manager / School Improvement Lead you will join the education team, who's central mission is advancing educational excellence, character formation, and spiritual insight across their schools.
Through data-led insights and strategic collaboration, the Regional Education Manager / School Improvement Lead will shape the educational experience for all children and young people, with a focus on supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils, while inspiring and empowering school teams to achieve remarkable outcomes.
You will ensure rigorous safeguarding practices, support school leaders to foster strong learning environments, and champion continuous improvement across all schools.
DUTIES
Your duties as a Regional Education Manager / School Improvement Lead will include:
Core Responsibilities
- Ethos and Culture: Promote the organisation's virtues and spiritual ethos across schools, ensuring cultural alignment and positioning it as a leader in educational excellence and innovation
- Safeguarding: Oversee and evolve safeguarding practices, providing guidance to school leaders to ensure compliance and a strong safeguarding culture
- Educational Quality: Support leaders in delivering a relationship-based, inclusive education with ambitious curricula, aiming for top-tier school performance by 2029
Leadership and Development
- Standards and Performance: Lead rigorous appraisal and support processes to drive improvement, analyse school data, and build leadership capacity within the trust
- Team Development: Foster a supportive, ethical work environment, manage staff effectively, and champion professional development, CPD, and high-quality leadership
Operational Management
- Finance and Governance: Collaborate on budget setting, report to Trustees, and ensure transparent, impact-focused use of resources, strengthening accountability in trust operations
- System Leadership: Act as an ambassador for the organisation, creating networks and partnerships to enhance the trust's educational, social, and community impact
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Qualified teacher status
- A proven track record as a headteacher, and evidence of exceptional school practice
- Well-developed presentation and writing skills, and comfortable with public speaking
- Evidence of young person-centred thinking and practice with an attitude that every young person has the capability to progress and achieve
- Detailed research-informed knowledge of key strategies for raising young people's achievement and advancing effective teaching and learning
- An excellent understanding of the schools' sector and education more broadly
- Confidence and knowledge of child-safeguarding issues
BENEFITS
- Professional development
- O2 discounts
- Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Eligible for NUS/TOTUM card, Student Beans and CSSC membership
- Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
- Staff annual weekend retreats and Yoga Classes
- Access to multiple well-being programmes and apps
Pre-employment checks
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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JOB REF: AWDO-P12815
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