Leader of Academy Improvement (Primary focus)

Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact on education and outcomes for our pupils, ensuring that educational standards consistently improve, and we achieve positive outcomes across our Academies?

Our vision is for all young people to be inspired by an excellent education, raising aspirations and enriching lives.  We have moved to a model based on partnerships of academies, working together to meet collective targets, in the spirit that every child in our academies is everyone’s responsibility.

At the heart of this in 2023 we created the new team of Leaders of Academy Improvement within the University of Chichester Academy Trust.  We are now seeking to recruit an additional team member to join us in the post of Leader of Academy Improvement with a primary focus.

The successful candidate will be part of our Academy Improvement Team consisting of other Leaders of Academy Improvement and the Head of Training and Development.  You will contribute to the wider Academy Trust vision and aims and will take the lead in our academy improvement activity across a partnership of our academies and/or phases of schooling.

Working in conjunction with the Trust Senior Leadership and our innovative Education Development Team, the post holder will make an important contribution to the development of our curriculum and outcomes for pupils across our Trust academies, working in line with the Trust and School improvement plans. Ensuring that our education standards consistently improve across all our academies and that our curriculum inspires all our pupils, raises aspirations, improves attainment and enriches lives.

You will:

• Secure improvements in attainment, curriculum and pedagogy.
• Ensure our academies secure the best possible inspection outcomes. Raise standards, attainment and progress for all our pupils, but particularly those from our most under-resourced families.
• Undertake and co-ordinate quality assurance and performance review activities across the Trust, including monitoring of the curriculum, assessments and the performance of school leaders.
• Work with the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Standards and Effectiveness and Head of Training and Development to provide a cohesive delivery of the Trust Strategic educational priorities.
• Provide cover for leadership or co-leadership in any of our academies if required.

About you:

• You will have current knowledge of the National Curriculum, developments in educational research relevant to curriculum design and pedagogy and the Education Inspection Framework.
• A Degree, QTS and evidence of continual professional development.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of assessment relevant to the phase and up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding within schools.
• Evidence of effective leadership qualities that enable effective management of change.
• Strong classroom teaching practice and successful introduction of curriculum development change.
• A specialist knowledge of SEND would be an advantage.

As part of the University of Chichester Multi-Academy Trust you will have access to additional opportunities and benefits.  You will find that each academy has a unique identity, but a shared belief in creating a positive and enriching environment, where all staff feel valued. 

Ready to embark on a transformative journey? For full details and an application pack please visit our website at www.unicat.org.uk/jobs/find-your-job. For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact James Humphries, J.Humphries@chi.ac.uk.  Closing date for applications is 16th September 2024 at 5.00 p.m. am with an interview date to be confirmed.

Early applications are encouraged as this vacancy may close prior to the published closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

Join us in shaping the future of education. Apply today and be a catalyst for positive change.

The University of Chichester Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.