Director of Secondary Education

• Contract Type :Permanent
• Job ID: 1308854

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GLF Schools are delighted to be recruiting for a brand-new role within the Trust. We are seeking an ambitious, dynamic and innovative leader to join our Executive Team in the role of Director of Secondary Education.

The successful candidate must have a proven track record of leadership and positive impact across a number of schools and contexts.

Your opportunity

The role of the Director of Secondary Education is to provide strategic leadership of secondary education across GLF Schools. Working with secondary school leaders and the Director of Primary Education, the role should ensure clarity of strategy, vision and ethos that reflect the GLF Schools values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Kindness.

Accountable to the CEO and Trust Board, you will have a key role in all business activities. The overarching objective is to create excellent secondary schools that foster educational and operational improvement as well as financial stability, thus fulfilling the Trust’s strategic aims.

Executive leaders are strategic thinkers as well operational leads, with the ability to consider the bigger picture across the wider business. They must be resilient, astute, responsive to change and have the courage to deliver challenge. You will be an expert in secondary education practice, with a deep understanding of effective school improvement processes, and be confident in managing the finances and leading the operational aspects of the phase with our school leaders.

At GLF Schools, we strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

If you would like an informal discussion regarding this role with our CEO, Jon Chaloner, please do not hesitate to book an appointment, details of which can be found on page 2 of the Join Our Community Pack attached.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.

• Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 children
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across Southern England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Healthcare Benefits
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Start date: 1 September 2023

Pay Scale: Executive Pay Tier 2 c.£105,000 - £120,000

Interview Date: Tuesday 7th March 2023