Star Academies
Assistant Director of Primary Curriculum and Standards
Greater Blackburn with Darwen Area
£75k – £82.7k/yr
Posted about 16 hours ago
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Internal Job Title: Assistant Director of Primary Curriculum and Standards
Strategic Direction and Development
- Lead the Trust’s EYFS, phonics and KS1 strategy.
- Drive improvements in curriculum quality, teaching, assessment and pupil outcomes.
- Develop middle leadership capacity and expertise across Trust primary schools.
- Provide targeted challenge and support to identified schools.
- Lead on the strategic development and implementation of the Trust’s primary education model.
What We're Looking For:
- A strong track record of delivering excellent teaching and improving standards in EYFS and KS1.
- Extensive experience of middle and senior leadership in primary schools, including working with high EAL, SEND and disadvantaged cohorts.
- A deep knowledge of primary curriculum and assessment models and processes.
- The ability to lead phonics improvements at scale and expertise in the Read, Write Inc. phonics scheme.
- Up-to-date and secure curriculum, pedagogical and assessment knowledge for the whole primary age range.
- The ability to coach, develop and motivate professionals to improve practice and outcomes.
- The ability to use data to diagnose priorities and secure measurable improvement across schools.
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