GLF Schools
Director of Learning and Development
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GLF Schools are seeking an exceptional Director of Learning and Development to lead and shape a Trust-wide culture of continuous learning, growth, and excellence.
This strategic leadership role will ensure that every adult working in, and connected to, the Trust is known, noticed, and supported through high-quality professional learning opportunities that enable them to thrive professionally, strengthen their impact, and contribute to the best possible outcomes for children and young people across GLF Schools.
Your Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead learning and development across GLF Schools. As Director of Learning and Development, you will provide strategic leadership for a trust-wide approach that aligns with GLF’s values, ambitions, strategic priorities, and school improvement goals.
- Working with key stakeholders across the Trust, you will design and deliver an ambitious, evidence-informed learning strategy that draws together expertise from our schools, the School Support Team, and external partners into a coherent and impactful development offer.
- You will establish the frameworks, standards, and systems that ensure learning and development activity is strategically aligned, effectively coordinated, and capable of delivering sustained improvements in professional practice, leadership, and outcomes, while balancing trust-wide consistency with local flexibility.
- The role will be central to fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Working closely with Education Directors, school leaders, and functional leads, you will create the conditions for professional learning communities to flourish, enabling effective practice to be identified, shared, and scaled across the Trust.
- Through the intelligent use of insight from schools, regions, and clusters, you will ensure that development opportunities are responsive to need, strengthen leadership capacity, and build organizational capability at every level.
- You will play a key role in nurturing talent, supporting career progression, and developing future leaders, ensuring that professional learning and development remain a powerful lever for school improvement and organizational excellence.
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This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, people-centred leader who is passionate about unlocking potential, building capacity, and creating the conditions in which colleagues, schools, and ultimately children and young people can flourish.
This role will be based at The Beacon School in Banstead and will involve working across the Trust. The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel between GLF Schools and therefore must have access to a vehicle and hold a full driving licence.
What We Are Looking For
- Relevant professional, postgraduate, or equivalent qualification in Organisational Development, HR, Learning & Development, Education, Psychology, or a related field.
- Significant senior leadership experience within education, a multi-academy trust, school improvement, professional learning, organizational development, or a related sector.
- Strong track record of developing and implementing strategic professional learning and development programs at scale.
- Demonstrated success in improving organizational performance through workforce capability, talent development, and leadership growth.
- Strong experience in evaluating impact and using evidence and data to inform strategic decisions.
- Strong understanding of best practice in learning and development, leadership development, talent management, and organizational change, ensuring activities are effective, inclusive, and compliant.
- Outstanding communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and diverse professional groups.
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Join the GLF Schools Community
GLF currently has 35 schools in the primary phase, and 8 secondary schools. Our schools span a wide area, including Oxfordshire, Wokingham, Surrey, Croydon, and West Sussex.
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 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and over 19,000 children
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across Southern England
- We work as a community while 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 local government 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: ASAP
- Salary: GLF Leadership 3 - £75,985 - £85,200
- Hours: 36 hours a week Monday to Friday (52 weeks a year)
- Location: The Beacon School, Banstead (Surrey), with Trust-wide working.
- Advert Closing Date: Thursday 20th August at 9.30am
- Interview Date: Wednesday 2nd September 2026
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