London Borough of Bexley
Local Education Systems Leader (14-19)
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About the Role
We are keen to recruit a new member to our school improvement team. The successful candidate will have oversight of 14-19 provision as well as a school improvement focused role. You will join a dedicated and supportive directorate who are passionate about making a difference.
You will be an experienced school senior leader with the energy, commitment and drive to build on our school improvement partnership work. You will have a track record of delivering significant improvement at senior leadership or headship level and be knowledgeable and experienced in school improvement. You will be innovative in response to challenges as well as a key driver in ensuring that Bexley becomes a forerunner and leader in new initiatives and ways of thinking about improving outcomes and experiences for children, young people and the wider workforce.
You will also have strong communication and influencing skills, with an ability to use coaching and other leadership approaches to secure improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing strategic leadership with a focus on academic and vocational learning pathways
- Working in partnership with the Careers Network and providing related support to schools and colleges
- Providing strategic oversight of NEET data and reporting trends to the DfE and Ofsted
- Overseeing the wider post 16 offer in Bexley
- Reviewing and updating policies in relation to 14 -19 provision
- Providing training to schools, and education teams within the council
- Providing school improvement support for an allocated cluster of schools
- Providing strategic leadership with a focus on transition points (end of KS4 and end of KS5)
- Contributing to traded services, delivering training on teaching and learning, leadership and governance.
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Candidate Profile
We are seeking a qualified teacher with substantial senior leadership experience in a school or trust, who has had responsibility for overseeing the quality of education, demonstrates exceptional leadership skills, and values the importance of team collaboration. The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive knowledge and experience in school improvement.
- Strong strategic leadership skills.
- Extensive leadership experience working within KS4 and KS5 settings.
- Experience in working with partner organisations.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
Our Offer to You
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
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Recruitment Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
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